I have recently added a number of articles to my Ransomware Primer and as I am away on a project for a client, I thought for this week’s Wednesday Bit, I would point you at that primer: Your Takeaway The new to remind you how serious ransomware can be have …
Ransomware the Next Steps (pt.2)Â
In the first part of this article on how ransomware has changed, we looked at the actual attacks, today we are going to look at ransomware payments. Ransomware. Pay up? In the early days of ransomware, paying for the decryption key was an option. Although back then most people who …
Ransomware Warnings
Yesterday I wrote about the continuing malicious development of ransomware as part of my Wednesday Bit series: Ransomware the Next Steps (pt.1) As you can see that was part 1, I will be continuing the article next week looking at the changing landscape of ransomware. But for now let me …
Ransomware the Next Steps (pt.1)Â
Ransomware is probably the most well known of the modern cyber security threats, regularly making the mainstream press when high profile organisations and/or large numbers of users are compromised by the actions of cyber-criminals (BBC News, 2025). When ransomware began… I can remember the first time we had to deal …
Not Forgotten…
Just in case you thought ransomware was done, the US Government Agency, CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency – not closed yet) issued a warning that the Medusa ransomware operation has hit over 300 organisations in February 2025. #StopRansomware: Medusa Ransomware | CISA Your Takeaway I have two things for you: …
