Search Results: ransomware

Report: Pandemic Led to More Expensive Data Breaches

Data breaches hit record highs in terms of cost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with breaches costing an average of $4.2 million, study finds.

July 30, 2021 Jess DeWitt Leave a Comment

According to a report by IBM security, data breaches hit record highs in terms of cost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the pandemic, data breaches were becoming a more frequent problem for organizations, but due to multiple factors, they became more problematic in the past year. IBM Security hired Ponemon Institute to compile […]

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.

Microsoft: Zero Trust Is Now A Top IT Priority

With cyberattacks dominating the news cycle, more and more organizations are moving to a Zero Trust architecture, report finds.

July 29, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As organizations look for new ways to deal with the growing threat of cyberattacks, Zero Trust is increasingly becoming mainstream among IT and cybersecurity professionals, according to a new report from Microsoft. The IT giant has released its Zero Trust Adoption Report 2021 in which more than 1,200 security decision-makers were surveyed about their Zero […]

New Harris Poll: Cybersecurity Fears May Stall COVID-19 Digital Vaccine Card Adoption in the United States and United Kingdom, Identity Theft and Fake Cards Top List of Concerns

July 29, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Most American and United Kingdom Adults Have Smartphones Needed to Use Digital Vaccination Cards, Willingness to Using Them Varies Among Populations REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anomali, the leader in intelligence-driven cybersecurity solutions, today announced availability of its latest survey conducted by The Harris Poll. The study, which gathered responses from more than 2,000 adults 18 and […]

Make Cybersecurity Part Of Your Power Management Lesson Plan

IT infrastructure and cyber security considerations for protecting power devices from potential cyberattacks.

July 29, 2021 Hervé Tardy Leave a Comment

IT infrastructure and cyber security considerations for protecting power devices from potential cyberattacks.

Malware Patrol Data Offered Through Bandura Cyber Threat Intelligence Marketplace

July 28, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#onpatrol4malware–Malware Patrol, the veteran threat intelligence company, announced today that they now offer data feeds through the Bandura Cyber Intelligence Marketplace. Cyber security teams around the world rely on Malware Patrol’s timely and accurate intelligence to expand their threat landscape visibility and to improve detection rates and response times. The company offers […]

1 in 3 Organizations Experiencing More Cyberattacks This Year, Says New ISACA Study

July 27, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ransomware attacks have been increasingly in the headlines—and reaching historic levels of impact with the recent Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya attacks. Findings from the State of Cybersecurity 2021, Part 2 survey report from ISACA in partnership with HCL Technologies show that 35 percent of respondents report that their enterprises are experiencing more cyberattacks, […]

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 […]

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 136: Risk-based Cybersecurity

Danielle Parks of Nucleus Research joins the podcast to talk about why organizations should take a risk-based approach to cybersecurity.

July 23, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Danielle Parks of Nucleus Research joins the podcast to talk about why organizations should take a risk-based approach to cybersecurity.

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 […]