Anti-Ransomware
How Ransomware Attacks Leverage Cyber Insurance Policies
Ransomware attacks continue to evolve into sophisticated strategic and psychological operations. Threat actors are always seeking ways to maximize their illicit gains, and they’ve now discovered a powerful piece to leverage: a ...
States Prohibit Ransomware Payments
When you are hit with a ransomware attack, you typically have a few options. You can restore from backups (if you have backups). You can rebuild your network and all the devices ...
Ransomware by the Numbers – An Impact Overview
The number of global ransomware attacks is on the rise. According to Threatpost, the global volume of ransomware operations reached 304.7 million attacks in H1 2021. That’s a year-over-year increase of 151% ...
A Brief History of Ransomware Evolution
Wondering where the scourge of ransomware attacks currently stands? In a recent report titled Ransomware: The True Cost to Business, we noted that ransomware attacks occur about every 11 seconds. That rate ...
Webinar December 1st: Ransomware Attackers Don’t Take Holidays
Cybereason recently released a research report, titled Organizations at Risk: Ransomware Attackers Don’t Take Holidays, that focuses on the threat that ransomware attacks during the weekends and holidays pose to organizations as ...
Which Data Do Ransomware Attackers Target for Double Extortion?
Double extortion is one of the most prevalent ransomware tactics today. The attackers first exfiltrate sensitive information from their target before launching the ransomware encryption routine. The threat actor then demands a ...
Cybereason Research Finds Organizations Unprepared for Ransomware Attacks on Weekends and Holidays
In June of 2021, Cybereason published a global research report, titled Ransomware: The True Cost to Business, which revealed that the vast majority of organizations that have suffered a ransomware attack experienced ...
Predictive Ransomware Protection: The Key to Ending a Global Crisis
Successful ransomware attacks take time. They involve gaining a foothold in the enterprise, conducting reconnaissance, escalating privileges, and then locating and exfiltrating your organization’s most sensitive data. The entire process, up until ...
RansomOps: Detecting Complex Ransomware Operations
In a recent blog post we discussed how today’s more complex RansomOps attacks are more akin to stealthy APT-like operations than the old “spray and pray” mass email spam campaign of old, ...
Ransomware Whack-a-Mole
Pretty much everyone is familiar with the carnival game Whack-a-Mole. No matter how many moles you bash with the mallet, it seems like two more pop up in its place. It’s commonly ...
