Proofpoint’s annual report on phishing recently revealed that the UK is by far the worst culprit for disciplining employees that fail cybersecurity tests. In fact, 42 percent of employers inflict monetary penalties on staff that engage with real or simulated phishing attacks and 29 percent even lay off staff. These figures are both far higher than the global averages at just 26 percent and 18 percent.

Just as the conflict between countries has a negative impact on many aspects, the virtual world is no different. In anticipation of escalating cyber attacks, organizations must take immediate steps to ensure cyber resilience

Russian-backed cyber attackers penetrated the network of a private sector organization by exploiting default multi-factor authentication (MFA) protocols and leveraging a previously known print vulnerability, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a recent advisory.