ransomware

The impact of ransomware on cyber insurance driving the need for broader cybersecurity knowlege
The growing number of ransomware attacks has burdened many oganizations, but it has also greatly impacted the cyber insurance industry, which found itself having to cover …

Researchers pinpoint ransomware gangs’ ideal enterprise victims
Researchers with threat intelligence company KELA have recently analyzed 48 active threads on underground (dark web) marketplaces made by threat actors looking to buy access …

Ransomware attacks: The power of adaptation
The pandemic has had a major impact on almost every aspect of our society and left many organizations susceptible to increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks. In this …

Securing your WordPress website against ransomware attacks
It’s no surprise to anyone who works in security that there’s been an explosion in ransomware incidents over the last two years, costing companies across various industries …

Enterprising criminals are selling direct access to cloud accounts
Lacework released its cloud threat report, unveiling the new techniques and avenues cybercriminals are infiltrating to profit from businesses. The rapid shift of applications …

Ransomware attacks increased by 288% in H1 2021
Analysis from NCC Group’s Research Intelligence and Fusion Team (RIFT) has highlighted the growing threat of ransomware around the world. The number of ransomware attacks …

Ransomware gangs target organizations during holidays and weekends
Ransomware gangs may take advantage of upcoming holidays and weekends to hit US organizations, the FBI and the CISA have warned. They don’t have any specific threat …

Increase in credential phishing and brute force attacks causing financial and reputational damage
Abnormal Security released a report which examines the escalating adverse impact of socially-engineered and never-seen-before email attacks, and other advanced email …

Cybersecurity market soaring as threats target commercial and govt organizations
Over the past year, it’s been impossible to ignore the rising tide of threats targeting government and commercial organizations around the world, and the cybersecurity market …

How Avanan helps you reduce phishing and ransomware
How does ransomware begin? According to a new report from Palo Alto Networks, the answer is primarily through email. The report shows the top arrival protocols for ransomware. …

Why you need to make Microsoft 365 a 24/7 security priority
It’s easy to take advantage of the Microsoft 365 service, but are you taking the steps to properly secure all the data your company is storing inside of it? For security …

Coinminers, web shells and ransomware made up 56% of malware targeting Linux systems in H1 2021
Trend Micro released a research on the state of Linux security in the first half of 2021. The report gives valuable insight into how Linux operating systems are being targeted …
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