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Cybersecurity In-Depth: Digging into data about the latest attacks, threats, and trends using charts and tables.

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A chart showing all the fallout from a future data breach

Remote Workforce

Enterprises Worry End Users Will Be the Cause of Next Major Breach Enterprises Worry End Users Will Be the Cause of Next Major Breach

Respondents to Dark Reading's Strategic Security Survey believe the primary cause of their organizations' next major data breach will involve social engineering, negligent users, and insecure remote workers.

Feb 16, 2024

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Bar chart from Dark Reading's Incident Response survey

Cybersecurity Operations

Effective Incident Response Relies on Internal and External Partnerships Effective Incident Response Relies on Internal and External Partnerships

Jan 17, 2024

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Chart showing how respondents feel about generative AI

Security Pros Grapple With Ways to Manage GenAI Risk Security Pros Grapple With Ways to Manage GenAI Risk

Dec 22, 2023

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IT Pros Worry Generative AI Will Be a Major Driver of Cybersecurity Threats IT Pros Worry Generative AI Will Be a Major Driver of Cybersecurity Threats

Nov 16, 2023

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Citrix ADC, Gateways Still Backdoored, Even After Being Patched Citrix ADC, Gateways Still Backdoored, Even After Being Patched

Sep 25, 2023

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The chart shows top five attack vectors used in cryptocurrency attacks, with stolen credentials leading the pack.

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Cryptocurrency Attacks Quadrupled as Cybercriminals Cash In Cryptocurrency Attacks Quadrupled as Cybercriminals Cash In

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Jun 15, 2023

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Attackers Route Malware Activity Over Popular CDNs

Attackers Route Malware Activity Over Popular CDNs

Photo of a pair of programmers doing code review with paper printout and multiple monitors

Application Security

AppSec Making Progress or Spinning Its Wheels?

AppSec Making Progress or Spinning Its Wheels?

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Threat Intelligence

Almost Half of Former Employees Say Their Passwords Still Work

Almost Half of Former Employees Say Their Passwords Still Work

byDark Reading Staff

Graph of mitigated traffic share from February 2022 to 2023, with big spikes in March, April, September, and November

Threat Intelligence

Evaluating the Cyberwar Set Off by Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Evaluating the Cyberwar Set Off by Russian Invasion of Ukraine

byFahmida Y. Rashid, Managing Editor, Features, Dark Reading

Two bar graphs showing what consumers and organizations are important to gain trust in how data is being used.

Enterprises Need to Do More to Assure Consumers About Privacy

Enterprises Need to Do More to Assure Consumers About Privacy

Chart showing how there are approximately 850 vulnerabilities in the CISA KEV catalog as of Nov. 2022.

Threat Intelligence

Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Microsoft Flaws Make Up Half of KEV Catalog

Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Microsoft Flaws Make Up Half of KEV Catalog

byFahmida Y. Rashid, Managing Editor, Features, Dark Reading

Monster in forest

Cybersecurity Analytics

Analysis Shows Attackers Favor PowerShell, File Obfuscation

Analysis Shows Attackers Favor PowerShell, File Obfuscation

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Chart showing operational disruption as the top negative consequence of cyber incidents.

Threat Intelligence

Cybersecurity Drives Improvements in Business Goals

Cybersecurity Drives Improvements in Business Goals

Chart showing that organizations are more concerned about data breaches in 2022 than in 2021.

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Concern Over DDoS Attacks Falls Despite Rise in Incidents

Concern Over DDoS Attacks Falls Despite Rise in Incidents

A ring chart labeled Top Reported Trends, with credential harvester taking 63% and suspicious domains 16%

Threat Intelligence

Credential Harvesting Is Retail Industry's Top Threat

Credential Harvesting Is Retail Industry's Top Threat

Bar graph of responses to the question of what will get an org to implement quantum security measures

Threat Intelligence

No Motivation for Quantum Without Regulatory Push

No Motivation for Quantum Without Regulatory Push

30% of data stored in the public cloud is ghost data and 58% is sensitive data.

