APAC was hardest hit by ransomware this year: Time to buck up!
Hit by the perfect pandemic storm amid a global IT talent crunch, the final resort may be MDRs and MSSPs …
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Rising levels of digitalization may be widening the ‘ransomware resilience gap’
With increasing migrations to cloud platforms due to DX, one recent study has discerned a lag in data management and protection.
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QakBot operators swap ProLock ransomware for Egregor code
Forensic analyses since September have shown the switch to code that is similar to Egregor and Sekhmet.
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APAC hardest hit by ransomware to the tune of US$1.18m
This is according to a global survey involving 800 responding firms in the region.
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The rise of ransomware 2.0
Why risk having your ransomware victims refuse to pay when you can also add extortion threats that can ruin their business?
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Ransomware is evolving to deal with financial institutions
Here are five of the most notorious threat actors for the financial services industries across APAC and the world.
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Ransomware attacks on health sectors are not easing up
Upticks in the United States and APAC are indicative of hacker desperation amid socio-political and economic unrest.
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Ryuk ransomware attacks in US hospitals
The Asia Pacific and EMEA regions are no less vulnerable, and are a reflection of current medical, socio-political and financial trends.
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Targeted ransomware groups such as Maze trending in Southeast Asia
The increased SEA attack surfaces for ransomware groups has prompted the cybercrooks into added blackmail or extortion into their arsenal.
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‘Unintended’ ransomware attack causes the death of a hospital patient
A ransom note addressed to a university ended up in a German hospital, leading to the world’s first ransomware-linked hospital tragedy.
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Think 3,2,1 to protect your business against ransomware
A strong, multi-layered defense and strategy to address ransomware is composed of three key elements: education, implementation and remediation.
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How a ransomware tried to execute a US$15m attack in three different ways
A post-mortem report shows how the versatility and persistence of cybercriminals effectively increases attack surfaces for exploitation.
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Foiling ransomware attacks with an immutable backup architecture
When no organizations are impervious to cyberattacks, backup immutability should be part of every business’ defense strategy. Find out more here…
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Fewer SE Asia ransomware attacks, but more targeted APT attacks in H1
Two factors probably account for this trend, but we must not let our guard down for even a moment.
Ransomware attacks detected and blocked by cybersecurity provider Kaspersky on computers of small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Southeast Asia have dwindled from 1.4M hits in H1 2019 to just half a million in H1 2020, based on their latest figures.
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How to buy your own ransomware campaign and launch attacks
“Have fun, bro!”—this ominous message from the Dharma Ransomware-as-a-Service toolset means anyone...
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