ransomware

Threat Report T2 2022

Welcome to the T2 2022 issue of the ESET Threat Report! The past four months were the time of summer vacations for many of us in the northern hemisphere. It appears that some malware operators also took this time as an opportunity to possibly rest, refocus, and reanalyze their current procedures and activities. According to […]

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The State of Ransomware in State and Local Government 2022

Findings from an independent, vendor-agnostic survey of 5,600 IT professionals in mid-sized organizations across 31 countries, including 199 respondents from the state and local government sector. Introduction Sophos’ annual study of the real-world ransomware experiences of IT professionals in the state and local government sector has revealed an ever more challenging attack environment. Together with

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2022 Thales Data Threat Report: Critical Infrastructure Edition

Critical infrastructure, which for the purposes of this report includes energy/utilities, telecommunications, transportation and trucking/ shipping companies, became top of mind for many beginning in 2020 when high-profile security attacks impacted millions of people across the globe. From the ransomware attack that compromised a major U.S. gas pipeline in 2021 to the rise of nation-state

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Cyber Protection Operation Centers Report: Ransomware dominates threat landscape

Introduction and summary Acronis was the first company to implement complete integrated cyber protection to protect all data, applications and systems. Cyber protection requires the researching and monitoring of threats, as well as abiding by the five vectors of safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity and security, or SAPAS. As part of the strategy, we’ve established four

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Cyber Signals, August 2022

Introduction Cybercriminals emboldened by underground ransomware economy While ransomware continues to be a headline-grabbing topic, there’s ultimately a relatively small, connected ecosystem of players driving this sector of the cybercrime economy. The specialization and consolidation of the cybercrime economy has fueled ransomware as a service (RaaS) to become a dominant business model, enabling a wider

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Joint cybersecurity advisory

 2021 Top MalwareStrains This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) was coauthored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). This advisory provides details on the top malware strains observed in 2021. Malware, short for “malicious software,” can compromise a system by performing an unauthorized function or process. Malicious cyber

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