The vast majority of ransomware victims end up paying their attackers to get their data unlocked, according to a new report from cybersecurity software provider ThycoticCentrify. The report, “2021 State of Ransomware Survey and Report: Preventing and Mitigating the Skyrocketing Costs and Impacts of Ransomware Attacks,” based on survey responses from 300 U.S.-based IT professionals, […]
If you have ever thought about the many IoT devices that live on networks at your organization, you should seriously look into the security of those products and segment those networks. At the very least, change the default passwords. That’s the lesson an Illinois high school district learned when a student hacked into his school’s […]
Microsoft has released patches for 71 new vulnerabilities in Windows systems and applications this past Tuesday, which follows 11 previously patched software flaws in Microsoft Edge and OpenSSL. That makes 82 patches this month, which is just slightly down from the 86 patches issued by Microsoft in September. This month’s patches address issues in Edge, […]
Medical records for nearly 69,000 patients at a New Mexico hospital were deleted when an unauthorized individual accessed its network last year. According to a statement released last week by the San Juan Regional Medical Center (SJRMC), the hacker used malware to remove patient information from its network on Sept. 7-8, 2020. The attack was reported to the U.S. Department of […]
Microsoft said it is tracking what it believes is an Iran-based threat actor that has been observed conducting “extensive password spraying” against more than 250 organizations, including U.S. and Israeli defense technology firms. Other targets include points of entry in the Persian Gulf or global maritime transportation companies that do business in the Middle East. […]
Cybersecurity giants McAfee and FireEye have completed their merger, creating a cybersecurity company with more than 40,000 customers, 5,000 employees and nearly $2 billion in revenue, according to the companies. The merger is complete with the technology consortium Symphony Technology Group (STG) closing its sponsored acquisition of FireEye in an all-cash transaction worth $1.2 billion. […]
The constant barrage of ransomware attacks and notable IT supply chain compromises are largely attributed to Russia-based threat actors, and Microsoft’s 2021 Digital Defense Report confirms that the vast majority of cyberattacks are coming from Russia. Specifically, 58% of cyberattacks observed by Microsoft from nation-states have come from Russia from July 2020 to June 2021. […]
A pair of U.S. lawmakers are introducing a bill designed to improve information sharing on ransomware threats by requiring organizations that pay the ransom to disclose information on the payment and attack to the Department of Homeland Security. The bill is designed to bolster the U.S. government’s understanding of how cybercriminal enterprises like ransomware groups […]
CompTIA’s 2021 State of Cybersecurity report calls for a new Zero Trust mindset in wake of cloud-computing.
Microsoft is introducing a new security feature in Exchange Server designed to protect against security threats that have known mitigations. According to the company, the Emergency Mitigation feature is a built-in version of the Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT) that works with the cloud-based Office Config Service (OCS) to provide protection against known threats. It’s […]
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