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New Cyberattacks Surface To Steal Corporate Funds

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The latest research in small business cybersecurity has revealed the relentless nature of the threat, with new strategies emerging and new strains of ransomware rearing their ugly heads. As a result, 71 percent of ransomware attacks are now targeting small businesses, according to a report released by Beazley Breach Response (BBR).

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The Big Spike In ‘CEO Fraud’

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Phishing/vishing/smishing/pharming, non-payment/non-delivery, extortion and personal data breaches were among the favored attack patterns last year. As for the areas where scammers managed the biggest hits, business email compromise (BEC), confidence/romance fraud and spoofing were the top three types of crime in terms of monetary losses.

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Uncovering The Lessons In A Third-Party Cyberattack

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B2B Software-as-a-Service company Blackbaud recently notified its customers that in February of this year it fell victim to a ransomware attack and was not aware of the issue until about three months later. Cybersecurity experts at Breach Clarity now peg the number of clients impacted at 136.

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Surprise: The C-Suite Falls For Invoice Scams The Most

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Employees certainly need more training to be able to detect a business email compromise (BEC) when they see one. Here’s the problem: The professional who falls victim to eInvoice scams like the business email compromise is, more often than not, a C-Suite executive. Additional Attacks Putting the Enterprise at Risk.

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When Vendors Open Doors To Cyberattackers

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Organizations are ramping up cybersecurity investments in response to the ever-climbing threat of data breaches and cyberattacks. The findings are troubling: 44 percent of survey respondents said their companies had experienced “a significant, business-altering data breach caused by a vendor.”

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Simplifying The B2B Cybersecurity Shopping Experience

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Healthcare is another major industry that Whitney said is one of “the most at-risk for ransomware and data breaches” with federally mandated patient privacy requirements (HIPPA) being widely implemented and having a compliant IT security framework that is up to date and in place is essential.

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Paper Checks, Email Fraud Top Enterprise Security Threats

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Bank heists and data breaches saw no shortage in 2016, and corporates large and small could no longer avoid the risk of a cyberattack. 2017 will see a continued rise in cybersecurity threats particularly around business email compromise , ransomware and malicious insiders. In addition, the battlefield is evolving.

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