Articles Tagged with ''ransomware''

From data backups to penetration testing, enterprise cybersecurity leaders can follow these 14 tips to protect business data from ransomware.

There were 4,145 publicly disclosed data breaches that exposed over 22 billion records in 2021, approximately 5% fewer than 2020. 

Swissport flight operations were disrupted after a ransomware attack took down IT systems.

In Episode 9 of The Cybersecurity and Geopolitical Podcast, Ian Thornton-Trump, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Cyjax, and Gareth Corfield, Security and Legal Correspondent at The Register, review the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine and discuss the ongoing “cyber war” in the region.

Global biopharmaceutical company Merck has won a $1.4B legal dispute against its insurer for the NotPetya attacks. 

With multi-million-dollar ransoms and threats to public safety, the stakes are high. Security leaders can no longer afford to leave vulnerabilities unaddressed for five months or five years.

The Q3 Internet Security Report from WatchGuard Technologies found trends relating to ransomware, network attacks and zero-day malware.

One-third of cyberattacks in 2021 targeted healthcare organizations, according to the Third-Party Breach Report from Black Kite.

Law enforcement authorities took action against the criminal misuse of VPN services as they targeted the users and infrastructure of VPNLab.net.

What are some defense strategies, key considerations and best practices cybersecurity leaders should have in place in order to minimize the potential damage of ransomware attacks?