More Companies with Cyber Insurance Are Hit by Ransomware Than Those Without

In an interesting twist, new data hints that organizations with cyber insurance may be relying on it too much, instead of shoring up security to ensure attacks never succeed.

April 11, 2023 Roger Grimes

Top Takeaways You Could be Missing Out on my Upcoming Ransomware Master Class

There is no doubt that ransomware is one of the top cybersecurity challenges of our lifetime. Survey after survey has revealed senior management and IT employees from the top on down, ...

April 5, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

FBI: 870 Critical Infrastructure Organizations Were the Victim of Ransomware in 2022

The FBI’s newly-released report shows just how ransomware continues to plague critical infrastructure sectors, despite the U.S. government’s recent efforts to stop these attacks.

April 5, 2023 Javvad Malik

How Long Does It Take To Recover From a Ransomware Attack?

When I was in my 30s, I woke up one morning with a terrible pain shooting down one side of my back and around the side. The pain was so terrible, I could barely move, and was only able to ...

April 4, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Scareware From a Phony Ransomware Group

BleepingComputer reports that a cybercriminal gang is sending phony ransomware threats to prior victims of ransomware attacks. The gang, which calls itself “Midnight,” claims to have ...

April 3, 2023 Javvad Malik

Latitude Forced To Stop Adding New Customers in Aftermath of Breach

Looks like Latitude Finance is trying to give consumers more "latitude" in their exposure to cyber risks. The Australian finance company admittedly fell victim to an attack that has ...

March 24, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware Data Theft Extortion Goes up 40% to 70% From ‘21 to ’22

A report from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 found that data theft extortion occurred in 70% of ransomware attacks in 2022, compared to 40% in 2021. The researchers examined the four most ...

March 17, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Attacks Top List of Initial Access Vectors with Backdoor Deployment as Top Objective

New data looking back at the cyber attacks observed in 2022 shows that phishing continues to dominate as initial access brokers seem to be growing their business using backdoors.

March 14, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

Newest FBI Report Shows $10B in Losses Last Year Due to Internet Scams

The 2022 Internet Crime Report by the FBI reported at least $10.3 billion in losses due to internet scams last year.

March 9, 2023 Martin Kraemer

The Education Sector Must Act Now

The education sector remains vulnerable as ransomware shame sites continue to feature teaching institutions from around the world. Some of the latest victims were universities from ...

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