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Home » ransomware

Articles Tagged with ''ransomware''

Compliance when it comes ransomware

Beware of paying that ransomware threat

Christian Contardo Doreen Edelman Kathleen McGee
December 31, 2020
Educate your organization on ransomware threats, including best practices and compliance; paying that ransom may not be the best idea.
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Outsourcing Data: Don't Take a Fairytale Approach

Vaccine rollout and remote working will make 2021 a prosperous year for cybercriminals

December 29, 2020
As society continues to navigate through the ongoing pandemic, hackers are honing in on new targets and new means to access sensitive data. To prepare for 2021, Experian is releasing its eighth annual Data Breach Industry Forecast, which predicts five major threats to watch.
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The Institute for Security and Technology launches multi-sector Ransomware Task Force

December 22, 2020
The Institute for Security and Technology (IST) — in partnership with a broad coalition of experts in industry, government, law enforcement, nonprofits, cybersecurity insurance, and international organizations — is launching a new Ransomware Task Force (RTF) to tackle this increasingly prevalent and destructive type of cybercrime.
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A remote holiday season: Top tips to boost security as cyber hygiene diminishes

Mary Blackowiak
December 18, 2020
Nearly two-thirds of workers who have been working remotely during the pandemic would like to continue to do so. While working from home, the boundaries between work and life can decrease or disappear altogether, as employees are using their corporate devices for personal use more than ever before. As we enter the holiday season, IT teams can expect this work/life blend to translate into increased online shopping on corporate devices, which in turn exposes the network to additional cybersecurity threats.
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A first-hand account of one CISO's response to ransomware

A first-hand account of ransomware: To pay or not to pay

Tony Mendoza
December 17, 2020

The author discusses his company’s first-hand account of ransomware that hit the organization and how they navigated this difficult situation that many enterprises have found themselves in.


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To pay or not to pay? paying ransomware can land your company with U.S. sanctions

Paying that ransom request could land you in legal trouble for sanctions violations

Ginger Faulk
Ginger Faulk
December 16, 2020

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has placed businesses on notice that payment of ransoms to certain cyberattackers could get a company in trouble under U.S. sanctions laws and regulations for helping to finance sanctioned organizations. Sanctions violations carry significant civil and criminal penalties, as well as reputational and other risks. So how should your company handle ransomware?


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Cybercriminals targeting K-12 distance learning education to cause disruptions and steal data

December 11, 2020
A new Joint Cybersecurity Advisory, coauthored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), assess malicious cyber actors are targeting kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) educational institutions, leading to ransomware attacks, the theft of data, and the disruption of distance learning services.
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Top US states least likely to go bankrupt after a cyberattack

December 10, 2020

Verizon cybersecurity leaders evaluated which states’ businesses fare best after cyberattacks. To determine the odds of a business recovering from a cyberattack in any given state, they analyzed a host of factors, including internet privacy laws and the number of cyberattacks businesses within each state suffer each year.  Here’s what they found.


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The election’s over, but threats to government and critical infrastructure don’t stop

Rudolph Araujo
Rudolph Araujo
December 8, 2020
When we hear the term “critical infrastructure,” we want to believe that the assets – whether they are physical or digital – are extremely secure. Our minds conjure images of the vaults of Fort Knox, which are protected from every angle. However, critical infrastructure of the digital variety is not necessarily any more secure than any other digital asset. It all comes down to how meticulous the organization is in looking for and quickly closing vulnerabilities and security gaps that expose an attack surface for a bad actor to exploit.
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Hire a ransomware negotiator for your enteprise

Consider these credentials when hiring a ransomware negotiator

Kurtis Minder
Kurtis Minder
December 8, 2020

Yes, you need one. But who do you turn to? Inept ransomware negotiators have left companies in worse shape than they found them in by inciting threat actors to do even more damage. The best approach is to engage a ransomware negotiator before you’re attacked, so they can work with you to create a sound crisis response plan. What should you look for when hiring a ransomware expert to drive crisis planning and response at your enterprise? 


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