Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. “Cybercriminals around the world have suffered a major ...

An email campaign comprising millions of messages a day has been observed distributing a direct LockBit 3.0, also known as LockBit Black, ransomware payload, warned security experts working with the ...

It’s a bit of bitter irony, when a security product gets used maliciously, to pull off the exact attack it was designed to prevent. Enter Proofpoint, and the EchoSpoofing attack. Proofpoint offers an ...

Over two-thirds (69%) of organizations experienced a successful ransomware incident in the past year, according to Proofpoint’s 2024 State of the Phish report. This represents a rise of five ...

In 2024, healthcare organizations experienced multiple expensive cyberattacks, costing an average of nearly $10 million. 1 And with the expansion of ransomware and extortion exploits, healthcare will ...