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Knowing security threats and what steps to take to proactively prevent security incidents is vital if personal healthcare information is to be kept safe.
We take a look at the difficulties faced by ransomware authors as they try to adapt and evolve to the next form of stealthier Bitcoin hoarding: cryptocurrency mining.
Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting schools across the United States and holding student data for ransom.
The government of Mecklenburg County, N.C., said it would not pay a ransom to hackers who took control of several of its computer systems.
Nice introduction.
NotPetya superficially resembles the Petya ransomware in several ways, but there are a number of important ways in which it's different, and much more dangerous.
Archives perennially ask the question "how few copies can we get away with?" This is a question I've blogged about in 2016 and 2011 and ...
Healthcare security experts argue that hospitals must ensure high availability of medical devices and IT systems with practices that resemble preventing and treating disease. Because ransomware is a
Wcry uses weapons-grade exploit published by the NSA-leaking Shadow Brokers.
Businesses and hospitals were disrupted in a massive wave of cyberattacks Friday. Such attacks have increased by more than 500 percent in recent years.
BakerHostetler began publishing its Data Security Incident Response Report in 2015. Although we were the first law firm to do so, inspiration for the
Ransomware attacks on government offices, civic agencies, and schools are on the rise, and include a January 19 attack on the St. Louis Public Library (SLPL). Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts files on a computer or network. The individual or organization responsible for the attack then demands a ransom, generally paid to an anonymous Bitcoin account, to provide a key necessary to decrypt the files.
Ransomware is malware that locks your computer and mobile devices or encrypts your electronic files. When this happens, you can’t get to the data unless you pay a ransom. However this is not guaranteed and you should never pay!
The ransomware wolf in sheep’s clothing that consists of pure JavaScript, scrambles your data, and leaves you with a password stealer.
"The last thing we want to do is lose someone’s life’s work," official says.
New malvertising campaign may have exposed tens of thousands in the past 24 hours.
Hollywood Presbyterian says systems were restored after 10-day lockout.