The Costs of Ransomware in 2015 = at least $325M

December 3rd, 2016 |Categories: Social Engineering, Ransomware, Security, Datto

Healthcare Top Target in specific "Gatak" Ransomware Attacks

Recent research shows that healthcare is typically a main target in Gatak ransomware attacks, which lures victims through phony websites for pirated software product licensing keys.

December 1st, 2016 |Categories: Solutionary, Healthcare, Ransomware, Security, HIPAA, Gatak

Urgent Phishing Alert: AdultFriendFinder Scams Coming

This is an Urgent Phishing Alert, Warn Your Users Against AdultFriendFinder Scams Now that WILL be coming to someone soon.

How long does it take to recover from a ransomware infection?

It Takes 33 Hours according to a recent survey by Vanson Bourne of 500 cybersecurity decision makers that was sponsored by SentinelOne.

Ransomware spreads like a virus in the cloud

The focus on exploitation never stops, and the hackers are always one step ahead. Today we were notified in an artcile from the folks at www.knowbe4.com of an obscure 2-year old ransomware strain [...]

October 5th, 2016 |Categories: virlock, Technology, netskope, Ransomware, Security, knowbe4.com

FBI Warns That Ransomware Attacks Are Getting More Dangerous And Expensive

This "security" thing continues to become more and more of an issue in our business lives, as well as personal. Recently the FBI posted a warning explaining what the potential losses are, including [...]

Bad guys need to constantly find new ways to lure their victims

"Bad guys need to constantly find new ways to lure their victims. If billing notifications were very common for a while, not all people in a company are working with such kind of documents. Which [...]

August 30th, 2016 |Categories: Healthcare, KnowBe4, Ransomware, Security, HIPAA

Healthcare tops for ransomware incidents in Q2

Roughly 88 percent of all ransomware detected was discovered in healthcare, while the next most targeted industry was education at 6 percent, according to the report, published by Solutionary. One [...]

Ransomware is Serious Business

Ransomware is serious business and it continues to proliferate throughout the world. In particular, hackers have focused intensely on the Healthcare industry. This is due to several factors, [...]

##Security Alert: More Ransomware

Security Alert. Beware of a particularly nasty variant of ransomware that is going far beyond encrypting your harddrive. This one is particularly scary because traditional email filters and antivirus [...]