Ghost Data Increases Enterprise Business Risk

Ghost Data Increases Enterprise Business Risk

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Cybercriminals Weaponizing Ransomware Data for BEC Attacks

Cybercriminals Weaponizing Ransomware Data for BEC Attacks

Comparative bar chart of cloud services security concerns from 2021 Dark Reading Strategic Security Survey

Сloud Security

What Worries Security Teams About the Cloud?

What Worries Security Teams About the Cloud?

Circle graph showing the percentage of overall vulnerabilities exploited, by category; ProxyShell was biggest, at 55%

Threat Intelligence

Attackers Have 'Favorite' Vulnerabilities to Exploit

Attackers Have 'Favorite' Vulnerabilities to Exploit

2 charts on how often people search for ransomware by name or by "removal" or "decryptor." Either may indicate an infection.

Threat Intelligence

Internet Searches Reveal Surprisingly Prevalent Ransomware

Internet Searches Reveal Surprisingly Prevalent Ransomware

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Chart that shows top challenges in managing security awareness programs. The top challenges boil down to lack of time.

Threat Intelligence

Time Constraints Hamper Security Awareness Programs

Time Constraints Hamper Security Awareness Programs

A table showing how frequently different malware are detected. Common viruses are the most common, cross-platform the least.

Organizations Battling Phishing Malware, Viruses the Most

Organizations Battling Phishing Malware, Viruses the Most

Chart of most concerning cyberattacks, asking "Looking ahead over the next two years, which of these attacks worry you most?"

Threat Intelligence

Ransomware and Phishing Remain IT's Biggest Concerns

Ransomware and Phishing Remain IT's Biggest Concerns

A chart showing that top 15 fastest ransomware families, as analyzed by Splunk.

Threat Intelligence

For Ransomware, Speed Matters

For Ransomware, Speed Matters

byFahmida Y. Rashid, Managing Editor, Features, Dark Reading

The top 3 common patterns for the breaches in the DBIR are system intrusions, web application attacks, and social engineering.

Threat Intelligence

Most Common Threats in DBIR

Most Common Threats in DBIR

Chart summarizing respondents who said "often" or "sometimes" to various security-related statements.

Threat Intelligence

Passwords: Do Actions Speak Louder Than Words?

Passwords: Do Actions Speak Louder Than Words?

byFahmida Y. Rashid, Managing Editor, Features, Dark Reading

Bar chart of IT staff concerns about cloud computing

Сloud Security

IT Teams Worry Staff Lack Cloud-Specific Skills

IT Teams Worry Staff Lack Cloud-Specific Skills

Lists of applications that are widespread in the enterprise and are most likely to be attacked.

Threat Intelligence

Adversaries Look for 'Attackability' When Selecting Targets

Adversaries Look for 'Attackability' When Selecting Targets

In the above stacked area chart, the red region represents the vulnerable versions and the green region the updated version wit

Threat Intelligence

Upgrades for Spring Framework Have Stalled

Upgrades for Spring Framework Have Stalled

Chart showing top 10 most active precursor malware in 2021, with Emotet in the lead for 10 our of 12 months.

Threat Intelligence

Precursor Malware Is an Early Warning Sign for Ransomware

Precursor Malware Is an Early Warning Sign for Ransomware

Pie chart showing majority of Android Trojan activity comes from downloaders

Threat Intelligence

Downloaders Currently the Most Prevalent Android Malware

Downloaders Currently the Most Prevalent Android Malware

Survey respondents say new security controls, training, and not knowing how to start are the biggest challenges to zero trust.

Threat Intelligence

Security Teams Struggle to Get Started With Zero Trust

Security Teams Struggle to Get Started With Zero Trust

A chart showing a sharp spike in the number of attacks targeting Log4j vulnerability and a steep decline.

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

After a Busy December, Attacks on Log4j Vulnerability Dropped

After a Busy December, Attacks on Log4j Vulnerability Dropped

IT and security professionals are focusing on endpoint security because of increased threats and attacks.

Threat Intelligence

Security Teams Expect Attackers to Go After End Users First

Security Teams Expect Attackers to Go After End Users First