Research by Coveware has shown a significant drop in ransomware payments by victims. New Ransomware Reporting Requirements Kick in as Victims Increasingly Avoid Paying (coveware.com) The reasons for the drop are varied but one of the highlighted reasons is that more organisations have ransomware strategies in place and are prepared …
Where do you get help with Ransomware?
Not from this cyber security expert: Ransomware victims targeted by fake hack-back offers (bleepingcomputer.com) Cyber-criminals will take advantage of anything to exploit a victim. Your takeaway from this… You need a ransomware plan and you can get (real) help with that starting with my Ransomware Primer – a series of …
Yet another way for ransomware gangs to extort you
I have written about three of the ways ransomware hackers can extort you in my Ransomware Primer Mini-Series: Now the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has come up with yet another method to get organisations to pay their ransoms. In the US there is a legal obligation for publicly traded companies to …
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Patches and Updates. When they go wrong…
I am always pushing the necessity of keeping up with patches and updates – they are everyone’s essential step for good cyber security. However here is the warning tale for when things go wrong at the vendor end: HP rushes to fix bricked printers after faulty firmware update (bleepingcomputer.com) When …
Business Continuity Planning
Following the pandemic, I thought everyone would have a written business continuity plan. Of course, I was proven wrong! Do You have a plan for the unexpected? Are you a business owner? If so, this is for you as having a business continuity plan is super important for a few …
