ransomware

Avast Global PC Risk Report, H1 2021 Snapshot

It has been more than a year since Covid-19 started spreading and, in that time, the virus has defined the entire world, both online and offline. Avast observed cybercriminals using the pandemic to their advantage, spreading scams and phishing attacks to exploit people’s natural thirst for information during unprecedented times. During this time, ransomware attacks […]

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Learnings from the Kaseya Supply Chain Attack and Mass Ransomware Incident

On Friday, July 2, at least eight MSPs were hit with ransomware that infected their infrastructure and many of their customers. The attack exploited some unpatched vulnerabilities in the on-premises Kaseya VSA product, and then leveraged the remote monitoring and management (RMM) solution to help spread the ransomware. The incident allegedly has affected up to 1,500 companies, and

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2021 Ransomware Victims Report

The Cold Reality of Ransomware Attacks Ransomware is one of the most widely discussed threats in cybersecurity. However, not enough research exists about the experiences of organizations that have actually suffered from ransomware attacks. For this report, Sapio Research Ltd—an independent research firm—surveyed 200 IT decision makers whose organizations experienced a ransomware attack between 2019

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A Fresh Look at Trickbot’s Ever-Improving VNC Module

The journey of Trickbot starts almost half a decade ago, when it appeared in the form of a banker and credential-stealing application. Drawing inspiration from Dyre (or Dyreza), Trickbot consists of an ecosystem of plugin modulesand helper components. As of late, the Trickbot group, which has managed to infect millions of computers worldwide, has played

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Defending Critical Infrastructure from Ransomware Attacks

AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND CONDUCTED LIVE – 24 JUNE 2021 CYDEF – Chief EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steve Rainville Steve has over 20 years of experience in information technology, 15 of which are specifically in IT security services. Steve brings extensive expertise in cyber security services, including Security Operations Centre (SOC) planning and optimization, SIEM solution deployments and security

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