Halcyon, the first cybersecurity platform explicitly built to defeat ransomware, is making its debut in the Middle East and the company will be available at GITEX 2024. As ransomware threats escalate globally, the Middle East has become a prime target, with cybercriminals increasingly exploiting regional organizations by holding critical systemsRead More…
Rick Vanover, Senior Director of Enterprise Strategy at Veeam emphasizes that zero trust principles should extend to data backup and recovery systems. This includes least privilege access, immutability, system resilience, proactive validation, and operational simplicity to protect against ransomware.Read More…
Amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, ransomware attacks in 2024 are set to reach record levels, escalating the risks faced by companies worldwide. There is a shift toward more sophisticated extortion tactics, emphasizing the urgent need for coordinated global actionRead More…
Yeo Zi Wei, a Junior Incident Response and Digital Forensics Analyst at Group-IB, discusses how EstateRansomware exploits software vulnerabilities, encrypts data, and demands ransoms. The group’s advanced, stealthy techniquesRead More…
Global law enforcement recently announced Operation Endgame, a widespread effort to disrupt malware and botnet infrastructure and identify the alleged individuals associated with the activity. In a press release, Europol called it the “largest ever operation against botnets, which play a major role in the deployment of ransomware.”Read More…
The Proofpoint Threat Research Team reveals that beginning April 24, 2024, and continuing daily for about a week. Proofpoint observed high-volume campaigns with millions of messages facilitated by the Phorpiex botnet and delivering LockBit Black ransomware.Read More…
Kaspersky’s latest research reveals a concerning trend in the global cybersecurity landscape, with ransomware attacks accounting for every third cyber incident in 2023. The report sheds light on the escalating threat of targeted ransomware groups, which have seen a 30% increase globally compared to 2022, along with a 71% surgeRead More…
Sophos has released additional findings from its annual “State of Ransomware 2024” survey. According to the report, among organizations surveyed, 97% of those hit by ransomware over the past year engaged with law enforcement and/or official government bodies for help with the attack. In addition, more than half (59%) of thoseRead More…
