As the digital landscape evolves, so do the threats that businesses face in the form of cybercrime. The days of relying solely on preventive measures to safeguard your network and data are long gone. With the surge in ransomware attacks, business email compromise, and password exfiltration, cybercriminals have become more adept at breaching even the…
Tag Archives: ransomware
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Ransomware: The New Normal for Businesses
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The Big Business of Ransomware
Ransomware has emerged as one of the most pervasive and costly challenges in the world of cybercrime. With major companies like Nvidia, Toyota, and SpiceJet falling prey to ransomware attacks, the threat has escalated to new heights. Even entire countries, like Costa Rica, have faced crippling consequences due to these malicious attacks. As the landscape…
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What Small and Mid-size Businesses Really Need to Know About Ransomware
If you’ve been reading technology news lately, you’ve probably seen some sensational headlines about one of the recent ransomware attacks. What does it really mean for the average small or mid-size business? Ransomware is malware that locks your files away and charges you money to get them back. It is generally transmitted via email attachment…
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Unpatched Vulnerabilities, New Legislation and the FBI Pushing Against a Ransomware Payment Ban
The expanding threat landscape is making ransomware one of the few bipartisan issues in Congress right now. But an FBI expert’s testimony proves there are still no easy answers. Here are the top cybersecurity stories for small and midsize business executives in late July. Software Vulnerabilities Take 6 Months to Patch A recent study found…
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Ransomware News: Biggest Attack Ever
Ransomware News: Early July had several cybersecurity events with big impacts on small and mid-sized businesses. Here are three you that should know about. REvil’s Kaseya Attack Hits Thousands of Businesses Worldwide, US Will Respond The biggest news story this week was a ransomware attack targeting Kaseya VSA, software used by large businesses and Managed…
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Who Pays All of These Ransoms, Anyway?
Taking down corporate networks for cash is quickly becoming a dangerous career. Just last week, the FBI elevated ransomware to a threat level equivalent to terrorism. While that might make some people think twice about joining a cybercrime ring like REvil or GandCrab, they’re still not having any trouble finding recruits. Ransomware is prevalent because…
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Hackers Wait Up to Six Months After Access to Trigger Ransomware
One of the many things people want to know after they suffer a ransomware attack is “how did they gain access to my network?” However it happened, it may have happened many months ago – and ransomware victims may have bigger problems than encrypted files. In many cases, Small and Medium-sized Businesses compromised with malware…
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Average Ransomware Payment Doubles in 90 Days
Ransomware might not command the media attention it once did, but that’s not because it’s gotten any less dangerous or expensive. While it’s old news to much of the media, every day it becomes big news to thousands of small business owners. The financial threat is also escalating rapidly. Ransomware costs doubled between Q3 2019…
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Atlanta is Another Reminder of the Dangers of Ransomware
There’s been so much news about ransomware over the last couple of years that it’s easy to overlook it at this point. That doesn’t mean that the risk has died down any, however – Atlanta’s recent woes are yet another reminder that organizations of all sizes have to stay vigilant if they want to avoid…
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Ransomware and Malware Prevention is About User Training, Not Technology
Ransomware and other types of malware arrive on computer networks from several different sources. Some of it is downloaded via links in phishing emails, which are designed to look like they are legitimate but are not. Some links arrive through malicious websites or web advertisements, which download the malware files. Some malware even comes onto…