This report analyzes phishing attacks and other identity theft techniques used in Q4 2020.

This quarterly threat report offers insight into the DDoS attacks that occurred in the 2nd quarter of 2019.

This quarterly threat report offers insight into the DDoS attacks that occurred in the 1st quarter of 2019.

This report takes a look at the DDoS threats that occurred in the third quarter of 2019.

Teaming up with leading researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego, Barracuda researchers uncovered a new and growing type of account takeover attack: lateral phishing. (more available)

The second Abnormal Security Quarterly BEC Report examines the business email compromise (BEC) threat landscape during what may be the most tumultuous quarter in modern business history: the first full quarter of the COVID-19 pandemic. (more available)

The inaugural threat report from the AWS Shield managed security service. Primarily covers volumetric statistics seen on the AWS Shield platform. (more available)

This is a report put out by Impervia based on their 2019 DDoS attack study. Their analysis of attacks is based on data from 3,643 network layer DDoS attacks on websites using Imperva services from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, and on 42,390 application layer attacks on websites using Imperva services from May 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019,

For the fourth time, White Ops and the ANA have partnered to measure bot fraud in the digital advertising ecosystem. Previous studies measured bot fraud in the digital advertising ecosystem in August/September 2014, August/September 2015, and November/December 2016. (more available)

Imperva outlines trends in the DDoS threat landscape in 2017, including that the number of attacks has doubled, that crypto-currency continues to be targeted, and that persistent attacks are growing more common. (more available)

Agari recently surveyed 305 senior European IT security professionals to better understand the region’s email threat landscape from the perspective of those fighting on the front lines against business email compromise (BEC), spear phishing, and other targeted email attacks. (more available)

The LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Cybercrime Report is based on cybercrime attacks detected by the LexisNexis® Digital Identity Network® from January – June 2019, during real-time analysis. (more available)

From the report, “BEC is a specific type of phishing email that operates without links and without attachments (two of the standard markers that perimeter defenses look for). (more available)

This report presents data gathered between October–December 2018, along with previously collected data for historical comparisons. We examine which employees and organizational departments receive the most highly targeted email threats. (more available)

To shine a light on the availability of SSL/TLS certificates on the dark web, the Evidence-based Cybersecurity Research Group at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University and the University of Surrey spearheaded a research program, sponsored by Venafi. (more available)

This report offers information on Mobile Phishing from data researched in 2018.

This quarterly threat report offers insight into the DDoS attacks that occurred in the 4th quarter of 2018.

This report explores Brexit-related Twitter activity occurring between December 4, 2018 and February 13, 2019. Using the standard Twitter API, researchers collected approximately 24 million tweets that matched the word “brexit” published by 1. (more available)

This infographic provides insight into the cyber security worries of Smart Cities.

This report offers advice for what to do when the barbarians are at your door…

Scott Adams has been at the front lines fighting fraud in the world of online games as former Vice-Chair Merchant Board at Payments Ed Forum, and former Director of Fraud and Risk Management at Riot Games. (more available)