A record number of ransomware attacks

This not not good reading – an increase in ransomware attacks:

March 2023 broke ransomware attack records with 459 incidents (bleepingcomputer.com)

ransomware response plan

Your takeaway is – you need a plan for ransomware! If you’d like a little help with this have a look at my recent mini-series on ransomware:

Ransomware – A Primer

The short 10 minute read articles lay out the ransomware landscape and offer a variety of tips and advice on getting started on a ransomware incident response plan.

I have also written a couple of pieces on extortion ransomware:

From Encryption Ransomware To Extortion Ransomware Part I – CyberAwake

From Encryption Ransomware to Extortion Ransomware Part II – CyberAwake

Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles

Please Note:

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