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How enhanced classification of cloud data can minimize ransomware risk
COMMENTARY: Ransomware attack claims worldwide rose by a staggering 74% in 2023 compared to 2022, underscoring the escalating threat they pose to businesses globally. Particularly vulnerable are high-stakes sectors such as financial services and healthcare, where attacks nearly doubled in frequency...
CryptoGuard: An asymmetric approach to the ransomware battle
Ransomware is one of the most significant threats facing organizations today. Battling it is no easy task, particularly given that threat actors are continually refining their techniques and approaches. Recent shifts, for example, include tweaks to ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) models; the adoptio...
Small-scale ransomware attacks persist
Smaller-scale ransomware attacks continue to be prevalent and damaging, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. Adhubllka ransomware, which is linked to CryptoLocker ransomware and has been used to compromise small businesses and individuals since January 2020, w...
Insurance firms often targeted for customers' personal information
Insurance companies are expected to offer financial protection to their customers. But when it comes to cyber threats, insurers are increasingly finding themselves the victims of a merciless onslaught from data thieves, ransomware groups, hacktivists and even nation-states. “The insurance indu...
The data exfiltration deluge: we’ve lost the battle, but can win the war
Despite organizations continuing to invest heavily in the latest cybersecurity technologies and the realization that AV software can’t defend against most new attack vectors, cyberattacks are at an all-time high. This year has witnessed an unparalleled number of attacks which have devastated infr...
A five-point strategy for taking on ransomware
Ransomware threats have been growing in frequency and severity in recent years. It’s estimated victims paid nearly $350 million worth of cryptocurrency in ransom payments in 2020, a 311% increase over the previous year. And this number likely significantly underestimates the actual amount paid, a...
Ransomware’s sixth epoch points to disturbing trend
Ransomware attacks are dominating the security news headlines this year, and unfortunately, there’s no sign of these targeted attacks – or the stealthy cybercriminals behind them – slowing down. As a cybersecurity researcher who has studied these threats for more than two decades, I’ve identif...

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