Monday, 12 January 2026

Ghosts and zombies aren’t the only things coming back from the dead this Halloween.

Leading IT security experts are also witnessing a frightening number of viruses and cyber attacks rising from the grave. From Zombie botnets to data security demons, the threat landscape is a dark and dangerous place this Halloween…

Below is a list of the top security threats that organisations should be most aware of, because these are the ones that always come back from the dead…

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Last year, Black Friday took on a new meaning for many Americans when Target point-of-sale systems nationwide were compromised resulting in the theft of more than 40 million payment card numbers. Throughout 2014, companies including Neiman Marcus, Home Depot, PF Chang’s, Goodwill Industries, Supervalu Supermarkets, JP Morgan Chase, Sally Beauty Supply, and K-Mart also announced they had been breached. This frequency and scale have us all thinking “Who’s next?” As a result, you may be wondering, “What can I do to protect myself this holiday season?”

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There's been plenty of hype this morning about Black Friday and this is only set to continue on Monday when Cyber Monday hits.

On Cyber Monday, the online retail environment will be confronted by a deluge of extra traffic, it is the biggest online retail day of the year. On Cyber Monday last year, the Adobe Digital Index showed online consumers spent $2.29 billion, and retail websites saw a 23% rise in visitor traffic. These statistics not only show the scale of Cyber Monday, but also the popularity amongst retailers and consumers.

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  1. Standard protecting food from malicious and deliberate attack revised
  2. Anunak stole more than 1 billion roubles and thousands of credit cards
  3. Citibank.com - XSS drive-by attacks are becoming even more sophisticated
  4. Proofpoint cybersecurity predictions for 2015
  5. Proofpoint detects a massive Dridex phishing campaign driven by a new threat actor
  6. Businesses face new security challenges from the Internet of Things
  7. Four cyber security risks not to be taken for granted in 2015
  8. Azzurri adds to its cyber security credentials
  9. RansomWeb: Paying protection against cyber attacks more dangerous than DDoS, data theft or defacement
  10. IT usage report shows cloud-based apps are a reality in the enterprise
  11. Valldata Selects Alert Logic to Secure Payment Platform
  12. UK government extends Cyber Essentials to charities
  13. Sopra Steria and CEA sign a technology transfer partnership in the cyber security field
  14. BeyondInsight Clarity reveals critical user, account and asset risks hidden within diverse security data
  15. 10 years of email encryption at WestLotto with Z1 SecureMail Gateway



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