Articles Tagged with ''ransomware''

11 New US School Districts Compromised by Ransomware; 72 in 2019

December 17, 2019

Eleven new U.S. school districts (comprised of 226 schools) have been compromised by ransomware since late October.

New Orleans Hit by Cyberattack; Declares State of Emergency

December 16, 2019

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell declared a state of emergency after the city was hit by a cyberattack.

How to Close Cybersecurity's Widening Workforce Gap

How are public-private partnerships helping solve the cybersecurity skills gap?

Aidan McCauley

December 6, 2019

To remedy the cybersecurity skills gap and fight data breaches, enterprises across the world are looking overseas. How can public-private partnerships help resolve the industry-wide issue?

5 Tips on How Companies Can Prepare for Cyberattacks and Data Breaches

Marc S. Voses

December 5, 2019

Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” These sage words unfortunately describe the dilemma many companies are facing on a daily basis with increasing frequency. Whether because of a lack of resources to commit to cybersecurity or the C-suite’s reluctance to do things differently, companies are suffering from a rash of bad actors seeking to profit from cyberattacks and the loss of data because of negligent handling by insiders.

British American Tobacco Suffers Data Breach and Ransomware Attack

December 4, 2019

A Romanian web platform owned by the international tobacco company British American Tobacco (BAT) has suffered a data breach and ransomware attack.

New Cyberattack Tactics Against Businesses Require Advanced Network Defenses

Bogdan Botezatu

November 25, 2019

The cybersecurity skills shortage has reached an all-time-high, with 53 percent of organizations agreeing they have suffered from this gap.

Defending Against Ransomware: The Growth of Targeted Attacks

Ransomware attacks are getting bolder and affect enterprises of all sizes.

Anthony Giandomenico

November 7, 2019

Cybercriminals are moving away from mass-volume, opportunistic ransomware attacks. Instead, they are focusing on enterprises they believe will pay their ransoms. What are some security best practices to protect against ransomware?

Webroot Reveals 2019’s Nastiest Threats

October 29, 2019

From ransomware strains and cryptomining campaigns that delivered the most attack payloads to phishing attacks that wreaked the most havoc, what are 2019's nastiest threats, identified by Webroot?

City of Johannesburg's Cyber Network Shut Down by Hackers

October 25, 2019

Hackers have shut down the cyber network of Johannesburg City Council, targeting computers of local government employees in South Africa’s economic hub.

Ransomware, Data Breaches Leading to Increase in Fatal Heart Attacks at Hospitals?

October 24, 2019

The death rate among heart attack patients increased in the months and years afterward at hospitals that experienced a data breach.

ON DEMAND: Business-impacting events such as severe weather, man-made disasters, and supply chain disruption are increasing in frequency and making impacts around the globe.

In today's rapidly evolving security landscape, organizations face an ever-growing array of disruptive events, security threats and risks. Traditional reactive approaches to security intelligence often leave businesses vulnerable and ill-prepared to anticipate and mitigate emerging threats that could impact the safety of their people, facilities or operations.