How financial institutions can make ransomware a less lucrative business
Through constant joint information sharing and pre-emptive defense groupthink, this vulnerable industry can unite to diffuse data-theft fallout.
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By Teresa Walsh, Global Head of Intelligence, FS-ISAC and webmaster webmaster | Monday, May 31, 2021, 3:13 PM Asia/Singapore | Opinions
Through constant joint information sharing and pre-emptive defense groupthink, this vulnerable industry can unite to diffuse data-theft fallout.
Read MoreBy CybersecAsia editors and webmaster webmaster | Thursday, May 27, 2021, 2:24 PM Asia/Singapore | News, Newsletter
Especially in our region, from where two illustrious ransomware threat groups spread their data exfiltration and extortion tentacles.
Read MoreBy Victor Ng | Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 5:04 PM Asia/Singapore | Features, News, Newsletter
Oldsmar water facility and Colonial Pipeline attacks demonstrate why the world needs Anti-Ransomware Day.
Read MoreBy CybersecAsia editors and webmaster webmaster | Thursday, April 29, 2021, 12:21 PM Asia/Singapore | Newsletter, Tips
Signs point to a global drop in general ransomware attacks, but the urgency of boosting cybersecurity hygiene has never been greater.
Read MoreBy CybersecAsia editors and webmaster webmaster | Monday, April 26, 2021, 5:42 PM Asia/Singapore | Newsletter, Tips
Ransomware victims should instead ask preemptive questions that, if answered correctly, will not lead to worries about ransoms.
Read MoreBy CybersecAsia editors and webmaster webmaster | Friday, April 23, 2021, 2:23 PM Asia/Singapore | Newsletter, Tips
Another way to look at the problem is that organizations have just not been proactive enough, making attacks look more sophisticated
Read MoreBy CybersecAsia editors and webmaster webmaster | Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 9:01 AM Asia/Singapore | News, Newsletter
The drop was noted in the user-base of one cybersecurity ecosystem, but the cyberthreat has generally become more targeted and malicious.
Read MoreBy Sharat Sinha, Vice President/ General Manager (APAC), Check Point Software and webmaster webmaster | Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 2:15 PM Asia/Singapore | Newsletter, Tips
When ransomware throws-in the element of extortion and betrayal, organizations had better start beefing up their defenses and crisis management mindset.
Read MoreBy Thales and webmaster webmaster | Monday, April 12, 2021, 9:59 AM Asia/Singapore | Sponsored, Whitepapers
Ransomware has been on the rise and growing more sophisticated. Old protection methods can’t deal with it.
Read MoreBy CybersecAsia editors and webmaster webmaster | Monday, April 5, 2021, 4:32 PM Asia/Singapore | News, Newsletter
WannaCry has resurfaced again for some reason, amid a 57% global surge in the already-high ransomware attack levels: report
Read MoreBy CybersecAsia editors and webmaster webmaster | Monday, March 29, 2021, 10:28 AM Asia/Singapore | News, Newsletter
Even as the novelty of pandemic threats ease in 2021, cybercrooks continue their assault on remote workers not well-trained for cyber-vigilance.
Read MoreBy CybersecAsia editors and webmaster webmaster | Tuesday, March 9, 2021, 9:29 AM Asia/Singapore | News, Newsletter
Bad news: Ransomware-as-a-Service democratized even newbie hackers to pillage organizations. Good news: Some tenacious rings were smashed by international agencies.
Read MoreBy CrowdStrike and webmaster webmaster | Thursday, February 25, 2021, 11:28 AM Asia/Singapore | Infographic, Newsletter
If 2020 statistics are an indication, 2021 is set to see a proliferation of BGH, ransomware and supply chain espionage.
Read MoreBy Sumit Bansal, Managing Director, ASEAN, Sophos and webmaster webmaster | Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 11:07 AM Asia/Singapore | Opinions
From using a network’s own legitimate system tools against itself to buying Ransomware-as-a-Service, hackers are getting bolder by the day.
Read MoreBy CybersecAsia editors and webmaster webmaster | Monday, December 21, 2020, 11:24 AM Asia/Singapore | News, Newsletter
At least this is what one cybersecurity solutions firm believes, based on its own data from installed user bases.
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