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FireEye releases report examining the ransomware threat to industrial production

Land February 28, 2020

A new report from FireEye examines the ransomware threat being faced by industrial production IT and OT. The scale of ransomware threat is examined in a new report from FireEye: Ransomware’s Threat over Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Production, particularly IT and OT vulnerabilities. Since at least 2017, there has been a ...

Canadian construction company targeted in cyber attack

Homeland January 31, 2020

Canadian construction firm Bird Construction, which works with the government and military, was targeted in a cyber attack by MAZE. Bird Construction fell victim to a ransomware cyber attack which saw 60GB of data stolen. Bird Construction had previously won 48 contracts with Canada’s Department of National Defence, worth $406million. MAZE, a ...

Positive Technologies explores trends and forecasts in cybersecurity

Homeland January 24, 2020

A new report from positive technologies explores trends and forecasts in cybersecurity in 2019-2020. The Positive Technologies report, ‘Cybersecurity Trends and Forecasts 2019-2020’, explores common methods of attack used by cybercriminals and what businesses can do to ensure they are protected against them. The report identifies the most common forms of ...

Information security market predicted to reach $151.2 billion by 2023

Homeland January 15, 2020

According to newly released data, the information security technology market is predicted to grow after increased threats to companies. Research from PreciseSecurity.com has predicted that the information security technology market will grow to $151.2 billion in the next few years following increased investment amid growing threats. The growing range of security ...