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November 3, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

CISA Warns of Daxin Team Ransomware Group Targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector via VPNs

This new group makes the case that – as with any market – cybercriminals will focus on a niche sector they are experts on in order to improve their chances of success.

October 28, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

The Number of Vulnerabilities Associated with Ransomware Grows 426% Over Three Years

With only 57 vulnerabilities tied to ransomware back in 2019, the most recent data from security vendor Ivanti shows that number predicted to be over 300 by the end of 2022.

October 28, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware Attacks Via RDP Drop Significantly as Phishing Continues to Dominate

Since 2018, remote desktop compromise (RDP) and phishing have battled for dominance as the primary initial attack vector in ransomware attacks. The latest data shows that RDP is no longer ...

October 28, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

Over Two-Thirds of Organizations Have No Ransomware-Specific Incident Response Playbook

A newly released report on ransomware preparedness shows organizations are improving their security stance in comparison to last year, but overall still aren’t doing enough.

October 18, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

91% of Organizations are Concerned About Ransomware Attacks in 2022

With ransomware attacks becoming more frequent, evasion getting more sophisticated, and ransoms increasing, new data shows organizations aren’t fighting for staff and budget.

October 17, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

Sloppy but Dangerous: Fake Ransomware

Conventional ransomware encrypts the victims’ files and holds them hostage, unavailable to their owners, promising to provide a decryptor once the victims pay the ransom. In some cases ...

October 14, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

Cyber-Zombie Apocalypse: Ransomware Gangs Continue to Come Back from the Dead

With ransomware gangs making so much money and then dropping off the face of the earth, what’s the motivation to come back to life and potentially risk getting caught?

October 12, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

Encrypted Files are the Overwhelming Way Organizations “Detect” Ransomware Attacks

New analysis of cyberattacks shows that organizations aren’t able to properly detect ransomware attacks, resulting in a majority of victims paying the ransom to retrieve data.

October 9, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

[Head Scratcher] The cyber insurance market is badly broken. But why exactly?

Greg Noone at the Techmonitor site covered this problem early October 2022, starting with a horror story.

October 4, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

One-Fourth of Organizations Have Been Victim to a Ransomware Attack with 59% Starting with Email

New analysis highlights just how prevalent ransomware attacks are today, how material the impacts are, whether organizations get their data back, and exactly how these attacks start.

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