Tag Archives: ransomware

When cybercriminals wanted to launch cyberattacks, they once had to know how to code. No longer. Bad actors can now search among any number of underground online sites to buy or le... More

While encryption can keep your network traffic safe from hackers, it can also prevent your security and monitoring tools from seeing inside the packets crossing your network. Knowi... More

Amid concerns over high-profile ransomware attacks, protecting data is a growing concern for many organizations. Object storage solutions may offer some relief. That’s accordi... More

On June 27, organizations in over 65 countries reported they had been infected with Petya ransomware. Petya ransomware was first discovered in March 2016, and like most malware, it... More

As the first decade of cloud computing draws to a close, confidence in the way SaaS- and cloud service providers manage data protection and security is very high. Occasionally surv... More

Ransomware has been making big news in the last week.  The cruel reality of the global ransomware attack that crippled computer systems in 150 countries is that the attackers took... More

Malware has been around for decades now. And as our reliance on computing systems has grown, so too has malware proliferation. While antivirus applications were once the key elemen... More

Ransomware has been making big news in the last week. The cruel reality of the global ransomware attack that crippled computer systems in 150 countries is that the attackers took ... More

The scope and severity of the fallout from the WannaCry attacks elicits plenty of "we told you so" head shakes about the dangers of ransomware. With a lightning-fast speed, the bla... More

A screenshot of a virus-infected computer has been floating around the internet in stories about the recent worldwide ransomware attack that spread across more than 150 countries a... More

Ransomware, ironically, is a crime based on trust. Victims pay attackers who compromise their data with an expectation it will be returned to them. Unfortunately, a growing number... More

Cyberespionage is now the most common type of attack seen in manufacturing, the public sector and now education, warns the Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report. Much of t... More

Ransomware is big money. In fact, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, ransomware attackers collected more than $209 million from victims in the first three months of ... More

Among today’s fastest-growing cybercrime epidemics is “ransomware,” malicious software that encrypts your computer files, photos, music and documents and then demands payment... More

A malware family previously used to sabotage computers by deleting and rewriting files has added a ransomware component, now encrypting files and demanding a huge ransom. Until ... More

A decade ago, if a desktop computer got infected with malware the chief symptom probably was an intrusive browser toolbar of some kind. Five years ago you were more likely to get w... More

The threat landscape is ever expanding. In the past, threats were limited to minor attacks that would cause a small amount of damage to an organization. As time has progressed, far... More

Researchers say they have uncovered ransomware still under development that comes with a novel and nasty twist. Infected victims of the ransomware known as Popcorn Time, have the ... More

Facebook is disputing recent reports that the file-encrypting ransomware known as Locky spread through its instant messaging platform. The company's response comes as security f... More

While ransomware threats are mostly an unknown entity to everyday consumers and Internet users, the widespread havoc these types of attacks have waged on healthcare organizations d... More