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Even by its own grim standards, the last two years have been a remarkable time for the ransomware industry. Incidents have become ever more spectacular, while the ransoms being demanded have

Earlier this year, the FBI released data which was interpreted by many in the tech press as saying phishing attacks were significantly more costly to organizations than ransomware. This concl

In a joint cybersecurity advisory, several US government agencies warned that ransomware attacks on schools would likely increase in September. This might have been slightly more helpful if t

We’ve explored what you can do to try to reduce the risk of a ransomware attack in your VMware environment, but sometimes despite our best efforts environments are still compromised. Let’

How do today’s ransomware attackers find a way in? In truth, there are numerous routes, some more obvious than others. The key for ransomware attackers is to find an initial staging post. O

I previously explained how zero trust’s objectives and principles can prepare you for a ransomware attack. Let’s now talk about actual implementation via microsegmentation. What Microsegm

In early August 2022, the McAfee Mobile Research team identified a new virus, called HiddenAds, making its way through the Google Play store. According to the McAfee researchers, this virus h

On Sept. 6, two Utah-based newspapers reported that their company files had been encrypted and rendered inaccessible, delaying the publishing presses for 24 hours. Days earlier, something sim

I love to use analogies, so when I was asked to put together an article comparing honeypots vs. honeynets, I immediately thought of the word “fish.” Fish is an interesting word, in that i