One of the most popular methods of monetising DDoS attacks is targeting cryptocurrency sites and exchanges, says Kaspersky Lab.
Some cyber criminal groups even offer updates and troubleshooting for their tools, a criminal version of customer support, says Simon Campbell-Young, MD of Credence Security.
This is part of Google's effort to encourage site owners to adopt HTTPS, a secure encryption standard for data on the move, and build a more secure Web.
A Ponemon survey revealed the most common attacks against small businesses involve phishing/social engineering, at 48%.
Remember that there is no free lunch, and always treat offers that seem too good to be true with scepticism, says Kaspersky Lab.
Fortinet recently discovered a new version, GandCrab 4.1, only two days after the previous version 4 was discovered
If machine learning is pure anomaly detection, it creates many false-positive alerts, making the security analyst's job more difficult, says SecBI.
Potential third-party risks include regulatory and legal violations, reputation damage, information security breaches and financial volatility, says CURA.
Eighty-three percent of Android apps have access to users' sensitive data, and 96% of Android apps can launch without consent, says Kaspersky Lab.
Onsoft releases Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection and Response, providing protection against cyber threats.
There are a limited number of people in the country with the required skills to mitigate these risks, says Fortinet.
Companies whose boards do not take cyber security seriously run a higher risk of being hacked, says GlobalData.