Some advice from BT on how to protect your small business if you lack the resources much larger organisations can afford to have: Understand the risks – it’s crucial to know what different types of cybercrime there are and how to identify them, as they could lead to anything from sensitive data being stolen, to your website going […]
More than 60% of global ransomware attacks are directed at the US and UK, according to a report by Atlas VPN. 52% targeted US organisations, 11% UK-based. Canada and the Rest of The World accounted for the remaining 37%. Outdated technology and a lack of cybersecurity staff make government departments the ripest of targets. Interconnected […]
Europol has reported that there was a 300% increase in ransomware payments in the year 2019-2020 and cyber criminals are developing new techniques to make ransomware campaigns more effective and likely to result in a payout. “The use of traditional mass-distributed ransomware seems to be in decline and perpetrators are moving towards human-operated ransomware targeted […]
The total number of vulnerabilities associated with ransomware attacks is now 278, according to a new report from Ivanti. Meanwhile the sophistication, ambition and number of active ransomware groups is increasing. Five of the 12 most recently identified vulnerabilities are capable of remote code execution attacks and two are capable of exploiting web applications and […]
Source: Statista Informed Sauce is hosting an Infinidat-sponsored event in London on 2 December about protecting businesses from cyber crime. Short talks from the Metropolitan Police, a military-trained cyber threat expert and sponsor Infinidat’s EMEA Field CTO will be followed by a panel-led, room-wide moderated discussion, with plenty of opportunities for you to contribute your […]
Ransomware insurance protection is a new and somewhat unwelcome additional cost consideration for the UK’s small to medium-sized business sector. Driven by the pandemic, organisations have largely or at least partially moved to remote operations. This creates a problem for both insurer and insured. Adequate protection against cyber criminals is very much a moveable feast […]