Ever since gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931, very little has stood in the way of an industry that never seems to run short of customers with money to lose in its nearly 300 casinos. They don’t call electronic slot machines “one-armed bandits” for no reason. And yet the idea of walking out of […]
In what might sound like an unremarkable incident, in early August a single PC in a factory in Wolverhampton, U.K., was compromised by malware connected to the notorious LockBit ransomware group. The PC in question belonged to Zaun, a British manufacturer of high-security perimeter fencing. Unfortunately, the compromise allowed the attackers to download 10GB of […]
Of all the root causes of ransomware, malicious advertising (malvertising) is probably not a threat vector most CISOs lose much sleep over. Malvertising, it is assumed, is old school: Criminals buy keyword advertising on a search engine, luring anyone who clicks on a rogue link to sites offering a range of bad possibilities. It sounds […]
Sponsored Post: Nasuni Although many criminals often return to the scene of their crimes for macabre reasons, cybercriminals often return to the scene of a successful ransomware attack for more pragmatic purposes: success breeds success. According to Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), 73% of organizations have been the victim of a successful ransomware attack, and 32% […]
Earlier this year, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published some promising figures for its Early Warning service set up to give U.K. organizations a rapid heads-up about developing cyberattacks, including ransomware. Formally launched in 2021 as part of the NCSC’s wider Active Cyber Defence (ACD) program, Early Warning is available at no cost to […]
Sponsored Post: Nasuni | Ransomware attacks have unfortunately become a pervasive and common occurrence for modern organizations. According to Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), 73% of organizations have been the victim of a successful ransomware attack that resulted in financial loss, disrupted business operations, or other impacts (see Figure 1) within the past 12 months. According […]
