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Fortinet: How to Thwart the Latest Ransomware Attacks
The State of Ransomware: Faster, Smarter, and Meaner (CSO)
The ransomware business hit record highs in 2023 despite falling payment rates, as attackers scaled up the number of attacks and new AI weapons were brought to bear on both sides o... More
Ransomware Festers as a Top Security Challenge (CD)
U.S. intelligence leaders warn ransomware activity is growing, despite high profile efforts to seize threat actors’ infrastructure.... More
2023 Ransomware Payments Hit $1.1B Record (IW)
Ransomware activity is back with a vengeance with record payments in 2023 and continuing activity this year.... More
Europol, FBI Announce LockBit Ransomware Crackdown (Decipher)
An international takedown operation has hit the infamous LockBit ransomware group on multiple levels, with law enforcement agencies targeting its technical infrastructure, making a... More
Will the Movement to Ban Ransom Payments Gain Steam in 2024? (CD)
Policies and regulations around ransomware payments are widely expected to change in 2024, but how and to what effect remains in flux.... More
Ransomware Payments Reached Record $1.1B in 2023 (Bleeping Computer)
Ransomware payments in 2023 soared above $1.1 billion for the first time, shattering previous records and reversing the decline seen in 2022, marking the year as an exceptionally p... More
Elevated Ransomware Activity Hit Nearly 5,200 organizations in 2023 (CD)
While ransomware activity remains high, the number of unique ransomware families used for these attacks decreased by more than half.... More
FBI: Crippling ‘Dual Ransomware Attacks’ on the Rise (Dark Reading)
Once they compromise an victim with an initial ransomware attack, threat actors are ready to deploy a secondary attack with a different strain, which could leave even more damage.... More
AWS: How to Manage File Transfers Securely Amid Ongoing Ransomware Threat
As business-to-business (B2B) data transfers continue to grow, ransomware continues to grow at the same time, according to Russ Boyer, Amazon Web Services (AWS) principal product s... More
Wasabi: Immutable Backups Provide Help in the Fight Against Ransomware
Ransomware is inevitable and expensive. But Wasabi and Object First have combined forces to offer a significantly secure and affordable hybrid, immutable backup solution that p... More
Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise, Again (Wired)
Ransomware attacks tumbled in 2022, offering hope that the tide was turning against the criminal gangs behind them. Then things got a whole lot worse.... More
Fresh Ransomware Gangs Emerge as Market Leaders Decline (DarkReading)
The ransomware landscape is energized with the emergence of smaller groups and new tactics, while established gangs like LockBit see fewer victims.... More
7 Things Your Ransomware Response Playbook Is Likely Missing (Dark Reading)
Incident response experts share their secrets for success when it comes to creating a professional-grade ransomware response playbook. Are you ready for the worst?... More
CPS 2022: Companies Face Major Challenge From APT Groups, ME-ISAC Director Says
Significant ransomware attacks continue to seemingly make headlines every week as media and entertainment (M&E) and other companies battle the major threats posed by advanced p... More
CPS 2022: Companies Face Major Challenge From APT Groups, ME-ISAC Director Says
Significant ransomware attacks continue to seemingly make headlines every week as media and entertainment (M&E) and other companies battle the major threats posed by advanced p... More
The Real Cost of Ransomware Is Even Bigger Than We Realized (ZDNet)
Ransomware attacks are often talked about in terms of the financial cost. But in reality, these incidents can have a much bigger impact.... More
What Hurricane Preparedness Can Teach Us About Ransomware (Security Intelligence)
While we can’t equate the potential impact of a cyberattack to that of a hurricane, there is much that security leaders and teams can learn from existing physical disaster prepar... More
5 Ransomware Protection Strategies For 2023 (Fortinet Blog)
If the growth of ransomware attacks in 2022 indicates what the future holds, security teams everywhere should expect to see this attack vector become even more popular in 2023.... More
Ransomware: This is How Half of Attacks Begin, and This is How You Can Stop Them (ZDNet)
Cybersecurity researchers warn that attackers are mostly using two different techniques to break into systems.... More