As ransomware costs increase, along with the effectiveness and use of extortions, smaller businesses are paying the price, according to new data from Webroot. Small businesses seem to be easy prey for ransomware gangs, according to Webroot’s just-released BrightCloud Threat Read More

A new report suggests that everything from endpoints, to passwords, to training, to security policies, to a lack of awareness is all contributing to a much higher risk of cyberattack. Employee cyber risk is a multifaceted issue that revolves a lot around cyber hygiene, according Read More

New data puts the spotlight on how most organizations are unable to completely recover their data after a ransomware attack, making the case for better data protection for improved incident response. It appears that organizations simply aren’t prepared in the face of a ransomware Read More

According to new data, ransomware is expected to be a larger and more likely threat in the next year, making the impacts felt today very relevant as the impetus for improved cybersecurity. According to new data from Bitglass in their 2022 Ransomware & Malware Report, you Read More

Analysis of data collected by Internet and security services vendor Akamai shows an unimaginable number of cyberattacks, demonstrating how frequently these attacks are happening. If you’ve been paying attention at all the last few years, you’re already keenly aware that Read More

A new notification from the FBI warns organizations of attacks at the perfect time when organizations are spending money, new people are being introduced, and operations are in flux. Threat actors like nothing more than a dash of chaos when it comes to timing their attacks. If Read More

BEC scammers set their sights on payoffs in the millions of dollars, and are following the path of their ransomware counterparts by evolving services while organizations struggle to keep up. It shouldn’t come as a surprise (if you’ve been following the evolution of cybercrime) Read More

Despite increases in ransomware attacks, ransom amounts and how often payments are made, new data shows organizations aren’t responding in kind and putting response plans in place. As expected, we’re continuing to see data corroboration around the rise in ransomware attacks this Read More

Vendor Email Compromise requires first taking control of a strategic email account within the victim organizations. According to new data, cybercriminals are getting really good at this. Vendor Email Compromise – an attack where an email account is actually taken over rather than Read More

With threat actors honing their trickery skills to craft the perfect email used to fool a would-be victim recipient, new data shows cybercriminals are stepping up their game on a number of fronts. Spear phishing only works when the misleading email content is relevant to the Read More

The fallout after a ransomware attack is more devastating than previously thought. New data spells out what you should really expect after being hit with ransomware. When we consider what happens after a ransomware attack, we normally think about remediation steps – Read More

In light of recent ransomware attacks, the White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated this week that the Russian government needs to address ransomware groups stemming from Russia. The cybersecurity sector has long known that a majority of ransomware gangs reside within Russia. Read More

It appears that working from home causes employees to develop some very bad cyber habits, demonstrating that cybersecurity hygiene went from bad to worse mid-pandemic. We’d like to think we’re just as secure while working from home. But a new survey from 2FA vendor Yubico of Read More

Only 8% of ransomware victims get all of their data back after paying the ransom, according to researchers at Sophos. The researchers found that, on average, victims who pay the ransom recover about 65% of their data, while 29% of respondents said they recovered less than 50% of Read More

New data reviewing how the 2020 shift to a remote workforce impacted organizational security shows all too well that since the pandemic onset, cybersecurity has become critically worse. We all know IT’s focus during the pandemic was to primarily get the business running remotely. Read More