Founded in 2004, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held each October, is the world’s foremost initiative aimed at promoting cybersecurity awareness and best practices. Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a collaborative effort among businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, associations, nonprofit organizations, tribal communities, and individuals committed to educating others on online safety.
From mobile to connected home devices, technology is deeply intertwined with our lives. And while the evolution of technology accelerates, cybercriminals are working just as hard to find ways to compromise technology and disrupt personal and business lives. During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Plume is sharing new insights into recent cyber threat activity as part of its ongoing Plume IQ data intelligence reporting.
New Plume IQ data showed that from the second half of 2021 to the first half of 2023, malware attacks increased by 35 percent in Japan, and a staggering 80 percent in the United States. The data also showed that in Europe, phishing incidents increased by 347 percent.
For the first six months of 2023, based on a monthly average, Plume detected and prevented over 450 threats targeted at our customers’ homes across the United States, Japan and Europe. Guard™, Plume’s network-level security service, offers real-time cyber threat protection for phones, computers and IoT devices. Guard is a built-in feature of Plume’s HomePass app.
Whole-home device protection: Plume’s Guard service filters out suspicious content as devices connect to the internet, providing real-time threat protection against ransomware, malware, viruses and phishing attacks.
Behavior analysis and anomaly detection: Guard identifies connected devices and monitors the network for suspicious activity. If Guard detects a device is compromised, then Guard will quarantine that device, preventing the threat from spreading to other connected devices on the network.
Ad Blocking: Guard blocks ad content coming from known ad servers, significantly improving the browsing experience.
To learn more about Plume visit the website HERE, and Guard HERE.
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About Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is designed to engage and educate public- and private-sector partners through events and initiatives with the goal of raising awareness about cybersecurity to increase the resiliency of the nation in the event of a cyber incident. Since the Presidential proclamation establishing Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004, the initiative has been formally recognized by Congress, federal, state, and local governments and leaders from industry and academia. This united effort is necessary to maintain a cyberspace that is safer and more resilient and remains a source of tremendous opportunity and growth for years to come. For more information, visit the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency website HERE and the Stay Safe Online HERE.
