Less Than 40% of Asia-Pacific Organizations Are Confident to Stop Cyber Threats as 83% Experience At Least One Ransomware Attack a Year

Jun 20, 2022 10:10:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

With exactly half of cybersecurity incidents caused by organizations having an outdated security posture, the ability to stop breaches involves some re-investment in measures that really ...

Approaching Ransomware Victims Privately

Jun 9, 2022 12:02:12 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at KELA warn that ransomware gangs are increasingly refraining from mentioning their victims’ names after the initial attack, giving the victims a chance to pay up before the ...

Karakurt Adds Irritating Phone Calls to its Crimes

Jun 8, 2022 9:23:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and its partners have issued a joint alert on Karakurt, a data theft extortion group that harasses victims’ employees, ...

The Business (and Success) of Ransomware Explained as a Simple Funnel

Jun 1, 2022 6:08:53 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The rise of Ransomware-as-a-Service has given rise to a number of more successful groups who have their “business” down to a simple exercise of playing the numbers.

Verizon: Ransomware Involved in 25% of Data Breaches as Credentials and Phishing are Seen as “Key Paths” for Attack Success

May 25, 2022 12:30:10 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

With the much-anticipated annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report finally released, we get a view of ransomware from the data breach perspective that points to a common weakness ...

Homeland Security: U.S. Ransomware Attacks Have Doubled in the Last Year

May 13, 2022 8:04:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A March 2022 report from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs zeros in on the growing problem of ransomware and lessons learned so far.

European Wind-Energy Sector Is the Latest Target of Russian State-Sponsored Attacks

May 12, 2022 12:21:37 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

While Russia consistently denies any launching of cyberattacks, attack details point to reasonable intent by and cybercriminal ties to the Russian government.

89% of Organizations Experienced One or More Successful Email Breach Types During the Last 12 Months

May 4, 2022 9:29:50 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

With the number of email breaches per year almost doubling in the last three years, organizations still don’t see email security solutions as being an effective means of stopping attacks.

FIN12 Threat Group Speeds Up Ransomware Attacks to Just Two Days After Initial Access

May 4, 2022 9:28:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As detection times are reducing across the board, threat groups are improving their craft and are prioritizing speed as the key ingredient in ransomware attacks.

75% of SMBs Would Only Survive Seven Days or less from a Ransomware Attack

Apr 28, 2022 6:05:02 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

With ransomware attacks on the increase, new data shows a material portion of small and medium business organizations are completely ill-equipped to address an attack.

[EYE OPENER] The Ransom Payment is Only 15% of The Total Cost of Ransomware Attacks

Apr 28, 2022 3:25:08 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As the number of ransomware attacks has increased 24% over the previous year, security researchers estimate the total associated attack costs to be just over 7 times higher.

Hacking the Hacker: An Inside Look at the Karakurt Cyber Extortion Group

Apr 26, 2022 9:53:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

By breaking into an attack server, security researchers have uncovered new details that show the connection between the Karakurt group and Conti ransomware.

Nearly all Data Breaches in Q1 2022 Were the Result of a Cyber Attack

Apr 26, 2022 9:53:38 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data from the Identity Theft Resource Center shows rises in the number of data compromises following 2021’s record-setting year, all stemming from cyber attacks.

Community Associations Confront Social Engineering

Apr 25, 2022 8:51:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

It’s not just deep-pocketed corporations that prove attractive targets for social engineering. Any organization that holds information that can fetch a good price in the criminal ...

Critical: CISA Warns of Potential Attacks on Infrastructure by Russian State-Sponsored and Criminal Cyber Gangs

Apr 21, 2022 10:14:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a joint multi-country cybersecurity advisory (CSA), governments are warning their respective critical infrastructure organizations to be vigilant against increased malicious cyber ...

Ransomware Attacks Show Temporary Slowing but are Expected to Increase in 2022 [Graphs]

Apr 19, 2022 10:33:27 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data from Recorded Future shows how the war in Ukraine is causing a brief slowdown of ransomware attacks on healthcare, governments and schools that is predicted to return to growing ...

Small and Medium Businesses Account for Nearly Half of all Ransomware Victim Organizations

Apr 13, 2022 4:44:27 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As ransomware costs increase, along with the effectiveness and use of extortions, smaller businesses are paying the price, according to new data from Webroot.

[On-Demand] The Ransomware Hostage Rescue Checklist: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Preventing and Surviving an Ransomware Attack

Apr 8, 2022 8:30:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Skyrocketing attack rates, double and triple extortion, increasing ransom demands… cybercriminals are inflicting pain in every way imaginable when it comes to today’s ransomware attacks. ...

Ransomware Attack Volume Increases by 18% As the Number of Variants Jumps to 34 in Only One Quarter

Mar 30, 2022 8:16:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new report reviewing ransomware activity in 2021 shows an impressive uptick in the number of targeted attacks in Q4 of 2021 to 772 as more players join (or rejoin) the game.

Number of Phishing Attacks Hits an All-Time High in 2021, Tripling That of Early 2020

Mar 23, 2022 2:00:34 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data from the Anti-Phishing Working Group shows cybercriminals are stepping on the gas, focusing phishing attacks on credential theft and response-based scams.

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Less Than 40% of Asia-Pacific Organizations Are Confident to Stop Cyber Threats as 83% Experience At Least One Ransomware Attack a Year

Approaching Ransomware Victims Privately

Karakurt Adds Irritating Phone Calls to its Crimes

The Business (and Success) of Ransomware Explained as a Simple Funnel

Verizon: Ransomware Involved in 25% of Data Breaches as Credentials and Phishing are Seen as “Key Paths” for Attack Success

Homeland Security: U.S. Ransomware Attacks Have Doubled in the Last Year

European Wind-Energy Sector Is the Latest Target of Russian State-Sponsored Attacks

89% of Organizations Experienced One or More Successful Email Breach Types During the Last 12 Months

FIN12 Threat Group Speeds Up Ransomware Attacks to Just Two Days After Initial Access

75% of SMBs Would Only Survive Seven Days or less from a Ransomware Attack

[EYE OPENER] The Ransom Payment is Only 15% of The Total Cost of Ransomware Attacks

Hacking the Hacker: An Inside Look at the Karakurt Cyber Extortion Group

Nearly all Data Breaches in Q1 2022 Were the Result of a Cyber Attack

Community Associations Confront Social Engineering

Critical: CISA Warns of Potential Attacks on Infrastructure by Russian State-Sponsored and Criminal Cyber Gangs

Ransomware Attacks Show Temporary Slowing but are Expected to Increase in 2022 [Graphs]

Small and Medium Businesses Account for Nearly Half of all Ransomware Victim Organizations

[On-Demand] The Ransomware Hostage Rescue Checklist: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Preventing and Surviving an Ransomware Attack

Ransomware Attack Volume Increases by 18% As the Number of Variants Jumps to 34 in Only One Quarter

Number of Phishing Attacks Hits an All-Time High in 2021, Tripling That of Early 2020

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