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 life.
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.
Learn more about Guard here.