Davide Fernandes, Author at ROOX

March 5, 2018

GDPR: Only 2.5% of Portuguese Companies consider themsleves prepared

A recent study showed that only 2.5% of Portuguese organizations considered themselves prepared for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Daniel Reis, from PLMJ, points out […]

February 6, 2018

Cybersecurity: Targeted Attacks on Industrial Sector Growing Rapidly

Cyberattacks against businesses in the industrial sector are on the rise, hitting more than a quarter of respondents in a recent survey. The IT Security Risks […]

December 21, 2017

Five people arrested for spreading Ransomware in Europe and the US

Over the past week, Romanian authorities have arrested three people suspected of infecting computer systems by spreading the ransomware CTB-Locker (Curve-Tor-Bitcoin Locker). Two other suspects from […]

December 15, 2017

Cybercrime Now Driven by Four Distinct Groups using malware and ransomware

The new generation of cyber-criminals resemble traditional Mafia organizations, not just in their professional coordination, but also in their willingness to intimidate and paralyze victims with […]

November 30, 2017

Cyber attacks through web applications increase 69% in the third quarter of the year

Akamai’s latest report says there has been an increase of 30% of cyber attacks over the previous quarter, while warning of a possible increase in botnets […]

November 23, 2017

Cyber attacks on DDoS nearly double since January

Organizations experienced an average of 237 DDoS attack attempts per month during the third quarter (equivalent to eight cyber attacks on DDoS attempts every day), which […]

November 17, 2017

Europol Boss Warns of 4000 Ransomware Attacks Per Day

Europol boss Rob Wainright has warned that ransomware attacks now number as many as 4000 per day, with cybercrime operations large and sophisticated enough to threaten […]

November 3, 2017

Cyber security Pros Can’t Keep Pace with Threat Landscape

Most (54%) cyber security professionals believe the threat landscape is evolving faster than they can respond, with a lack of preparation and strategic thinking endemic, according […]

October 27, 2017

Ransomware: new trends are strengthening cyber attacks

Destructive Ransomware, alternative crypto-coins and greater use of misleading tactics are among the trends used by malicious hackers who have most contributed to “increase” the digital […]