Updated Ransomware Simulator Now With 23 Latest Infection Scenarios

Jul 23, 2021 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As ransomware techniques continue to evolve, two new ransomware strains, DearCry and Black Kingdom, were blamed for the huge Microsoft Exchange server attacks earlier this year, which ...

84% of Organizations Experienced Ransomware and Phishing-Related Security Events in the Last 12 Months

Jul 15, 2021 10:44:04 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New research from Trend Micro and Osterman Research highlights where organizations are strongest and weakest at stopping phishing attacks resulting in ransomware.

CISA Publishes Darkside Malware Analysis Report and Updated Best Practice Guidance Against Ransomware

Jul 15, 2021 10:44:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New details provide valuable insight into exactly how Darkside works to compromise and encrypt systems, with valuable guidance to avoid becoming a victim of ransomware.

New York Department of Financial Services Issues New Guidance to Financial Services Orgs to Counter Ransomware

Jul 14, 2021 9:23:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

NYDFS offers up sound best practices in addition to their recently released Cyber Insurance Risk Framework based on recent attack investigations, finding repeated use of “the same handful ...

Ransomware Attacks Put Singapore Organizations at Risk of Violation of the Personal Data Protection Act

Jul 12, 2021 1:46:47 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new court decision sets precedence for all Singapore organizations where ransomware attacks – even without data exfiltration – may be subject to financial noncompliance penalties.

Counterterrorism Strategies Could Be the Key to Stopping Ransomware

Jul 12, 2021 1:46:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

With ransomware players, sophistication, effectiveness, and cost all on the rise, it may be time for us to take a page from counterterrorism to make it more difficult for cybercriminal ...

Phishbait Follows Current Events

Jul 12, 2021 9:49:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Crisis draws opportunistic criminals, and the Kaseya ransomware incident is no different. Kaseya’s updates on the incident have included repeated warnings not to be taken in by emails or ...

How to Defeat REvil Ransomware

Jul 9, 2021 11:04:06 AM By Roger Grimes

The REvil ransomware gang is in the news again! This time for a supply chain attack and the largest public extortion demand ever – $70 million dollars.

How REvil Works: A Look Inside the World’s Most Famous Ransomware-as-a-Service

Jul 8, 2021 9:40:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

With well-known companies impacted by REvil in every sector, including tech, it’s time to get a better understanding of who they are and what makes their ransomware so successful.

It Was Only a Matter of Time: The Ransomware Ecosystem Has Given Birth to VC Investors

Jul 6, 2021 4:12:45 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Security firm LIFARS confirms that cybercriminals are acting like venture capital investors, funding startup cybercriminal organizations, such as Darkside Ransomware.

Important Kaseya Notice! Turn VSA Off. Now. Ransomware. Updated

Jul 3, 2021 9:46:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Saturday morning July 3: They were hit with a REvil ransomware attack it looks like. Friday July 2 at 11pm they said:

[HEADS UP] Over 400% Increase in Ransomware Victims

Jun 24, 2021 4:41:14 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to a recent report by OODA Loop, "Mandiant claims to have detected a 422% increase in victim organizations announced by ransomware groups via their leak sites year-on-year ...

ADATA Ransomware Attack Results in the Publishing of 700GB of Data Stolen

Jun 24, 2021 8:33:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The headline alone sounds the warning that ransomware gangs aren’t just threatening to release exfiltrated data; they’re full out retaliating when they don’t get their ransoms paid.

80% of Ransomware Victim Organizations Experience a Second Attack

Jun 22, 2021 10:16:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The impact of ransomware attacks is much more than just the sensationalized cost of ransoms. New data spells out how victim organizations have suffered at the hands of ransomware.

Understanding Ransomware’s True Costs

Jun 18, 2021 8:00:00 AM By Roger Grimes

We all know ransomware is pretty bad, but if you are a cybersecurity risk manager trying to justify the latest purchase to mitigate it, nailing down real numbers can be pretty hard. There ...

Ragnar Locker Ransomware Finds Its Next Victim in Taiwan Computer Memory Manufacturer ADATA

Jun 16, 2021 3:56:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The ransomware attack occurring in late-May required the maker of consumer and industrial memory products to take systems offline, causing them to recover and upgrade affected systems.

New “Ransomware Update” Phishing Attack Seeks to Enjoy the Same Successes as the Recent Pipeline Attack

Jun 14, 2021 4:21:43 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

When your users receive a realistic-looking helpdesk email informing them they should update their system to prevent ransomware attacks, what could possibly go wrong?

Ransomware Tops IBMs List of Most Observed Attack Types with Sodinokibi Maintaining the Lead

Jun 9, 2021 10:09:33 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a new report from IBM Security, we get the opportunity to see exactly what kinds of attacks are succeeding, where are they happening, how they’re getting in, and what are the results.

The Future Of Ransomware

Jun 8, 2021 1:27:07 PM By Roger Grimes

Ransomware is pretty bad right now. It is taking down nearly any company and industry it can, targeting healthcare, energy infrastructure, and food supplies with equal aplomb. It takes ...

Ransomware Attacks Run Rampant as Fujifilm Becomes the Next Victim

Jun 4, 2021 8:42:33 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We just covered a recent story today that there was a ransomware attack on Steamship Authority. And like clockwork, another company becomes the next victim.

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