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 …
Not Ransomware!
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 …
It is World Back-up Day
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 …
School data compromised
Ransomware can happen to any organisation. Tanbridge House School in West Sussex has paid an unstated fee to keep their information out of the public domain and secret following a ransomware attack. Students and teachers at English high school impacted by ransomware attack (therecord.media) However The Ransom House cyber criminals still …
Extortion Ransomware
I have a couple of articles over on CyberAwake looking at the issue of extortion ransomware and offering some tips for small and medium organisations on how to protect their information using tools they already have. From Encryption Ransomware To Extortion Ransomware Part I From Encryption Ransomware to Extortion Ransomware …
