--- title: Business Insights Cybersecurity Blog by Bitdefender | Liviu Arsene (3) description: Liviu Arsene is a Global Cybersecurity Researcher for Bitdefender, with a strong background in security and technology. Researching global trends and developments in cybersecurity, he focuses on advanced persistent threats and security incidents while assessing their impact in critical public and private business infrastructures. His passions revolve around innovative technologies and gadgets, focusing on their security applications and long-term strategic impact. (3) --- [![](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/2021/09/logo-white.svg)](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/) [![CONTACT AN EXPERT](https://hubspot-no-cache-eu1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/341979/1d8885e9-1179-49b1-a5ec-9c75f5f670dd.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-eu1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/341979/1d8885e9-1179-49b1-a5ec-9c75f5f670dd) - [For Home](https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/) - [For Business](https://www.bitdefender.com/business/) - [Resources](https://www.bitdefender.com/business/resource-library.html) - [Webinars](https://www.bitdefender.com/business/webinars.html) # [BUSINESS INSIGHTS](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/) ![](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/eggstreme-keylogger-malware-with-flag.png) ## [#Enterprise Security #Threat Research #Advanced Persistent Threats ##Featured #Threat Intelligence Sep 17, 2025 EggStreme Malware: Unpacking a New APT Framework Targeting a Philippine Military Company](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/eggstreme-fileless-malware-cyberattack-apac?hsLang=en-us) ![](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/BD_Forrester_Miter_Report_%20Blog_Image%20.jpg) ## [#Endpoint Protection & Management ##Featured Feb 27, 2025 Why Alert Volume Matters: Cutting Through the Noise](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/why-alert-volume-matters-cutting-through-the-noise?hsLang=en-us) ![](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/hubfs/ShrinkLocker_Ransomware.jpg) ## [#Ransomware #Threat Research ##Featured #Threat Intelligence Nov 13, 2024 ShrinkLocker (+Decryptor): From Friend to Foe, and Back Again](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/shrinklocker-decryptor-from-friend-to-foe-and-back-again?hsLang=en-us) ## Liviu Arsene Liviu Arsene is a Global Cybersecurity Researcher for Bitdefender, with a strong background in security and technology. Researching global trends and developments in cybersecurity, he focuses on advanced persistent threats and security incidents while assessing their impact in critical public and private business infrastructures. His passions revolve around innovative technologies and gadgets, focusing on their security applications and long-term strategic impact. Find me on: ## Recent Posts [#Virtualization & Data Center Security](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/topic/virtualization-data-center-security?hsLang=en-us) Aug 07, 2017 ## [The balancing act of IT: Retaining control over a distributed IT](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/retaining-control-distributed-it?hsLang=en-us) Digitalization has brought new opportunities for companies and new challenges for IT teams. ... 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[#Enterprise Security ,](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/topic/enterprise-security?hsLang=en-us) [#Privacy and Data Protection](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/topic/privacy-and-data-protection?hsLang=en-us) Mar 28, 2017 ## [86% Increase in Data Breaches in 2016 Led to 1.4 Billion Data Record Compromised](https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/86-percent-increase-in-data-breaches-in-2016-led-to-1.4-billion-data-record-compromised?hsLang=en-us) More than 1.4 billion data records are estimated to have been compromised in 2016 as a ... 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