The 2018 CrowdStrike ® Global Threat Report offers one of the industry's most comprehensive reports on today's most
damaging cyberattacks and dangerous adversaries.
The Department of Homeland Security has cybersecurity advisers available to help businesses keep their data safe, whether it's answering questions about how to remain secure or what to do if you're in the midst of
a damaging cyberattack.
Not exact matches
Cyberattack damage projections have become so common they're almost cliché.
Every year brings its crop of
damaging hacks, brought about by an evolving arsenal of
cyberattack techniques, which the security industry strives to defend with existing tools while gathering intelligence on new vulnerabilities.
As food manufacturing plants become more connected through the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the threat of
cyberattacks and how much
damage they can do has increased.
The 2013 attack on the Bowman Dam in Rye Brook did not cause any lasting
damage, but served as another wakeup call to state and federal security agencies about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to
cyberattack.
Cyberattacks have
damaged an Iranian uranium enrichment facility, brought a multinational oil company's operations to a halt, and stolen the personnel files of millions of U.S. federal employees.
But now, researchers have mathematically formalized the strategy of computer hacking, potentially enabling anyone — governments, activist hackers, cybermafia — to determine the best time to launch a
cyberattack and do optimal
damage.
These figures underscore the importance of financial organizations staying aware of wide - ranging cyber threat vectors and potential impact of those threats, so they can implement best practices that keep their information secure and reduce potential
damages if they do suffer a
cyberattack.»
What's fascinating about this case is that, to date, there have been no known data breaches or
cyberattacks actually involving D - Link products and no consumers have experienced any
damages arising from these alleged technical security vulnerabilities.
More common has been the suggestion from experts and vendors that a high - profile
cyberattack will result in reputational
damage to the victim.
Meanwhile, the ongoing rise of technology to host and manage customer data, the increased sophistication and complexity of
cyberattacks and consequences of a breach that go way beyond reputational
damage have corporate legal teams looking at IT security much more carefully.
Far from the realms of the destructive Sony hack, JPMorgan Chase, the inside job at Morgan Stanley and other high - profile
cyberattacks which have taken place over the past year, Hacker's List matches hackers with members of the general public who wish to hire hackers for far smaller jobs — although ones that may not be any less
damaging on a personal scale.
More than half of all
cyberattacks reported in 2017 resulted in financial
damages of more than $ 500,000, including lost revenue, customers, opportunities, and out - of - pocket costs.
Plus: assessing
damage after a
cyberattack.
Plus: Assessing the
damage after a
cyberattack.