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Singapore Records Highest Increase in Ransomware Attacks in 2023, According to Sophos

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Sophos on Wednesday released its annual “State of Ransomware 2023” report, which found that the rate of ransomware attacks on Singaporean organisations increased considerably in 2022 with 84 per cent of organisations surveyed saying they were a victim of ransom, which compares to 65 per cent the year before. This increase meant that Singapore reported the highest rate of ransomware attacks of all countries surveyed this year.

In 61 per cent of attacks on surveyed organisations, adversaries succeeded in encrypting data with 53% of those who had data encrypted paying the ransom to get their data back. This is up from 48 per cent last year and higher than the global average of 47 per cent.

On a global scale, the survey also shows that when organisations paid a ransom to get their data decrypted, they ended up additionally doubling their recovery costs (US$750,000 in recovery costs versus US$375,000 for organisation that used backups to get data back). Moreover, paying the ransom usually meant longer recovery times, with 45 per cent of those organisations that used backups recovering within a week, compared to 39 per cent of those that paid the ransom.


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When analyzing the root cause of ransomware attacks, the most common was an exploited vulnerability (involved in 43 per cent of cases), followed by compromised credentials (involved in 26 per cent of cases). This is in line with recent, in-the-field incident response findings from Sophos’ 2023 Active Adversary Report for Business Leaders.

Data for the State of Ransomware 2023 report comes from a vendor-agnostic survey of 3,000 cybersecurity/IT leaders conducted between January and March 2023. Respondents were based in 14 countries across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific and Japan. Organisations surveyed had between 100 and 5,000 employees, and revenue ranged from less than US$10 million to more than US$5 billion.

Source: https://www.sophos.com/en-us/content/state-of-ransomware

Chester Wisniewski, field CTO, Sophos

Rates of encryption are very high, which is certainly concerning. Ransomware crews have been refining their methodologies of attack and accelerating their attacks to reduce the time for defenders to…

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Annual Ransomware Detection Count expected to be the highest this year, WatchGuard Threat Lab report reveals / Digital Information World

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As per the WatchGuard Threat Lab’s most-recent quarterly Internet Security Report, the number of Ransomware detected in Q1 2022 was double that of the number recorded across the entire 2021.

Additionally, the study reveals that EMEA still happens to be a safe spot for malware risks. It was also found out that WatchGuard Fireboxes in EMEA were impacted more than those in America and Asia-Pacific.

The chief security officer at WatchGuard, Corey Nachreiner stated that 2022 is on its way to becoming the year with the most annual ransomware detections. He advised companies to opt for a “true unified security approach” that is advanced enough to tackle the evolving attacks.

The research also included some other intriguing revelations such as:

#1 Log4Shell makes its presence felt

The public first got to hear about Log4Shell right before the end of 2021. Fast forward to this quarter, it has already popped up on the top 10 network attack list. Furthermore, WatchGuard’s last report emphasized on Log4Shell as the top security event. It attained a full-on 10.0 on CVSS, making it an extremely critical vulnerability, thanks to the fact that it’s commonly used in Java applications.

#2 Emotet is here to stay

Ever since making a comeback in Q4 2021, Emotet has gone on to secure three slots in the top 10 detections and top widespread malware. The threats related to it are Trojan.Vita, Trojan.Valyria, and MSIL.Mesna.4. Threat Lab suggests that Emotet downloads and installs the file after retrieving it from a malware delivery server.

#3 PowerShell scripts contribute to rising endpoint attacks

The findings for Q1 2022 show a year-over-year increase of 38% in endpoint detections. Almost nine out of every 10 such detections (88% to be precise) were thanks to scripts. Digging deep into the scripts led to the discovery that 99.6% of these were PowerShell ones. This indicates that cybercriminals have been putting extra focus on utilizing credible tools for executing fileless and LotL attacks.

#4 Unauthentic activity coupled with authentic crypto mining operations

Popular mining pool, Nanopool became a hot topic of the study in question. Nanopool domains are perceived as credible domains linked…

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Network Attacks at Highest Point Over Last Three Years, says New Report

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WatchGuard Technologies last week announced findings from its most recent quarterly Internet Security Report, detailing the top malware trends and network security threats analyzed by WatchGuard Threat Lab researchers. 

Of note, researchers found a record number of evasive malware detections. Advanced threats increased by 33% indicating a higher level of zero day threats than ever before. Network detections also continued an upward trajectory, with the Americas receiving the majority of attacks.

Other key findings from this Internet Security Report, which analyzes data from Q4 2021, include:

  •  – Total network attack detections continue to climb, highlighting the complexity of network security – The trajectory of network intrusion detections continued its upward climb with the largest total detections of any quarter in the last three years. This also represented a 39% increase quarter over quarter. This may be due to the continued targeting of old vulnerabilities as well as the growth in organizations’ networks; as new devices come online and old vulnerabilities remain unpatched, network security is becoming more complex.
  • Malware threats were detected in EMEA at a much higher rate than other regions in the world – Europe, the Middle East and Africa were also the regions most targeted by malware threats in Q4. In fact, EMEA saw malware detections per Firebox (49%) at near or above double the rate as other regions of the world (AMER 23% and APAC 29%). 


  •  – 78% of malware delivered via encrypted connections is evasive – Overall, 67% of malware detections arrived over an encrypted connection, and within those malware detections, 78% were evasive zero-day malware threats that evade basic detections. This continues a trend seen in previous quarters. These threats can often be stopped at the perimeter by setting firewalls to decrypt and scan incoming traffic – a step that, unfortunately, many organizations fail to take.
  •  – A new leader in Office exploit malware emerges – Q4 saw a significant incidence of malware targeting Office documents, similar to findings from Q3. CVE-2018-0802 remains on the top 10 malware list, landing at number 5 this…

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Highest paying jobs in Central Pa. that require a bachelor’s degree

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(STACKER) While college and university tuition costs may be skyrocketing, many still believe a bachelor’s degree is essential to landing a high-paying job in the United States. Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying jobs that typically require a bachelor’s in Harrisburg using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2020 annual mean wage.

Whether highly technical, scientific, or based in finance or the arts, all the jobs require keeping up to date with the latest developments in culture, commerce, or tech.

Keep reading to discover the highest-paying jobs that require a bachelor degree in Harrisburg.

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#50. Social and community service managers

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
– Annual mean salary: $72,550
– #130 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 400

National
– Annual mean salary: $75,140
– Employment: 155,800
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Yuba City, CA ($96,530)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($95,650)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($94,900)
– Job description: Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization’s budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.

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#49. Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
– Annual mean salary: $73,050
– #140 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 750

National
– Annual mean salary: $96,540
– Employment: 440,300
– Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,380)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($155,340)
— Missoula, MT ($122,420)
– Job description: Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and…

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