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50% of Investigated Security Incidents Were Connected to Ransomware in 2021 for Kaspersky
Kaspersky’s Incident response report found that almost 50% of the investigated security incidents were linked to ransomware this year, 12% points increase from 2020. Kaspersky stated that common targets included the industrial and government sector, making up nearly 50% of…
Dell Reveals New Multi-Cloud Storage and Data Protection Capabilities
Dell is on its way to provide a consistent way to manage storage and data protection for multiple clouds by launching new multi-cloud storage and data privacy innovations. Leveraging the latest updates, users can now protect their business from insider…
How to Secure Distance Learning from Ransomware Attacks in 2021?
FBI has created awareness about the rise in cyber threats like ransomware and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) from K-12 educational institutions as students return to virtual classrooms. Here are some of the security threats endured by the K-12 education…
Ransomware-as-Service Attacks to Rise in 2021, Reports HP
As per HP’s cybersecurity predictions for 2021, security threats like unintentional insider threats, thread hijacking, business email compromise, human-operated ransomware and whaling attacks are set to surge in the next 12 months. The research also pointed out that in 2021,…
Kaspersky Uncovers 2 Cases of VHD Ransomware, Operated by Lazarus
The cybersecurity enterprise Kaspersky announced detecting two cases of VHD ransomware that are owned and operated by a North-Korean APT group called Lazarus. In investigations conducted between March and May 2020, Kaspersky discovered that the Lazarus group had resorted to…
Kaspersky Reports 45% North American Respondents Unaware of Appropriate Response in the Event of Ransomware Attacks
Kaspersky also reports 37% respondents responded erroneously in regard to the interpreting the term ransomware. Thus, the nuisance of ransomware attacks affecting an estimated average of 1 million users isn’t surprising, and that it necessitates aggressive awareness programs.
63% of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures are Associate with High-Value Enterprise Assets, Reports RiskSense
RiskSense Inc’s RiskSense Spotlight Report sheds light on the vulnerabilities of enterprise systems and the resultant patterns ransomware attacks (costing $8billion in 2018) exhibit. The report summarizes 57 of the most exploited vulnerabilities and the industry best practices to steer…
