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Hospitals Increasingly Targeted by Ransomware

December 15, 2016

The healthcare industry has become an increasingly popular target in 2016 due to medical devices with weak security and the use of legacy systems.

Businesses More Likely to Pay Ransomware than Consumers

November 30, 2016

IBM Security announced results from a study finding 70 percent of businesses infected with ransomware have paid ransom to regain access to business data and systems.

Banks Ramping Up Cyber Focus, Working to Coordiante Efforts

Security Vendors Under Pressure to Offer Cyber Guarantees

November 29, 2016

A majority (95 percent) of U.S. companies want to see their IT security vendors offer a guarantee on their products and services, and 88 percent claimed they would change providers if they could find an alternate IT security vendor that offers a guarantee.

Another Growing Issue for CSOs and CISOs

Kevin Coleman

September 30, 2016

A heads-up to CSOs and CISOs. The ability for you to keep up with the continued evolution and introduction of new technologies has been a challenge for years, and it won't end soon.

The Ransomware Dilemma: Is Paying Up a Good Idea?

Sanjay Katkar

September 10, 2016

When it's a choice between maintaining critical, life-saving services or refusing to give in to cyber criminals, healthcare providers face a high-risk, controversial decision when it comes to ransomware demands.

Security Pros Lack Confidence in Ransomware Recovery

September 1, 2016

Only 34 percent of IT Pros are “very confident” they could recover from a ransomware infection without losing critical data.

Healthcare Institutions Ramping Up Data Security Prescriptions

Despite sensitivity of data, many have been slower to lock it down than other industries.

Ed Finkel

September 1, 2016

Hospitals and medical centers face a panoply of threats and challenges around data security, yet the healthcare field has not yet responded as quickly as others, according to chief information security officers (CISOs) and others close to such institutions.

Employees’ Security Hygiene Getting Worse as Ransomware Exposes Insider Negligence

August 30, 2016

At a time when ransomware and other attack techniques that exploit insider negligence become rampant, only 39 percent of end users believe they take all appropriate steps to protect company data accessed and used in the course of their jobs.

40 Percent of Enterprises Hit by Ransomware in the Last Year

August 4, 2016

Nearly 40 percent of businesses have experienced a ransomware attack in the last year, according to a new study.

Ransomware to 'Wreak Havoc' on US Critical Infrastructure in 2016

August 1, 2016

Ransomware will “wreak havoc” on the United States’ critical infrastructure community in 2016, according to a report by the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT).