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New ransomware rules for businesses: Are you prepared for an attack?

New laws require ransomware payments to be reported. Here's what you need to know.
relationships, productivity, burnout

Small businesses facing growing threats from breaches and bots

Small businesses face growing cyber risks in 2025, with a surge in ransomware and malware breaches and malicious e-comme...
scammers, hygiene, hackers, email security, remote

Cybercrime: a big target on small business

Enhancing cybersecurity within small businesses begins with a culture shift, where education and investment in cyberdefe...
black economy, cyber awareness

Range and extent of cybersecurity threats facing SMEs on the rise

Business email compromise (BEC) attacks were the second-highest type of attack that Sophos has handled in 2023.

SMEs make up majority of ransomware victims

In recent years, ransomware groups have shifted their modus operandi from phishing to vulnerability abuse in order to ex...
scammers, hygiene, hackers, email security, remote

Email thread hijacking on the rise despite improved ransomware detection

IBM's 2023 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index report revealed that cybercriminals have also made 'innovations' in their a...

Pressure to pay: the top 10 tactics employed by ransomware adversaries

Ransomware attackers’ behaviour is shifting from technical attacks targeting systems and data, to targeting people and u...
NBN scams, scammers

Small businesses urged to be vigilant about scams

Scamwatch reports that threats and extortion scams, including malware and ransomware, have resulted in losses of more th...
IT security, online security, cyber security czar, scams, cyberinsurance, cyber resilience

Cyberinsurance or self-insurance: dealing with the latest wave of ransomware attacks

The right type of backups can significantly mitigate the risk of significant disruption and financial losses of a ransom...
data, privacy breaches, cyber incidents

The real cost of cyber breaches to SMEs

Many businesses were unaware of the threats they face, with SMEs who outsource their cybersecurity believing they are be...