A few of the ransomware stories in the media at the moment – to give you some idea of the scale of the cyber security risk you have to plan for. Do you need training?

I have gathered here just a selection of the ransomware stories that have made the headlines – for these there are many more that go unreported in the media or even outside the organisation.

‘Lives are at stake’: hacking of US hospitals highlights deadly risk of ransomware | Hacking | The Guardian

1.9m patients’ medical data exposed in PFC ransomware attack • The Register

New Lilith ransomware emerges with extortion site, lists first victim (bleepingcomputer.com)

Bandai Namco confirms cyberattack after ransomware group threatens leak – The Record by Recorded Future

French telecom company La Poste Mobile struggling to recover from ransomware attack – The Record by Recorded Future

This is an excellent article from Adam Janofsky at The Record tracking ransomware over the last month:

Ransomware tracker: the latest figures [July 2022] – The Record by Recorded Future

All of this is really telling you – make a cyber security plan and if you have review it and make sure it will work.

Coming up in September we have a Master Class scheduled that will take a small business owner or manager through some simple steps and exercises to equip them with the starting blocks for a cyber security plan. It would be just as useful to a manger or owner that wants to check their current plan or review the cyber security plan they are paying a third-party to maintain for them.

Business cyber security – Masterclass

Please Note:

I am on leave so the news this week is “in brief”. You can still contact me via the contact page and Octagon Technology.