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Phil Muncaster, guest writer at ESET explains that one does not have to be the next victim – heres what to know about some of the most common tricks that

Financially-motivated and state-backed threat actors have targeted governments, hospitals, cryptocurrency firms and many other organisations with impunity in 2022.

Although the cybercrime underground is a well-oiled machine worth trillions of dollars annually, there are also lots one can do to keep them at arm’s length.

security community Phil Muncaster IT Journalist Phil has been an IT journalist for over 16 years. He started out as a reporter on UK enterprise IT title IT Week and then Computing in 2005 and moved up to the role of News Editor before leaving to pursue a freelance career. Since then, Phil has written for titles including The Register, where he worked as Asia correspondent from Hong Kong for over two years, MIT Technology Review, WeLiveSecurity, he also writes for ...

Ransomware attacks double against global universities Infosecurity Magazine. The security vendor’s latest Cybersecurity in Higher Education report is compiled from an analysis of 2,702 universities across 43 countries, covering the period January 2019 to September 2020. It found that ransomware was the number one threat last year, with attacks increasing 100% and average pay-outs totalling nearly US$450,000. Many universities have been forced to switch to remote teaching and learning during ...

Phil Muncaster Phil Muncaster has been an IT journalist for 15 years. He started out as a reporter on enterprise IT title IT Week in 2005 and progressed to the role of News Editor before leaving to pursue a freelance career. Since then, Phil has written for titles including The Register, where he worked as Asia correspondent whilst based in Hong Kong for over two years, MIT Technology Review, SC Magazine, Infosecurity Magazine and others.