By Rick Vanover, Senior Director of Product Strategy, Veeam Ransomware remains a significant cybersecurity threat for government agencies as ransomware attackers evolve methods to escape detection. The ultimate goal for attackers is not simply to exfiltrate and encrypt data to force victims to pay their ransom, but to totally removeRead More…
Check Point Software Technologies has announced an extended collaboration with Intel Corporation to offer enhanced anti-ransomware capabilities for Check Point Harmony’s customers. As ransomware attacks increase in scale and sophistication, integrating the Intel vPro(R) platform’s Threat Detection Technology (TDT) within Check Point Harmony Endpoint helps provide enterprises with processor levelRead More…
The seminar hosted by systems integrator and managed security services provider NGN International discussed how ransomware infiltrates computer systems and encrypts data to blackmail the victim. NGN International recently hosted the fourth and final session of its ‘majlis’ ransomware awareness seminars on the 8th of December at the Arab InternationalRead More…
Mimecast has released its latest State of Ransomware Readiness 2 report, revealing that ransomware has become a primary threat to organisations worldwide, with Middle Eastern companies not spared from the devastating impact of ransomware attacks.Read More…
With a global surge of 75% in ransomware attacks, Trend Micro solutions protected organizations from 63 billion threats in H1 2022 Trend Micro has predicted that ransomware groups will increasingly target Linux servers and embedded systems over the coming years. The latest Trend Micro 2022 Midyear Roundup Report recorded aRead More…
Trend Micro predicts that ransomware groups will increasingly target Linux servers and embedded systems over the coming years Trend Micro predicts that ransomware groups will increasingly target Linux servers and embedded systems over the coming years. The latest Trend Micro 2022 Midyear Roundup Report recorded a double-digit year-on-year (YoY) increaseRead More…
Sophos has published findings of a new survey, “The Reality of SMB Cloud Security in 2022.” The survey found that, among Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) users, 56% experienced an increase in the volume of attacks on their organization when compared to the previous year, and 67% were hit byRead More…
Cybereason has published results from a global study of organisations that had suffered a ransomware attack on a holiday or weekend. The study highlights an ongoing disconnect between the increased risk organisations face from ransomware attacks that occur on holidays and weekends and their readiness to handle them, as year-over-year,Read More…
