New report scrutinizes ransomware, human failings in cyber, log4j and more

The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter is currently focused on the exploitation of Log4Shell vulnerabilities in Log4j, a common open-source logging tool. Over the past year, Verizon reported 16,312 security incidents and 5,199 security breaches, with around 75% of these incidents involving human error. Other major topics included the increasing prevalence of deepfakes and a steep rise in business email compromise attacks, where criminals trick businesses into transferring money.