π Here's a factoid:
"The 10 Biggest Cloud Outages Of 2025: AWS, Google And Microsoft" π
Source: CRN, 2025
π Here's a factoid:
"Chinese Hackers Using Deepfakes in Advanced Mobile Banking Malware Attacks" π
Source: The Hacker News, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Global cybersecurity spending will exceed $1.75 trillion cumulatively from 2021-2025" π
Source: Cybersecurity Ventures, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"75% of business executives claim they want to outsource IT services." π
Source: Blackbear, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"Ransomware Payments Exceed $1 Billion in 2023, Hitting Record High After 2022 Decline." π
Source: Chainalysis, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated toolkit targeting Apple macOS systems." π
Source: The Hacker News, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"23% of businesses never test their disaster recovery plan." π
Source: Spiceworks
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"2024 Predictions: Mass Migration From The Cloud To The Edge" π
Source: Forbes, 2024
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"Deloitte Outsourcing Survey (2016), employers are using the cloud to: Accelerate To Value, Reduce Implementation Times and Improve Functionality." π
Source: Deloitte
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"Infosys subsidiary named as source of Bank of America data leak." π
Source: The Register, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Deepfake face swap attacks on ID verification systems up 704%." π
Source: SC Media, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"In Q3 2023 phishing volumes increased by 173% compared to the previous quarter and malware volumes nearly set a record for the highest total of any quarter" π
Source: Vade Secure
π Here's a factoid:
"QNAP has disclosed and released fixes for two new vulnerabilities, one of them a zero-day discovered in early November 2023." π
Source: The Register, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Microsoft, OpenAI reveal ChatGPT use by state-sponsored hackers." π
Source: SC Media, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"An older, but relevant article: Donβt βBlow Offβ Cybersecurity" π
Source: The Grapevine Magazine, 2021
π Here's a factoid:
"Ivanti discloses fifth vulnerability, doesn't credit researchers who found it." π
Source: The Register, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"FCC gives telecom companies 7 days to alert authorities of discovered data breaches" π
Source: NextGov, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Global cybercrime damage predicted to hit $10.5 trillion annually by 2025" π
Source: Cybersecurity Ventures, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"Threat actors leveraged a vulnerability in a βwidely used software toolβ to launch a cyberattack." π
Source: Health IT Security, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"New macOS Backdoor Linked to Prominent Ransomware Groups." π
Source: SecurityWeek, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"59% Of Workers Think That Their Organization Has Been Too Slow At Delivering Apps For The Workplace." π
Source: Staffbase
π Here's a factoid:
"US federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software." π
Source: CNN, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"The world will have 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs in 2023" π
Source: Cybersecurity Ventures, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"Prudential Financial Discloses Data Breach" π
Source: SecurityWeek, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Chicago childrenβs hospital confirms cyberattack, continues to provide care." π
Source: CybersecurityDive, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"The IT skills gap is only getting wider in 2024 and there is more demand than ever to recruit the best skills." π
Source: Tectrade, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023" π
Source: IBM, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Data loss can have serious implications for businesses. Despite this, a surprising number of businesses donβt have a recovery plan." π
Source: Comparitech, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Southern Water cyberattack expected to hit hundreds of thousands of customers." π
Source: The Register, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"71% Spend Over Two Hours A Week Accessing Company Information On Mobile.β" π
Source: Fierce Mobile IT
π Here's a factoid:
"Proofpoint researchers identified the return of email-based Bumblebee malware attacking US businesses." π
Source: Proofpoint, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Your Mac Is Not Virus Proof. It Never Has Been." π
Source: Gizmodo, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Cybercriminals are stealing Face ID scans to break into mobile banking accounts." π
Source: The Register, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Cryptocrime is predicted to cost the world $30 billion annually by 2025" π
Source: Cybersecurity Ventures, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"Global cybercrime costs to grow by 15 percent per year over the next three years, reaching $8 trillion USD globally this year and $10.5 trillion USD annually by 2025" π
Source: Cybersecurity Ventures
π Here's a factoid:
"Wi-Fi authentication bypass vulnerabilities found in open source software could expose many enterprise and home networks to attacks." π
Source: SecurityWeek, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Public Cloud End-User Spending to Reach $679 Billion in 2024" π
Source: Gartner, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"Zoom announced patches for seven vulnerabilities in its desktop and mobile applications, including a critical-severity bug in Windows software." π
Source: SecurityWeek, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Cybersecurity Tactics FinServ Institutions Can Bank On in 2024" π
Source: The Hacker News, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Ransomware Attacks Increased by 68% in 2023 according to Malwarebytes' New "2024 ThreatDown State of Malware Report"" π
Source: PR Newswire, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Remote Work Statistics And Trends In 2024" π
Source: Forbes, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Nearly half of small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) in North America lack a cyberattack incident response plan." π
Source: MSSP Alert News, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"Global ransomware damage costs are predicted to exceed $265 billion by 2031" π
Source: Cybersecurity Ventures, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"Gartner Forecasts Worldwide IT Spending to Grow 5.5% in 2023" π
Source: Gartner, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"Why SMB Cybersecurity May Be Changing for the Better" π
Source: SecurityIntelligence, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"The cyberinsurance market is predicted to hit $14.8 billion annually by 2025" π
Source: Cybersecurity Ventures, 2023
π Here's a factoid:
"How Nation-State Actors Target Your Business: New Research Exposes Major SaaS Vulnerabilities." π
Source: The Hacker News, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"Top Cyber Risk Trends That Must Be on Your Radar in 2024" π
Source: Metricstream, 2024
π Here's a factoid:
"AT&T acknowledges data leak that hit 73 million current and former users." π
Source: Arstechnica, 2024