Data Protection August 22, 2023

One simple way to cut ransomware recovery costs in half

4 min read - Whichever way you look at the data, it is considerably cheaper to use backups to recover from a ransomware attack than to pay the ransom. The median recovery cost for those that use backups is half the cost incurred by…

Application Security August 10, 2023

Vulnerability management, its impact and threat modeling methodologies

7 min read - Vulnerability management is a security practice designed to avoid events that could potentially harm an organization. It is a regular ongoing process that identifies, assesses, and manages vulnerabilities across all the components of an IT ecosystem. Cybersecurity is one of…

News August 9, 2023

Will data backups save you from ransomware? Think again

4 min read - Backups are an essential part of any solid anti-ransomware strategy. In fact, research shows that the median recovery cost for ransomware victims that used backups is half the cost incurred by those that paid the ransom. But not all data…

Fraud Protection July 13, 2023

Crypto fraud in 2023: How can security teams fight

4 min read - Hackers stole $4.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2022, making it the worst year on record for crypto fraud. While the government pushes for regulation in the digital coin market, cryptocurrency remains a volatile industry and a risky bet for…

News July 12, 2023

Lessons learned from the Dallas ransomware attack

4 min read - Ransomware groups have attacked at least 34 local governments in the U.S. this year so far. Nearly 60% of these incidents involved stolen data during the attacks. One of the latest victims was Dallas, a city of almost 1.3 million…

News June 28, 2023

Spot fake extortion attacks without wasting time and money

4 min read - Ransomware attacks — the scourge of businesses, schools, hospitals and other organizations — follow a familiar pattern. Shady criminals contact an organization, telling them their company or customer data has been breached, encrypted and/or exfiltrated. Pay us money, or we’ll…

Data Protection June 27, 2023

How application allowlisting combats ransomware attacks

5 min read - Ransomware attacks are on the rise in both volume and sophistication. Triple extortion (a ransomware attack on one business leading to extortion threats on its business partners) is raising the cost of attacks. Ransomware-as-a-Service puts the means to attack in…

News June 26, 2023

High-impact attacks on critical infrastructure climb 140%

4 min read - Prior to the pandemic, cyber-sabotage attacks on manufacturing plants were non-existent. Today, the situation has changed dramatically. As per a recent report, attacks that led to physical consequences in process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing and critical industrial infrastructures impacted over 150…

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…

Risk Management June 19, 2023

A history of ransomware and the cybersecurity ecosystem

4 min read - The number and complexity of cybersecurity tools have grown at a dizzying pace in recent decades. As cyber threats like ransomware became more numerous and complex, antivirus and threat management tools expanded to meet these challenges. Security experts now often…