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EMEA continues to be a hotspot for malware threats

Ransomware detections in the first quarter of this year doubled the total volume reported for 2021, according to the latest quarterly Internet Security Report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab. Researchers also found that the Emotet botnet came back in a big way, the infamous Log4Shell vulnerability tripled its attack efforts and malicious cryptomining activity increased. Although findings from the Threat Lab’s Q4 2021 report showed ransomware attacks trending down year over year, that all changed … More ? The post EMEA continues to be a hotspot for malware threats appeared first on Help Net Security .

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EMEA continues to be a hotspot for malware threats

Where does the cyber security buck stop?

Late last year, Bruce Schneier testified before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee asking them to consider imposing security regulations on the Internet of Things (IoT). Schneier argued that neither IoT buyers nor sellers care about a device’s security. Sellers are interested in quickly releasing inexpensive products to market, while buyers only care about getting cool gadgets for cheap. This unhealthy and unsecure IoT market results in incidents like the Mirai botnet, in which … More ?

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Where does the cyber security buck stop?