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Ransomware costs show prevention is better than the cure

Security Boulevard

If your company is worried about the financial hit of paying a ransom to cybercriminals after a ransomware attack, wait until they find out the true cost of a ransomware attack. Because the total costs of recovering from the ransomware attack are likely to be much, much higher.

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The Evolving Role of Cyber Insurance in Mitigating Ransomware Attacks

SecureWorld News

Ransomware attacks have become a significant threat to organizations of all kinds worldwide, with attackers encrypting data and demanding payment for its release. Ransomware and its impact on businesses Industry-specific data from 2023 illustrates the widespread reach of ransomware and its resulting impact today. Let's find out.

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Cyberinsurance companies don’t want to pay out for “acts of war”

Malwarebytes

Due to the evolving and growing impact of cybersecurity incidents there are some questions starting to arise about the way that insurance companies deal with the costs that are the results of such incidents. In the early days of ransomware, strains that modified the startup of a system were popular, but they had died off many years ago.

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5 ways to strengthen healthcare cybersecurity

Webroot

Ransomware attacks are targeting healthcare organizations more frequently. So how do you prevent these attacks? Keep reading to learn five ways you can strengthen security at your organization. On average, the cost of a healthcare data breach globally is $10.93 Sometimes malicious insiders create security vulnerabilities.

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How Not to Pay the Ransom? No Soup For You, Ransomware!

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

No Soup For You, Ransomware! Ransomware campaigns such as WannaCry and Petya attacks made this malware type a top threat to all organizations worldwide. Be it health care or information security, it reasonably attempts to take actions in advance. This is of particular relevance when it comes to ransomware.

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Ransomware Prevention Guide for Enterprise

Spinone

Like a terrible disease epidemic, ransomware infects and destroys any data in its path. Much like protecting your physical health, you want to understand how to prevent such a damaging infection of your data. Preventing a ransomware infection is much more desirable than having to recover from one.