Security

New data puts the spotlight on how most organizations are unable to completely recover their data after a ransomware attack, making the case for better data protection for improved incident response. It appears that organizations simply aren’t prepared in the face of a ransomware Read More

Impact Networking, a leading managed service provider (MSP), today announced Orca Capital Co-Founders Jeff Sekinger and Austin Barnard as the second set of keynote speakers for Impact Optimize 2022. Sekinger and Barnard will be joined by keynote speaker Daniel Pink, a four-time Read More

According to new data, ransomware is expected to be a larger and more likely threat in the next year, making the impacts felt today very relevant as the impetus for improved cybersecurity. According to new data from Bitglass in their 2022 Ransomware & Malware Report, you Read More

Only 8% of ransomware victims get all of their data back after paying the ransom, according to researchers at Sophos. The researchers found that, on average, victims who pay the ransom recover about 65% of their data, while 29% of respondents said they recovered less than 50% of Read More

New data reviewing how the 2020 shift to a remote workforce impacted organizational security shows all too well that since the pandemic onset, cybersecurity has become critically worse. We all know IT’s focus during the pandemic was to primarily get the business running remotely. Read More

With an average of 626 ransomware attacks weekly on health care organizations, it’s evident that the bad guys are stepping up their tactics and focus where they believe the money to be. Health care as a target industry has always been somewhere in the top 10 or even top five Read More

Well, it happened again. As a security professional, I hear a lot of things being said that are exaggerated or just plain untrue. I’ve become used to that, however, there is one phrase that really drives me crazy when I hear it. That phrase is, “Why even bother trying?” As Read More

As organizations look for permanent solutions to operate using a remote workforce, users continue to elevate the risk of cyberattack by not worrying about cybersecurity. There’s something like 1/3 of the world working from home right now. According to a new report The Everywhere Read More

There may be no honor among thieves. And for those who deign to make it a career occupation, so to speak, changing the “rules” of the game is vital in order to remain two steps ahead of the white hat crowd hot on their trail. Certainly, netting big fish raises the visibility and Read More

The recent Twitter hack shows that devastating security breaches don’t always involve sophisticated actors or methods, according to Rachel Tobac, CEO of SocialProof Security. On the CyberWire’s Hacking Humans podcast, Tobac explained that social engineering only requires an Read More

There’s no single defense against phishing and other social engineering attacks, according to Kevin O’Brien, CEO and co-founder of email security company GreatHorn. On the CyberWire’s Daily Podcast, O’Brien explained that the social engineering tactics used in phishing attacks Read More

The unwitting participant appears to be alive and well, based on new data from security vendor Mimecast. With employees being the source of attack surface expansion, what’s an organization to do? When you think of cyberattacks, the assumption is that it’s a simple matter of “the Read More

Funds transfer fraud, also known as business email compromise (BEC), is a much more widespread problem than it seems, according to lawyers at Ice Miller LLP. The attorneys believe this type of CEO Fraud is often underreported by the victims, so that even law enforcement doesn’t Read More

The total cost of the average ransomware attack more than doubles if the victim decides to pay the ransom, according to Sophos’ State of Ransomware 2020 report. The Sophos-commissioned survey of 5,000 IT managers around the world found that the average total cost of a successful Read More

In the history of IT and cyber threats, there has never been a more critical time for organizations to employ security awareness training than now. With employees working from home, the opportunity for cyberattacks to succeed is greatly improved. It may appear that, because you Read More