Attackers target pharmaceutical companies

Don't download from untrusted third-party marketplaces, and keep devices updated, says OpenVPN,

About 2.5 billion records were stolen, lost or exposed worldwide in 2017, an 88% increase from 2016, says Gelmato.

Operation Parliament represents a new geopolitically motivated attacker that is both extremely active and highly skilled, says Kaspersky Lab.

Over a quarter of local organisations have only a partially defined data protection strategy in place, the recent ITWeb Data Protection Survey has found.

Healthcare fared the worst, with 35% of incidents being the result of human error and 24% of employee misuse, says Verizon.

Organisations that ignore mobile phishing do so at their peril, says Lookout.

Over half of businesses who fell victim to an attack were successfully attacked again within a year, says Mandiant.

These occurrences, which include cyber crime, IT failure and data breaches, are a major concern for businesses, says global report.

Football-related applications are the most popular applications in which to conceal mining capabilities, says Kaspersky Lab.

In these attacks, hackers plant malware on Web sites their intended victims are likely to visit, says Morphisec Labs.

Dark Web monitoring can be a highly effective tool for uncovering cyber-criminal methods and tactics, says RiskIQ.

Certain sellers include customer support for their tools, offering updates and troubleshooting for an additional fee, says Armor.