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CloudCover’s CC/B1 CyberSafety Platform™ Now Insured By $1 Million Ransomware Warranty

September 22, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Ransomware Warranty is first in three-part market-disrupting cybersecurity offering from company MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CloudCover®, an automated AI-driven cybersecurity platform, today announced the inclusion of a $1 Million Ransomware Warranty with a three-year contract for its CC/B1 CyberSafety Platform™. The warranty program is one of three network data insurance protection offerings the company will roll out over […]

New Ponemon Institute Research Shows Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Delivery Organizations Can Lead to Increased Mortality Rate

September 22, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

An Independent Analysis of Nearly 600 Providers Also Demonstrates How COVID-19 Has Reduced Their Ability to Defend Against Cyber Threats BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#covid–Ponemon Institute, the pre-eminent research center dedicated to privacy, data protection, and information security policy, surveyed 597 IT and IT security professionals to understand how COVID-19 has impacted how healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) protect […]

There Is No Evidence Russia-based Ransomware Is Slowing Down

U.S. law enforcement and cybersecurity experts say cybercriminals are still operating in Russia with impunity.

September 16, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

When rEvil went dark over the summer, some thought that the U.S. government’s pressure on Russia for allowing ransomware gangs to operate in the country was paying off. However, the ransomware gang that leveraged the Kaseya platform to infect over 1,000 organizations has since resurfaced, and there are no clear signs that the Russian government […]

Cloud Security Alliance Releases New Guidance for Healthcare Delivery Organizations That Provides Measurable Approach to Detecting and Defending Against Ransomware Attacks

September 16, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

With 560 ransomware attacks on healthcare providers in 2020, HDOs must architect their cloud for failure to better protect patient data BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cloud–The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications, and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, today released Ransomware in the Healthcare Cloud, […]

Cybersecurity Pioneer Cyemptive Technologies Hosts Online Panel on “Anatomy of a Ransomware Attack: What Everyone MUST Know!” with Leading Security Experts

September 9, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

SNOHOMISH, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cybersecurity–Cyemptive Technologies, a provider of preemptive cybersecurity products and technology and winner of a Department of Homeland Security’s national competition for most innovative security-related solution in the market, will host a webinar on ‘Anatomy of a Ransomware Attack: What Everyone MUST Know!” on Thursday, September 16, at 11 am Pacific Daylight Time. The […]

Ransomware Attacks Increase Threefold; IT Must Adapt

According to NCC Group, ransomware attacks have increased threefold this year as bad actors become more sophisticated and organized.

September 8, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

When the U.S. government began pressuring Russia to do more to stop ransomware groups originating from that country from attacking U.S.-based organizations, IT and cybersecurity professionals were hopeful that those actions would pay off. Shortly after a meeting between the two country’s leaders, infamous ransomware group rEvil went dark, which some thought was a sign […]

What Is The Ideal Ransomware Victim?

Lucrative organizations in the U.S. leveraging remote work technologies are the ideal ransomware victim, says cyber firm KELA.

September 7, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

According to a new report, the ideal ransomware victim is in a lucrative commercial market in a wealthy country that uses remote desktop protocol or a VPN. Cybersecurity firm KELA’s report cited activity from July 2021 that indicated ransomware attackers prefer organizations in specific geographies and markets, and prefer very specific products for initial network access. […]

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 138: The Growing Threat of Ransomware

Brian Linder, a cybersecurity evangelist with Check Point Software, joins the podcast to talk about the growing threat of ransomware. 

August 16, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Brian Linder, a cybersecurity evangelist with Check Point Software, joins the podcast to talk about the growing threat of ransomware. 

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 […]

Top 3 Ransomware Operators by Income

A new ransomware payment tracking site aims to make financial transactions to ransomware operators more transparent, see who's on top.

August 13, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

A new ransomware payment tracking site aims to make financial transactions to ransomware operators more transparent, see who’s on top.