Welcome to your Daily CyberTech Highlights! Each day, we bring you the most essential news and insightful analysis from the world of Cybersecurity, Cloud security, Data protection, Data privacy and Technology. Stay informed on the latest trends, threats, and innovations shaping the digital landscape, so you can make informed decisions and stay ahead of the curve. Let’s dive into today’s top stories!

Daily CyberTech Highlights

Brand Covered: Trend Micro

Headline: Trend Micro Unmasks Global “Task Scam” Industry

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity, released new research revealing the mechanics and scale of a rapidly growing fraud model known as “task scams”: sophisticated online job scams that lure victims into repetitive digital tasks and systematically strip them of funds through escalating deposit demands.

Robert McArdle, Director of Forward Threat Research at Trend: “Task scams are now one of the most financially and psychologically damaging cybercrime threats individuals face today. The infrastructure enabling them, from domain registrars to SMS blasting services, requires immediate attention.

Brand Covered: Commvault

Headline: UK Businesses More Exposed to Major Cyber Incidents Than Any Other Country

New research by Commvault, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, in collaboration with research firm GigaOm, has revealed that the UK experiences a higher rate of critical cyber incidents than any other country. A cyber incident can be defined as an event or series of events that negatively affects the security of data systems or digital information within an organisation, including a security breach or ransomware attack.

Brand Covered: Palo Alto Networks

Headline: Palo Alto Networks Announces Retirement of Nir Zuk, Founder and CTO

Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, announced that Nir Zuk, its founder, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and board member, has retired after more than 20 years of contributing to the company’s success. Lee Klarich, Chief Product Officer (CPO), has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors and has also assumed the role of CTO to continue the company’s leadership in AI and platformization and deliver the real-time, AI-driven security customers required to enable their digital and AI transformations.

Brand Covered: GuidePoint Security

Headline: GuidePoint Security Named to the Inc. 5000 List for the Tenth Consecutive Time

GuidePoint Security, a cybersecurity solutions leader enabling organizations to make smarter decisions and minimize risk, announced its inclusion on the Inc.

The list provides a data-driven snapshot of the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment: its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. This year, GuidePoint Security ranks No. 2,470 and joins the Inc. 5000 10X Club, a rare feat that few organizations have achieved.

Brand Covered: Yubico

Headline: Password Party’s Over: 50 Percent of Americans Still Reuse Passwords as Phishing Threats Surge

A new survey from Yubico, a modern cybersecurity company on a mission to make the internet safer for everyone, reveals a tale of two cities – or, more accurately, ten. While New Yorkers rush to catch a train and Californians are stuck in traffic, nearly half of Americans (48%) are still stuck using the same password for multiple online accounts. Even worse? When asked what they think is the most secure method, only 3% believed in using a hardware security key which is considered to be the most effective tool available to stop phishing.

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