Ransomware is running rampant these days, but there are several ways Windows 10 users and admins can protect their PCs. Here’s what to do. CryptoLocker. WannaCry. Petya. Bad Rabbit. The ransomware threat isn’t going away anytime soon; the news brings constant reports of new waves of this pernicious type of malware washing across the world. It’s popular … Read more
Flaws are left open for weeks or longer even when fixes exist, security experts admit, leaving organizations at risk. Forget the stealthy hacker deploying a never-before-seen zero day to bring down your network. IT security professionals admit that one in three breaches are the result of vulnerabilities that they should have already patched. Software vendors … Read more
Ransomware is running rampant these days, but there are several ways Windows 10 users and admins can protect their PCs. Here’s what to do. CryptoLocker. WannaCry. Petya. Bad Rabbit. The ransomware threat isn’t going away anytime soon; the news brings constant reports of new waves of this pernicious type of malware washing across the world. It’s popular … Read more
A year after the global WannaCry attacks, the EternalBlue exploit that was a key enabler for the malware is still a threat to many organisations, and many firms have not taken action, security researchers warn. WannaCry is no longer wreaking havoc in the business world, but a year after the malware crippled business operations around the … Read more
With large-scale cyber attacks and dangerous vulnerabilities such as WannaCry and Spectre, companies have reached a point where the use of traditional antivirus (AV) technologies are no longer sufficient to effectively protect endpoints from hackers. Why signature-based AV is no longer effective Antivirus technologies have not evolved much over the last fifteen years. Their detection model … Read more
With threats becoming more complex, moving from basic attacks against one device to complicated attacks against every device on an organisations network, traditional security simply isn’t enough in the age of digitalization. Thinking back 30 years, heads of IT had a comparatively enviable task when it came to cyber security. Although the job was by … Read more
Ransomware attacks on business increased by 90% in 2017, while attacks on consumers leapt by 93%, according to the latest annual state of malware report by security firm Malwarebytes. The monthly rate of ransomware attacks was up to 10 times more than in 2016, with September 2017 having the largest volume of ransomware attacks against businesses ever documented. … Read more
The issue of cybercrime was thrust into international conversation last year, but what will the phenomenon look like in 2018? Cybercrime really hit the headlines in 2017, with the likes of WannaCry crippling the National Health Service in May, the Petya/NotPetya ransomware attack infecting global companies shortly afterwards and a whole host of data breaches … Read more
2018 could be the year that governments take a more active role in IoT security, and put pressure on device manufacturers to do the right thing for consumers. 2017 will likely be remembered as the year of ransomware, with high-profile attacks by WannaCry and NotPetya dominating the headlines and causing widespread disruption to organisations around … Read more
