The Week in Ransomware – January 14th 2022 – Russia finally takes action
Today, the Russian government announced that they arrested fourteen members of the REvil ransomware gang on behalf of US authorities.…
At Request of U.S., Russia Rounds Up 14 REvil Ransomware Affiliates
The Russian government said today it arrested 14 people accused of working for "REvil," a particularly aggressive ransomware group that…
Russia Takes Down REvil Ransomware Operation, Arrests Key Members
Timing of the move has evoked at least some skepticism from security experts about the country's true motives.
The Cybersecurity Measures CTOs Are Actually Implementing
Companies look to multifactor authentication and identity and access management to block attacks, but hedge their bets with disaster recovery.
Maryland Dept. of Health Responds to Ransomware Attack
An attack discovered on Dec. 4, 2021 forced the Maryland Department of Health to take some of its systems offline.
Defense contractor Hensoldt confirms Lorenz ransomware attack
Hensoldt, a multinational defense contractor headquartered in Germany, has confirmed that some of its UK subsidiary's systems were compromised in…
Multiple Ukrainian government websites hacked and defaced
At least 15 websites belonging to various Ukrainian public institutions were compromised, defaced, and subsequently taken offline. [...]
Why Hackers Attack Mobile Devices and How to Prevent It
By Nicole Allen, Marketing Executive at Salt Communications According to a Gallup poll, the frequency of remote work […] The…
What’s Next for Patch Management: Automation
The next five years will bring the widespread use of hyperautomation in patch management. Part 3 of 3.
Microsoft RDP Bug Enables Data Theft, Smart-Card Hijacking
The vulnerability was patched this week in Microsoft's set of security updates for January 2022.