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Ransomware Attacks Rise Almost 93% in 2021

Ransomware attacks almost doubled, rising 92.7% in 2021, and the trend will likely continue through 2022 and beyond, NCC Groups says.

February 23, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Ransomware attacks almost doubled in 2021, rising to 92.7% year-over-year, according to NCC Group, a global cyber security and risk mitigation firm. The firm’s 2021 Annual Threat Monitor shows a gradual but noticeable rise in ransomware attacks since the pandemic began. Ransomware accounted for 65.38% of all incidents dealt with by NCC’s global cyber response […]

Dragos Industrial Cybersecurity “Year in Review” Reports Rise in Threat Groups, Vulnerabilities, and Ransomware as ICS/OT Systems Digitally Transform

February 23, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Number of industrial organizations with external connections to their Industrial Control Systems doubled, yet 86% of organizations report limited-to-no visibility of ICS environments HANOVER, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dragos, Inc., the global leader in cybersecurity for industrial controls systems (ICS)/operational technology (OT) environments, today released its fifth annual Dragos ICS/OT Cybersecurity Year in Review (YIR) report, the most […]

Phishing, Ransomware Continue To Plague Businesses As Awareness Stagnates

Proofpoint phishing report finds that 60% organizations hit with ransomware in 2021 paid the ransom, but not all data is recovered.

February 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

More than two-thirds were infected with ransomware from a direct email payload, and 60% of those victims paid the ransom, according to new research from cybersecurity and compliance firm Proofpoint. The company’s 2022 State of the Phish Report, the results of a survey of 600 IT professionals and 3,500 workers, reveals that phishing and other […]

Ransomware Attacks Increase 105% In 2021, SonicWall Report Finds

SonicWall's Cyber Threat Report reveals that ransomware volume has exploded over the last two years, rising 232% since 2019.

February 17, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ransomware actors had a field day last year, conducting over 623 million ransomware attacks around the world, resulting in a 105% increase from the year prior, according to cybersecurity firm SonicWall. The company’s 2022 Cyber Threat Report released Thursday also finds that ransomware volume has exploded since before the pandemic, rising 232% since 2019. That […]

CISA Warns of Increased Globalized Threat of Ransomware

Ransomware tactics and techniques are continuing to evolve and place an immediate threat to organizations globally.

February 16, 2022 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

In 2021, 14 of the 16 U.S. critical infrastructure sectors were hit with ransomware, according to the CISA, FBI and NSA in a new report. And it’s not just happening the U.S., Australia’s critical infrastructure entities have been hit, as well as in the U.K. The education sector was one of the top U.K. sectors […]

ZeroFox Releases 2022 Forecast Report Anticipating Increases in Ransomware, Third-Party Compromises and Malware-as-a-Service

February 10, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New report details expected threat activity trends and recommendations for security teams to address external threats WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ZeroFox, a leading external cybersecurity provider, today published the “2022 Threat Intelligence Forecast,” detailing expected cybercriminal behavior trends including ransomware, malware-as-a-service, vulnerabilities and exploits. Within the report, the ZeroFox Intelligence team reviews 12 months of threat actor activity […]

CyberSaint Finds Local Government and Utilities Overwhelming Most Likely to Pay Ransoms in “State of Ransomware Attacks Report”

February 10, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CyberSaint, the developer of the leading platform delivering cyber risk automation, announced today the release of the firm’s “State of Ransomware Attacks Report,” which identifies which sectors pay the most in ransom, have the propensity to pay, and delves into the future of ransomware. Ransomware attacks have targeted and inflicted damage at all levels […]

VAST Data Teams With Commvault to Deliver Modern Data Protection Platform, Delivers 50x More Performance for Rapid Ransomware Recovery

February 9, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

With VAST Data’s All-Flash Universal Storage Solution, Enterprise Customers Can Save Up to 40 Percent Compared to Legacy, Hard-Drive Based Purpose Built Backup Appliances NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VAST Data, the storage software company breaking decades old tradeoffs, today announced a partnership with Commvault to launch an integrated, modern backup solution, providing superior safeguards for organizations looking […]

Cybercriminals Target Linux-based Systems With Ransomware and Cryptojacking Attacks

February 9, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

VMware report finds more than half of Cobalt Strike users are using the tool illicitly PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As the most common cloud operating system, Linux is a core part of digital infrastructure and is quickly becoming an attacker’s ticket into a multi-cloud environment. Current malware countermeasures are mostly focused on addressing Windows-based threats, leaving […]

The Average Ransomware Payment In Q4 Was Over $322,000

Increasing law enforcement attention is forcing ransomware actors to target larger companies, pushing average ransomware payments higher.

February 8, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ransomware payments have skyrocketed in recent months, hitting an average of over $300,000 in the last quarter of 2021, as the risks of doing business has increased for ransomware threat actors, according to a new report. Coveware, a ransomware recovery firm, reports that the average ransomware payment in the fourth quarter was $322,168, a 130% […]