SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

Overall, insurance companies seem to be responding to increased demand from clients for cyber-specific insurance, and one survey found that the two things most likely to spur a purchase of cyber insurance are when a business experiences a cyber attack and when they hear about other companies being hit by a cyber attack.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

The Ongoing Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure. With that in mind, Thales has launched the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report Critical Infrastructure Edition, which includes responses from 300 security leaders and practitioners within critical infrastructure organizations. The Threat of Ransomware.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2023

The City of Dallas, Texas, was forced to shut down police communications and IT systems on Monday morning, May 1, due to a suspected ransomware attack. Subsequently, the City has confirmed that a number of servers have been compromised with ransomware, impacting several functional areas, including the Dallas Police Department Website."

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

(NYSE: TRV ) today released its 2022 Travelers Risk Index results, and for the third time in four years, the survey found that cyber threats were the top overall concern for business decision makers. Becoming a cyber extortion/ransomware victim moved from eighth position to third this year at 54%.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2023

Has your organization suddenly been attacked by a ransomware virus? The initial actions to take in the event of a ransomware attack. This can help to prevent the ransomware from spreading to other computers or devices. Cyber extortionists use various tactics beyond just encrypting data. Consider reporting the attack.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 24, 2023

It helps to protect your organisation, workforce and clients from cyber-attacks. By doing this, you are reducing the chance of identity theft, data breaches, ransomware, and many other types of cyber threats. By doing this, you allow your team to have access to an efficient and inexpensive way of avoiding cyber threats.

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Cisco Security

JULY 11, 2022

No, Ransomware attacks are not random. From extortion to data breaches, ransomware is always evolving, and is becoming very lucrative with Ransomware-as-a-service kit making it easier to target organizations. 67 individual ransomware attacks on schools and colleges–a 19 percent decrease from 2020 (83) . What happened:

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SC Magazine

APRIL 23, 2021

Today’s columnist, Tom Richards of GroupSense, writes that the FBI reported a 400% increase in ransomware attacks during the height of the pandemic. And, because of this, cyber insurance companies using these scores rely on an inaccurate assessment of target-company risk. Does it truly reflect the security of the company?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 11, 2021

NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced it is partnering with leading cyber insurance companies to help businesses manage their risks online. As a result, some insurance companies have had to raise premiums to cover their costs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2023

An increase in attacks, including ransomware, bot attacks, expanded attacks on IoT, ICS and OT, and an upward growth in cloud-based attacks and cloud infrastructure. More challenges associated with cyber insurance as more awareness of cyber incidents' reputational and financial risks come to light. Ransomware.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

From advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) to the continued evolution of ransomware and cyberattacks, the coming year is sure to bring significant developments in the world of cybersecurity. This will put even more pressure on businesses to find and hire the talent they need to protect themselves from cyber threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 23, 2021

Microsoft Exchange Server Cyber Attack- Cyber Threat actors somehow infiltrated the email servers of Microsoft Exchange operating across the world through a vulnerability and accessed data of many government and private companies.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The education sector is increasingly vulnerable to simple and sophisticated cyber threats, and higher learning is especially vulnerable. Here are a few prime examples of cyber-attacks in the education sector. Freshly on the heels of this cyber security nightmare, the Albuquerque school system was breached.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 10, 2023

Ransomware groups are here to stay, and AD is a huge attack vector they are exploiting in order to move laterally. I think we will see an increase in ransomware attacks/families and “professional ransomware,” as well as more widespread impacts. Zur Ulianitzky, VP Research. “In Tobi Traebing, Technical Director EMEA. “I

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

On Wednesday – just Wednesday – news stories emerged about an airplane maker, information technology giant and computer game company all having operations disrupted by ransomware. Economic burden versus national security threat. In the past, the government would not step in because ransomware was not a national security issue.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Build a playbook for ransomware response and recovery. Take cyber insurance , for example. Cyber insurance can prevent local governments from having to pay huge out of pocket costs in the event that they’re hit with a cyberattack. Build a playbook for ransomware response and recovery. Partner up!

