LATEST HEADLINES ; April 25, 2021What Can We Learn From the Garmin Ransomware Attack?Famous ransomware attacks teach us certain lessons to follow while ensuring cybersecurity. A few days ago, Quanta Computers Inc., a primary supplier ...April 26, 2021Mimecast report: 61% of organisations were infected with ransomware in 2020The State of Email Security, an annual report published by Mimecast, discovered 79% suffered financial loss, and identified that ransomware was the ...April 28, 2021Security Spending Doubles but Two-Fifths of Firms Suffer BreachesRansomware had a major impact on organizations last year: 16% suffered attacks and over half (58%) paid up, rising to 71% in the US, according to ...April 29, 2021Q1 2021 ransomware trends: Most attacks involved threat to leak stolen dataThe vast majority of ransomware attacks now include the theft of corporate data, Coveware says, but victims of data exfiltration extortion have very little ...April 29, 2021The Life-Threatening Rise of Ransomware in HealthcareThe Life-Threatening Rise of Ransomware in Healthcare ... caught in the crossfire of a ransomware attack is now an increasingly frightening prospect ...May 02, 2021'It'll cost 45 Bitcoin to get your company back'A global coalition of technology companies and law enforcement bodies is calling for "aggressive and urgent" action against ransomware.Microsoft, Amazon, the FBI and the UK's National Crime Agency have joined the Ransomware Task Force (RTF) in giving governments nearly 50 recommendations.Ransomware gangs are now routinely targeting schools and hospitals.Hackers use malicious software to scramble and steal an organisation's computer data.April 16, 2021Criminals Are Abandoning Bitcoin, Says Former CIA Director – Here's WhySimilarly, the ransomware group, Sodinokibi, no longer accepts Bitcoin as payment and will only take Monero.” According to Morell, Bitcoin's publicly ...April 17, 2021Cryptocurrencies Promote Secure Decentralization or Support Cyber Piracy: the TruthRansomware was perhaps the most significant development arising from this new economy. The ability to send anonymous, online payments enabled ...April 17, 2021Remote Desktop: You're Opening the Floodgates for HackersIn fact, Abacode partner Coveware says that RDP was a factor in nearly two-thirds of targeted ransomware campaigns last year. What is RDP? RDP is ...April 19, 2021How businesses can lower data security risks in hybrid working environmentsIn the unfortunate event of a cloud outage or ransomware attack, you want to maintain business resilience and ensure operations continue to run with ...April 14, 2021Tape: an unexpected renaissance | Critical Environments | Data Centre Magazine#Tape Storage #Cloud #Data Centres #Security ... role they thought reels of tape play in the modern world of public cloud storage and all flash arrays, ...April 14, 2021Is cyber insurance a good investment? What healthcare CISOs and CIOs should knowHowever, due to ransomware and the significant number of payouts due to breaches occurring in the last year, premiums are increasing, regardless.March 23, 2021Protecting Your Data Lake Requires a New MindsetMarch 31, 2021Is there a More Environmentally Friendly Way to Train Artificial Intelligence?April 07, 2021Cyber Security for Critical Infrastructure: Challenges and Solutions(Source – US data on ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure collected by Temple University). Other Cyber Incidents Around the World Involving ...April 08, 202196% Of Security Professionals Preparing For AI-Powered Cyber-AttacksThe top 3 most concerning attacks were email attacks (74%), ransomware (73%) and cloud-based attacks (68%); 96% of respondents are preparing ...April 09, 20212021 Malware Trends: What We Should ExpectUnfortunately, sophisticated and devastating malware and ransomware attacks will likely increase throughout 2021 as threat actors continue to ...April 06, 2021Ransomware: How it Has Evolved to be Faster, Stealthier and to Strike HarderRansomware attacks have gone from being a nuisance to becoming a significant financial burden, as well as a major threat to our critical infrastructure ...March 29, 2021Ransomware negotiations: An inside look at the processAs ransomware attacks continue to surge across the globe, the demand for negotiation services has also increased -- and been hard to fill.April 01, 2021FBI Pegs 2020 Cybercrime Costs at $4 Billion – Actual Losses Likely HigherCOVID-19 and Ransomware. Several threats stood out in the IC3 report. One of those was the incessant stream of scams and fraud attempts that ...
