ransomware
Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations may have life-or-death consequences
Ponemon Institute surveyed 597 IT and IT security professionals to understand how COVID-19 has impacted how healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) protect patient care and …
The biggest problem with ransomware is not encryption, but credentials
With each passing day, the threat of ransomware increases in frequency, sophistication, and effectiveness. What started as a simple annoyance scheme to collect a ransom has …
Policy and patience key in Biden’s cybersecurity battle
Last month, President Biden hosted a group of technology and insurance executives to build support for a “whole-of-nation effort” to improve cybersecurity. The executive …
U.S. Department of the Treasury announces set of actions to counter ransomware
As part of the whole-of-government effort to counter ransomware, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a set of actions focused on disrupting criminal networks and …
Ransomware attack levels soaring, now accounting for 69% of all attacks involving malware
Ransomware attacks have reached ‘stratospheric’ levels in Q2 2021, now accounting for 69% of all attacks involving malware. That is among the most disturbing finding in the …
We cannot afford for healthcare security to be the “lowest-hanging fruit”
Healthcare organizations have never been more essential. Yet when it comes to cybersecurity, too many hospitals, medical groups and research centers lag far behind other …
US agricultural co-op hit by ransomware, expects food supply chain disruption
New Cooperative Inc., an agricultural cooperative owned by Iowa corn and soy farmers, has been hit by the BlackMatter ransomware group. The attackers are asking the co-op to …
Zero trust security solutions widely adopted, spurred by surge in ransomware
Over a decade after the zero trust security concept was first introduced, Ericom’s survey results indicate that zero trust solutions are being widely adopted. Spurred by the …
Ransomware still a primary threat as cybercriminals evolve tactics
Trend Micro announced that it blocked 40.9 billion email threats, malicious files, and malicious URLs for customers in the first half of 2021, a 47% year-on-year increase. …
Modern security strategies key to support remote workforce demands
COVID-19 quickly ushered in the era of remote work, introducing new risks that IT professionals are struggling to manage with existing security tools, according to a Thales …
CVE-2021-40444 exploitation: Researchers find connections to previous attacks
The recent targeted attacks exploiting the (at the time) zero-day remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) in Windows via booby-trapped Office documents have been …
Ransomware preparedness is low despite executives’ concerns
86.7% of C-suite and other executives say they expect the number of cyberattacks targeting their organizations to increase over the next 12 months, according to a recent …