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SC Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

Roughly three in four individuals assert that companies should not submit to the demands of ransomware gangs in the event are infected, says one survey report. said in response to a survey that they would support their district’s decision to pay up if a ransomware were to impact their schools. Kaspersky Lab in 2014. So which is it?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Persistent, widely available, lower-sophistication malware and run-of-the-mill phishing campaigns statistically remain a greater global risk to corporations than the newest, most devious exploit kit or ransomware typically associated with APT groups. 4 – Ransomware rushes to the cloud.

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Webroot

JUNE 2, 2022

The cyber threat landscape keeps evolving at lightning-speed. According to the latest 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report , small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are particularly vulnerable to becoming a victim of a ransomware attack. Ransomware, malware and phishing threats keep evolving.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

However, at this moment in history, two particularly worrisome types of cyber attacks are cycling up and hitting local government entities hard: ransomware sieges and election tampering. Related: Free tools that can help protect elections I had a deep discussion about this with Todd Weller, chief strategy officer at Bandura Cyber.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 19, 2021

Researchers who conducted the survey concluded after gauging six key cyber security areas related to people, technology and processes. Firms that qualified for the Hiscox Cyber Readiness model admitted that they suffered fewer ransomware attacks in 2019 when compares to the previous year.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 30, 2022

Given this fact, businesses should note the growing number of security issues and cyber threats. Ransomware, the attack on management consoles, and whale phishing continue to spread across new attack surfaces in organizations. In the case of ransomware, should the organization pay the ransom? Distortion or reality?

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This is no surprise as phishing is often the prelude to more serious threats like ransomware, breaches, and BEC scams. Other worries were the rise in premium prices for cyber insurance, and the security implications of the rise in flexible working.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 29, 2021

From his point of view, taking the training is about two things: the city's insurance policy and the city's constituents. While we are bound by the stipulations in our cyber insurance agreement, we also have a responsibility to protect the private information and data of citizens and companies that interact with the city.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Trojans like Emotet and Agent Tesla can infiltrate deep into your organization, silently stealing sensitive information, while ransomware like LockBit can bring your entire business to a sudden, grinding halt. Cybercriminals love RDP and for many years guessing RDP passwords was the number one method of entry for ransomware gangs.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Especially because Accenture was hit with ransomware this year. On page 34 of the report, Accenture dives into the risk that cyber poses to the business. But how does Accenture explain these cyber threats to its connected way of doing business around the globe? L egal, reputational and financial risks?

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

The advancing ransomware business is a threat not just for the big guys, but for organizations of every size. According to Verizon’s most recent Data Breach Incident Report , instances of advanced ransomware have doubled in the past year, alongside major upticks in phishing attacks and social engineering.

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McAfee

JUNE 17, 2021

Imagine if you had one place where you found a comprehensive real time security posture that tells you exactly where the looming current cyber risks are and the impact? Let’s consider a recent and relevant cyber threat. Ransomware doesn’t just cost money—or embarrassment—it can derail careers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The all-in-one solution combines skilled cyber experts, risk assessment processes and an innovative technology platform, enabling organizations to build strong, risk-based cybersecurity programs quickly and effectively.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 2, 2020

You couldn’t go a week last year without seeing a ransomware headline in the news. Ransomware attacks on businesses skyrocketed 365 percent in 2019, and all signs point to more of the same in 2020. As bad as the ransomware scourge was for businesses, local governments arguably had it worse. What Is Ransomware?

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2023

military in disrupting cybercriminal infrastructure, and it names China as the single biggest cyber threat to U.S. On the ransomware front, the White House strategy seems to focus heavily on building the capability to disrupt the digital infrastructure used by adversaries that are threatening vital U.S. cyber interests.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

“Using legitimate infrastructure is typically the ultimate goal for any attacker, so this was a bonus for Nobelium,” Sean Nikkel, senior cyber threat intel analyst at cybersecurity vendor Digital Shadows, told eSecurity Planet. ” Further reading: Cyber Insurers Pull Back Amid Increase in Cyber Attacks, Costs.

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