Aiming for the right defense strategy against ransomware threats
Critical infrastructure sectors are increasingly exposed to ransomware threats. Security expert Steve Caimi explores key security practices for a more robust posture.
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Ransomware Editorial Series 2021
Understanding ransomware at the Pentagon
Just because the U.S. Marine Corps has never been struck with ransomware doesn’t mean cybersecurity personnel in the military aren’t working to fend off such attacks. That’s…
How NIST hopes network defenders will stop ransomware
It's an issue of protecting data integrity, says Bill Fisher.
FBI alert on Egregor ransomware highlighted affiliate cybercrime model
Egregor is one of a number of strains classified as ransomware-as-a-service, meaning users can pay a fee to enlist the malicious code for their crime sprees.
Federal advisories detail bitcoin payments to ransomware gangs, urgency of threat
Treasury recently warned that helping to pay ransomware to any entity on its cyber sanctions list could incur civil penalties.
New global model needed to dismantle ransomware gangs, experts warn
Tackling ransomware gangs globally is a tall order, but a path forward is taking shape.
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Is Congress finally ready to pass meaningful ransomware legislation?
As ransomware attacks afflict every part of the country, lawmakers might be feeling them in their congressional districts, too.
Spanish labor agency suffers ransomware attack, union says
Security experts at the Spanish government’s National Cryptologic Center were responding to the incident.
Universal Health Services reports $67 million in losses after apparent ransomware attack
Cybercrime has been costly to the health sector during the pandemic.
Researchers find financial ties between notorious ransomware gangs
It's the latest indication that Maze, Egregor and other groups may be run by a relatively small number of people.