Top 10 cyber security trends for 2022
February 24, 2022
Andrew Gogarty, Chief Security Evangelist at Secon, shares his predictions for the top cyber security trends set to hit the industry in 2022. Read More
February 24, 2022
Andrew Gogarty, Chief Security Evangelist at Secon, shares his predictions for the top cyber security trends set to hit the industry in 2022. Read More
December 9, 2021
The National Cyber Security Centre has provided support for a record number of incidents in 2021, and outlines the threat of ransomware. Read More
September 2, 2021
We speak to Elizabeth Kolade on the trends she's witnessing in the cyber security sector at present, including AI, ransomware and convergence. Read More
February 12, 2021
Alsid's Jérôme Robert offers IFSEC Global readers four key takeaways from Microsoft’s 80 page 2020 Digital Defence Report. Read More
July 30, 2018
David Navin, head of healthcare and enterprise at Smoothwall, reflects on the lessons of the ransomware attack that affected more than 200,000 computers in over 150 countries and brought more than a third of NHS Trusts to a standstill. Read More
April 13, 2018
Ransomware attacks are the top cybersecurity threat to organisations and are now targeting business-critical systems, according to a new report from Verizon. Read More
April 11, 2018
SecuritySolutionsWatch.com spoke to the company’s CEO, Steve Visconti, about the rise of ransomware, the dark underbelly of Bitcoin and how Extenua’s Cloud2Drive configured with SilverShield can protect against ransomware. Read More
February 21, 2018
Datto Inc’s State of the Channel Ransomware Report says that in 2016/2017 ransomware cost European SMBs (small and medium-sized businesses) £71 million in downtime-related costs, with the average ransom demand being between £350 and £1,407. Read More
February 8, 2018
The Malwarebytes Labs State of Malware report 2017 examines attack methods, malware developments, and distribution techniques used by cybercriminals last year. Read More
November 10, 2017
There were 167 times as many ransomware attacks in 2016 (638 million) as 2015 (four million). Could off-the-shelf hacking tools be a big part of the reason? Read More
August 2, 2017
Whether through compassion or for less admirable motives, ransomware developers do in rare instances release master keys with which victims can recover their files, says David Balaban of Privacy PC. Here's a rundown of the keys released so far. Read More
May 12, 2017
Several cybersecurity experts have shared with IFSEC Global their thoughts on the implications and lessons to draw from the global wave of ransomware attacks. Read More
February 10, 2017
A four-star Austrian hotel has paid hackers a ransom free its systems from a ransomware infection after guests were locked out of their rooms. Read More
July 8, 2016
Ransomware – a type of malware that encrypts a computer’s files and threatens to delete them unless money is paid – is causing havoc in a growing number of companies. Read More
January 1, 2014
With the threat landscape deteriorating globally, threats to enterprises in APAC will continue to grow exponentially, says Michael Sentonas, VP & CTO, APAC for McAfee. In an interview with Varun Haran of InformationWeek,Sentonas opines that attackers have begun targeting low hanging fruit in the region more and more. He sheds light on evolving threats, techniques and culture. Read More