Cyber crooks are more interested in exploiting people, not software flaws, claims Proofpoint

Nicholas Fearn
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Ransomware, phishing, cryptocurrency threats and cloud attacks all growing fast, warns security report

Cyber criminals are increasingly attempting to exploit people rather than software flaws when launching devastating attacks, according to a new study. The annual Human Factor report, authored an...

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