Risk Management November 14, 2023

The evolution of ransomware: Lessons for the future

5 min read - Ransomware has been part of the cyber crime ecosystem since the late 1980s and remains a major threat in the cyber landscape today. Evolving ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly more sophisticated as threat actors leverage vulnerabilities, social engineering and insider…

Risk Management June 21, 2023

Paying ransomware’s ransom: Why it’s time to reconsider

4 min read - Each year, we continue our everlasting hope that ransomware attacks will disappear. The unfortunate reality is that ransomware is as prominent as ever. Experts predict that ransomware attacks will only become more frequent and sophisticated, posing an even greater threat…

Intelligence & Analytics December 29, 2022

The 13 costliest cyberattacks of 2022: Looking back

5 min read - 2022 has shaped up to be a pricey year for victims of cyberattacks. Cyberattacks continue to target critical infrastructures such as health systems, small government agencies and educational institutions. Ransomware remains a popular attack method for large and small targets…

Risk Management December 27, 2022

The most prolific ransomware gangs of 2022

3 min read - As we look forward to 2023, we can find many ransomware lessons in looking back at 2022. The year brought us numerous attacks by many of the same gangs we’ve watched for years, as well as some newcomers. Many ransomware…

Government October 11, 2022

How the US government is fighting back against ransomware

6 min read - As ransomware-related payments surged toward $600 million in the first half of 2021, the U.S. government knew it needed to do more to fight back against cyber criminals. For many years, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had…

Risk Management October 4, 2022

Why do ransomware gangs keep coming back from the dead?

4 min read - Ransomware gangs are major players in the cybersecurity space, especially in recent years. ZDNet reported that ransomware gangs increased their payments by over 311% from 2019 to 2020, with totals for all groups exceeding $350 million in 2020. Ransoms continued…

Risk Management January 31, 2022

Why local governments remain at risk of cyber crime

4 min read - While big-name incidents fill the headlines, local governments and agencies face cyber crime at an alarming rate. In a very direct way, this impacts everyone’s life. The pandemic has forced state and local groups to deploy defenses at a distance…