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Home » ransomware

Articles Tagged with ''ransomware''

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Security Predictions for 2020

Corey Nachreiner
Corey Nachreiner
December 30, 2019

In this year’s Cyber Security Predictions, the WatchGuard Threat Lab has imagined the top cyber attacks we’ll see in 2020 and has also provided tips for simplifying your approach to stopping them.


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Unprepared Companies Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks

Canadian Lab Test Firm LifeLabs Pays Ransom After Data Breach

December 26, 2019
LifeLabs recently identified a cyberattack that involved unauthorized access to their computer systems that possibly impacts 15 million people.
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Just Paid the Ransom? Here’s How to Prevent It From Happening Again

Richard Langston
December 23, 2019
Hackers can be relentless with their cyberattacks. While organizations can be vulnerable to many security threats, ransomware is especially ruthless since its attacks are completely automated. It doesn’t matter what industry or business you are in – hackers don’t care if your organization has “nothing of value,” their machines will try to attack anything that is vulnerable.
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New K-12 Cybersecurity Act Mandates DHS Review Schools' Cybersecurity Policies

December 19, 2019
U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to implement stronger cybersecurity protections for K-12 educational institutions across the country.
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Election Hacking, ‘Hybrid Threat Actors’ Could Top List of 2020 Cyber Threats

December 18, 2019

A focus on privacy, evolving threat actors, pervasive deepfake videos and increased election interference are among the issues Optiv Security sees taking on greater importance in the New Year.


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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.


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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.


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How to Close Cybersecurity's Widening Workforce Gap

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


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

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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.
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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. 
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