In 2023, companies paid more in ransomware attacks than ever before, more than $1 billion according to Chainalysis, with a trend line from 2019 showing continued escalation. I don't believe that ...

Two recent ransomware attacks on mental healthcare providers are reminders of the security incident response and risk mitigation pressure faced by entities handling especially sensitive patient ...

QUESTION: Ransomware attack groups are getting more violent. How should CISOs respond to this change in tactics? Jim Doggett, CISO, Semperis: At the start of 2025, it seemed like the world may have ...

As organizations worldwide rush to mitigate the outbreak of the WannaCry crypto-locking ransomware, Adam Meyers of CrowdStrike shares insights on what researchers have gleaned from the attacks and how ...

Businesses across the globe are wrestling with the ongoing and evolving threat of ransomware, with recent victims including food, mining and even technology companies. However, ransomware isn’t just a ...

What does the company have to disclose and when? Does it need to investigate? Should the company contact law enforcement, and if so, when? Should it pay the ransom? Each of these questions, which ...

Approximately one-third of all data breaches in 2023 involved ransomware or extortion, according to Verizon's "2024 Data Breach Investigations Report." This, combined with the fact that 68% of ...

Smart organizations work to stay ahead of the ransomware threat. Prevention matters, but even that work offers no guarantee that the dreaded day won't one day arrive. That reality means it is critical ...

Please click here to register. Higher education institutions are being bombarded with cyberattacks. Denial of service, data breaches, and insider threats are prevalent, but ransomware has become an ...

Time bomb ransomware does not kick down the front door, it quietly walks in, takes a seat, and waits. Months can pass before anything obvious happens. During that time, it studies your environment, ...

CISO, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis When ransomware hits, the clock starts ticking. In my case, what looked like a routine outage at the University of Health Sciences and ...

A new report shows that organizations taking longer than nine hours to address an email security breach have a 79 percent chance of also being a victim of ransomware. The study from Barracuda, based ...