Tag Archives: fake traffic

19/12/2024

Espionage fuels 25% of all cyber-attacks in the APAC region

A quarter of all cyber-attacks in the Asia-Pacific region are motivated by espionage according to figures released by Verizon Business.  This contrasts sharply with that of Europe and North America, at 6% and 4% respectively and shows data harvesting and scraping is a continued threat to businesses of all sizes.  The Verizon Business 17th-annual Data […]

APAC
12/12/2023

UK businesses see highest level of ransomware attacks

The UK reached its highest level of ransomware attacks in 2022 according to figures available from the Information Commission’s Office (IOC) – at 34% of all reported cybercrime.  Criminals compromised data on potentially more than 5.3 million people from more than 700 organisations according to the Data security incident trends report released by the ICO, […]

UK
07/03/2023

Data breaches cost brands business and reputation

Consumers would stop doing business with a company known to have experienced data breaches. According to an IBM report, nearly half of consumers surveyed said they had taken this action. This is alarming news when coupled with the global average cost of a data breach reaching an all-time high of $4.35 million for studied organisations. […]

APAC, Europe, UK
08/02/2023

Monitor your brand website for malicious bots

Business owners need to be aware of the danger malicious bots pose for your brand website. Attacks from bad bots are often the first indicator of fraudulent activity targeting your brand website. This can come in a variety of ways, from over-the-top surface level bots which are used to validate stolen user credentials or to […]

APAC, Europe, UK