Tag: Ransomware

A survey has found a majority of IT security professionals believe remote workers face bigger security risks due to being isolated from their companies’ security teams.

A mid-year report by internet security company SonicWall has found the number of ransomware attacks in H1 2021 has already outperformed the entire year of 2020.

Microsoft has claimed a ransomware campaign employing bogus call centers to trick victims into downloading malware may be more dangerous than previously thought.

President Joe Biden has claimed the US is more likely to end up in a ‘real shooting war with a major power’ due to cybercrime than any other form of conflict.

Kapalya, an encryption management platform, has received a $256,000 grant from the US’ National Science Foundation (NSF).

The US government has introduced a new interagency task force aimed at combating the increasing challenge of ransomware on the United States.

The Russian-speaking REvil ransomware gang has seen its sites go dark, a few days after it claimed responsibility for the massive cyberattack of US IT provider Kaseya.

Interpol has urged police agencies and industry partners to unite to prevent a possible ransomware pandemic from taking hold.

US IT provider Kaseya has become the latest in a growing line of organisations to suffer a cyberattack at the hands of the REvil ransomware group.

Honeywell has found the number of cyber threats that use USB sticks and other external media devices as a launch point has doubled during 2021.