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Verizon’s Annual Data Breach Incident Report (DBIR) Shines Spotlight on Ransomware Trends & Insider Threats
New research from Verizon reveals that ransomware is responsible for a sizable percentage of all recorded security incidents. Despite the alarming statistics raised in the report, the tech giant warns, we’re likely ...
Persistent Ransomware Attacks on Cities Underscores Need to Upgrade to Real-Time Threat Visibility
Municipalities, in particular, are increasingly being targeted by ransomware attackers. A recent report showed that ransomware attacks on local governments increased by 70% for 34-58% of those surveyed, and that those attacks ...
A Recent 45% Surge in Ransomware Attacks Has Cybersecurity Community on High Alert
Industry watchers are reporting a noteworthy uptick in ransomware attacks reported in February 2023 ...
Latest Mass Ransomware Attack May Mark New, Slow-Rolling Approach By Threat Actors
A new mass ransomware attack is making headlines. As the Washington Post reports in a recent article, “The latest mass ransomware attack has been unfolding for nearly two months,” major U.S. corporations ...
8 of the Biggest Ransomware Attacks in Recent History: A Look Back
Ransomware incidents have increased in frequency over the past several years, to the point where this method has become the weapon of choice for many bad actors, who can now launch attacks ...
How Vulnerable Is Your Organization to the Growing Ransomware Threat? It May Be Time to Modernize Your Cybersecurity Approach.
Well over half of global organizations — 66% — were hit with ransomware attacks in 2021, according to a new independent study. In a sign that we may be seeing a ramp ...
Modern Ransomware Attackers Risking Public Safety, Community Infrastructure
Ransomware attackers often find government networks to be lucrative sitting targets that are often largely left unprotected against modern threats. As CNN reports, state and local governments tend to lack enough money ...
Healthcare Ransomware Attacks Persist
Ransomware attacks launched against healthcare providers are on the rise as 2021 draws to a close. The HHS Office for Civil Rights’ HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool points to several high-impact ransomware attacks ...
SMB Companies Beware: The Ransomware Hunter is Aiming at You
Ransomware attackers aren’t always after the biggest fish. In fact, so-called “mid game hunting” — as opposed to “big game” hunting — where attackers identify smaller targets that are less likely to ...
Ransomware: The $20 Billion Cybersecurity Problem
Over the past few years, ransomware attacks have become more sophisticated, morphing from spray-and-pray phishing blasts to highly targeted and extremely damaging network-wide infections that can cause days or weeks of downtime ...
