Ransomware attacks are still newsworthy events. Barely a day goes by in the cyber security world without hearing a story of a company, university or government agency that has been compromised by a ransomware attack. Did you know that according to an FBI study 34%...
Ransomware was quite notable in 2021. Several high-profile ransomware cases became newsworthy with some disconcerting developments. According to the FBI, there were more ransomware attacks in the first half of 2021 than all of 2020. Not only were the number of attacks up,...
The news is no longer filled with stories of ransomware holding business data hostage. With increased political coverage last year and of course COVID-19 coverage, it has been relegated to the back burner. That does not mean, however, that ransomware is no longer a threat. ...
Small businesses increasingly face the same cybersecurity risks as larger businesses but with fewer resources to protect themselves. In fact, according to the 2018 State of Cybersecurity in Small & Medium Size Businesses study by the Ponemon Institute: 67% of small and medium-sized businesses have been...
In what should not be a surprise to anyone reading this, 2017 surveys have shown that ransomware attacks against businesses like yours increased in 2017 over 2016. (4.3 times as many to be exact) The hackers behind these attacks have been so successful in monetizing...
Ransomware is making the news again this month, with the WannaCry virus that affected hundreds of thousands of computers in many countries around the world (150 countries according to Wikipedia), including the United States. This virus would encrypt all of your files and demand ransom...
Many of our blog postings have something to do with data security in one form or another. The reason is because today’s world is different than the world was five years ago. If you have not changed the way you are securing your critical data...
Viruses are becoming not only increasingly sophisticated but increasingly destructive. It used to be that if you were infected with a virus or malware, you were at risk of having your files copied and perhaps accounts compromised. With the advent of ransomware, hackers...