Tag Archives: ransomware

If I had polled cybersecurity experts on their way to work on May 12, 2017, most of them would have said they knew a major cybersecurity event loomed. Yet, on that day no one expec... More

Marcus Fowler, director of strategic threat at the cybersecurity firm Darktrace, said that such tactics and tools often indicate that the ransomware group is “a fairly profession... More

Ransomware is one of the most intractable — and common — threats facing organizations across all industries and geographies. And, incidents of ransomware attacks continue to ri... More

An organization is only as strong as its cyber defences. Downtime can be deadly for businesses, and a ransomware attack can do some serious, long-lasting damage – even household ... More

A ransomware infection can have a significant financial impact on an organization. American digital security and data backup firm Datto found that ransomware is costing businesses ... More

More companies have formal, enterprise-wide security response plans in place, according to IBM Security’s latest Cyber Resilient Organization Report. It found that 26% of respond... More

Criminals understand our weaknesses and how to exploit them. That means ransomware isn't going away.... More

Ransomware, piracy, spoilers, leaks … Hollywood’s list of concerns is a constant reminder to keep your security at the forefront. But while the protocols were pretty straigh... More

Ransomware attacks have become more commonplace than payment card theft incidents for the first time, as cyber criminals alter how they go about their malicious operations in an ef... More

While ransomware has been around for over a decade, the number of variants, the advanced capabilities and the sheer volume of attacks over the past few years have firmly establishe... More

Ransomware attacks are showing no signs of letting up. In fact, recent research shows how these attacks are flourishing.... More

The M6 Group, France's largest privately-owned multimedia group, was the victim of ransomware over the weekend, but none of the company's TV and radio channels suffered any downtim... More

Organizations from COSCO to FedEx, local governments from Atlanta to Alaska, and several hospitals and law firms around the world all share a common, jarring experience - in the pa... More

The Professional Golfers Association of America is the latest victim of ransomware, which has crippled the organization’s computer network ahead of its PGA Championship event at ... More

Ransomware is the 21st century's answer to extortion and the number of cyberattacks involving the malicious software is surging, according to the chief executive of McAfee. "It is ... More

Ransomware continues to pose a clear and present threat to businesses and consumers. "From a business standpoint, the biggest threat, especially at the end of last year, was ran... More

While the trend of big data breaches is set to continue, with organisations that hold personal data topping the target list, ransomware aimed at cloud services is likely to be a ne... More

The total value of ransomware sales on dark web market places has rocketed from $250,000 to over $6m in just a year, as demand for the file-encrypting malware grows. Ransomware ... More

Small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) paid ransomware hackers $301 million in 2016 to decrypt critical files—and 99% predict that these attacks will continue to rise in the n... More

Traditional signature-based anti-virus is notoriously bad at stopping newer threats such as zero-day malware and ransomware, but it still has a place in the enterprise, experts say... More