In December 2021, researchers discovered a new ransomware-as-a-service named ALPHV (a.k.a. "BlackCat"), considered to be the first professional cybercrime group…
QNAP force-updated customer's Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices with firmware containing the latest security updates to protect against the DeadBolt…
How Passwordless can Help us Win the Ransomware War
By Hemen Vimadalal is CEO and founder of 1Kosmos Approximately $590 million in ransomware payments were made in […] The…
The Week in Ransomware – January 28th 2022 – Get NAS devices off the Internet
It's been a busy week with ransomware attacks tied to political protests, new attacks on NAS devices, amazing research released…
Energy Sector Still Needs to Shut the Barn Door
One third of the companies studied haven't fixed their credential management — the same issue that led to the Colonial…
The Looming CISO Mental Health Crisis — and What to Do About It, Part 1
The next big threat to corporate security may not be a new strain of malware or innovative attacker tactics, techniques,…
Navigating Nobelium: Lessons From Cloud Hopper & NotPetya
Nearly every organization should assume that it is at risk, but there are ways of countering the tactics used by…
Hackers are taking over CEO accounts with rogue OAuth apps
Threat analysts have observed a new campaign named 'OiVaVoii', targeting company executives and general managers with malicious OAuth apps and…
Who Wrote the ALPHV/BlackCat Ransomware Strain?
In December 2021, researchers discovered a new ransomware-as-a-service named ALPHV (a.k.a. "BlackCat"), considered to be the first professional cybercrime group…
Data Privacy Day 2022: How Can AI Help in the Fight Against Ransomware?
Fewer than one-quarter of organizations believe they are fully prepared for a ransomware attack, threatening data privacy
QNAP force-installs update after DeadBolt ransomware hits 3,600 devices
QNAP force-updated customer's Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices with firmware containing the latest security updates to protect against the DeadBolt…
Linux version of LockBit ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers
LockBit is the latest ransomware gang whose Linux encryptor has been discovered to be focusing on the encryption of VMware…