Public entities in North Carolina are prohibited from paying a ransom demand following an attack, an idea that may be spreading to other U.S. states. According to an article in the National L
This month, our focus is on living-off-the-land techniques, and why they help ransomware threat actors execute attacks more stealthily. The concept of living-off-the-land (LotL) was first int
Often in the ransomware world, the oldest, most common methods of hacking an organization remain the most effective. That includes social engineering, which, although some feel is less effect
There is no doubt that the reset option for computing devices has changed has proved a game changer. It’s the chance to start over once again with a clean slate. For enterprises that manage
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It’s no secret that the sums demanded by ransomware extortionists have become more outrageous over the last three years. Ransomware started out as a crime against home users, with ransoms i
There’s a perceived notion that Linux is more secure than Windows when it comes to ransomware and other types of malware. But “safer by default” doesn’t mean safe out of the box. You
Though Windows has by far been the most popular target, ransomware is steadily on the rise while spreading to additional platforms. Likelihood of Attack by OS A recent Statista study shows th
For several years, defenders and law enforcement have gone to great pains to warn people that ransomware is a global problem. While the organizers of many of the largest cybercriminal ransomw
