Updated Ransomware Simulator Now With 23 Latest Infection Scenarios

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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