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IT Should Be Extra Vigilant Around Holiday Weekends

Recent ransomware attacks have occurred on or around holiday weekends, so IT should be on the lookout this Labor Day weekend., CISA and FBI say.

September 1, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The last few major ransomware attacks have occurred on or around holiday weekends, and IT admins and cybersecurity personnel are being urged to keep a watchful eye as we approach Labor Day Weekend. Offices are normally closed around those holidays, so IT professionals typically don’t catch intrusions in time until systems are encrypted and hackers […]

John Oliver Takes Up Ransomware On “Last Week Tonight”

August 16, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

System administrators, IT professionals and cybersecurity experts have been sounding the alarm over ransomware and the increasing frequency of attacks over the last few months, and their message is now beginning to be picked up by mainstream media. Ransomware is now rising to a national security level thanks to recent attacks against Colonial Pipeline, JBS […]

Elastic Announces the Launch and General Availability of Limitless XDR in Elastic Security, General Availability of Elastic Agent, and Centralized Management of Elastic Enterprise Search

August 3, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Enabling Customers to Expand Visibility, Control, and Security Across Their Organizations With New Capabilities for All Solutions Delivering integrated data ingestion and protection across data sources and endpoints with the general availability of Elastic Agent Protecting organizations with the industry’s first free and open Limitless XDR in Elastic Security for unified prevention, detection, investigation, and […]

Ransom Payments Are Declining

Coveware reports Q2 ransom payments amounts are declining as ransomware becomes a national security priority.

July 29, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Coveware reports Q2 ransom payments amounts are declining as ransomware becomes a national security priority.

Global Resilience Federation Releases Multi-Sector Ransomware Impact Report: Manufacturing Most Heavily Targeted Sector

July 28, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Incident Data Pulled from Closed Threat Actor Forums on Dark Web HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The nonprofit Global Resilience Federation (GRF) has created a semiannual report detailing ransomware attacks across sectors, based on incident data gathered directly from threat actor chatter on the Dark Web. The report highlights major attacks, emerging ransomware gangs, and offers analysis on […]

Check This Resource Out Before Paying a Ransom Or Restoring Data

No More Ransom is an international initiative designed to help organizations avoid paying a ransom by making decryption tools available.

July 26, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

When your computer systems are infected with ransomware, you may think you only have two options: pay to (maybe) have all your data decrypted by the hackers or start the long and arduous process of restoring everything. Those two options have their pros and cons. Paying the ransom can be a quick fix, but it’s […]

Kaseya Obtains Universal Decryption Key

Kaseya says the universal decryption key is effective as recovering locked data, but how it appeared is a secret.

July 23, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Kaseya, the IT management software company that was leveraged by the REvil ransomware gang to infect around 1,500 organizations with data encrypting malware, says it has obtained a universal decryption key for victims of the July 4 weekend hack. Now, organizations hit by this attack can recover their data without having to rebuild their systems […]

Report: Biden Administration Planning Ransomware Actions

Options reportedly include launching offensive cyberattacks on hackers and partnerships with the private sector aimed at sharing information.

July 15, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Finally, the U.S. government is starting to get serious about combatting ransomware as the Biden administration is considering a range of options to stop the growing threat. According to Politico, these options include launching offensive cyberattacks on hacking gangs and developing partnerships with the private sector aimed at sharing information about cyber threats. The publication […]

What You Need To Know About Kaseya’s VSA Patch

Kaseya has patched vulnerabilities in its VSA software that ransomware actors leveraged in a massive attack through MSPs.

July 12, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Kaseya has patched vulnerabilities in its VSA software that ransomware actors leveraged in a massive attack through MSPs.

Ransomware Attackers Are Likely To Hit Again

Cybereason report shows 80% of firms that paid a ransom suffered a second ransomware attack often from the same source.

July 9, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Cybereason report shows 80% of firms that paid a ransom suffered a second ransomware attack often from the same source.