ransomware
How prepared are organizations to tackle ransomware attacks?
HYCU has announced its State of Ransomware Preparedness report in partnership with ActualTech Media, which reveals that ransomware is an unavoidable risk for businesses, which …
Thousands of QNAP NAS devices hit by DeadBolt ransomware (CVE-2022-27593)
QNAP Systems has provided more information about the latest DeadBolt ransomware campaign targeting users of its network-attached storage (NAS) devices and the vulnerability …
Better than a fix: Tightening backup and restore helps financial services companies innovate
We all know the risks out there. Ransomware is a huge threat, and critical transactional data is constantly under attack. Meanwhile, financial services organizations are being …
Most IT leaders think partners, customers make their business a ransomware target
Global organizations are increasingly at risk of ransomware compromise via their extensive supply chains. During May and June 2022 Sapio Research polled 2,958 IT …
DeadBolt is hitting QNAP NAS devices via zero-day bug, what to do?
A few days ago – and smack in the middle of the weekend preceding Labor Day (as celebrated in the U.S.) – Taiwan-based QNAP Systems has warned about the latest …
Ransomware remains the number one threat to businesses and government organizations
Acronis researchers have concluded that ransomware continues to be the number one threat to large and medium-sized businesses, including government organizations. This Help …
Ransomware attacks on Linux to surge
Trend Micro predicted that ransomware groups will increasingly target Linux servers and embedded systems over the coming years. It recorded a double-digit year-on-year (YoY) …
Malicious DNS traffic targets corporate and personal devices
Akamai’s security research team examined potentially compromised devices, discovering that 12.3% communicated with domains associated with malware or ransomware during Q2 …
Should ransomware payments be banned? A few considerations
Several U.S. states have recently moved to ban local and state agencies and organizations funded by taxpayers’ dollars from paying off ransomware gangs, and a few more …
Ransomware gangs’ favorite targets
Barracuda released its fourth-annual threat research report which looks at ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2021 and July 2022. A closer look at …
Outdated infrastructure not up to today’s ransomware challenges
A global research commissioned by Cohesity reveals that nearly half of respondents say their company depends on outdated, legacy backup and recovery infrastructure to manage …
Attackers changing targets from large hospitals to specialty clinics
Critical Insight announced the release of the firm’s H1 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report, which analyzes breach data reported to the United States Department of Health and …