Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
To increase the attack surface of this extortion ransomware attack threat actors did not go after a single organisation, they targeted and breached an IT company that was holding information for more than 140 organisations, much of it very sensitive: Cyber attack: Data from charities stolen in ransomware attack – …
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Read the article, but the headline here tells you nearly everything you need to need to know. Ransomware for Macs. LockBit ransomware encryptors found targeting Mac devices (bleepingcomputer.com) This is the first time the prolific LockBit ransomware gang have deployed encryption malware that operates on Apple’s MacOS.
Researchers have discovered a new strain of ransomware malware, they have named Rorschach, which has a very fast encryption engine. New Rorschach ransomware is the fastest encryptor seen so far (bleepingcomputer.com) This makes having a well trained team, who know exactly what to do if they even suspect they may …
I recently wrote a mini-series of articles looking at various aspects of ransomware and what you need to do about it. Ransomware – A Primer – Smart Thinking Solutions That series mainly concentrated on encryption ransomware but the cyber gangs are also turning to extortion ransomware – so I wrote …
Happy World Back-up Day. Reminding people and organisations annually about backing-up is a good thing but you or someone should be thinking about your back-ups every day! Here is what I consider to be the minimum for a ransomware resilient back-up has to be: Following these guidelines for all your …
