Ransomware groups hope threats are enough to sway victims so they don't have to follow through. For victims who pay ransoms, the results are almost guaranteed to be less than advertised - more akin to buying a pig in a poke than a contractual guarantee of service.
For the love of humanity, please stop playing into ransomware groups' hands by treating their data leak blogs as reliable sources of information and then using them to build lists of who's amassed the most victims. That's not what data leak sites actually document.
Breathless reports claim 3 million IoT toothbrushes have been remotely compromised and used to target unsuspecting businesses via distributed denial-of-service attacks. Just one problem: This story has more holes in it than the teeth of kid with a 10-pack-a-day Gummy Bear habit.
The number of victims who opt to pay a ransom appears to have declined to a record low. During the last three months of 2023, an average of 29% of organizations hit by ransomware paid a ransom - a notable shift from what ransomware watchers saw in recent years.
Rumors are swirling about how the Department of Health and Human Services lost about $7.5 million in grant payments through a series of cyberattacks last year, including speculation over whether the incidents involved sophisticated AI-augmented spear-phishing or more commonplace fraud schemes.
A previously undiscovered critical exploit can allow threat actors to gain persistent, unauthorized access to Google services and connected accounts even after users have changed their passwords, cybersecurity researchers warn. They said the flaw enables hackers to manipulate the OAuth 2 protocol.
Okta finalized an agreement to acquire Spera Security, saying the purchase will expand its ability to track risky accounts and access misconfigurations. Spera, a Tel Aviv startup, touts itself as a tool for giving security teams "real-time visibility into their entire identity surface."
Most organizations recognize the need for least privilege but can stray off the path to full endpoint security after removing local admins, leaving points of access vulnerable for threat actors. How do you make sure your organization is fully secured without negatively impacting end user productivity and overall...
The data leak and negotiation sites for the Ragnar Locker ransomware group went offline Thursday after an international law enforcement operation, backed by the FBI and police in Europe, seized its infrastructure. Whether the disruption spells the end for Ragnar Locker remains unclear.
Eric Eddy, principal technical marketing engineer at Cisco, discusses critical aspects of user-centric security. From alleviating the security burden on users to the role of zero trust in granting access, Eric provides actionable insights for achieving a seamless and robust security posture.
A data security startup led by a Microsoft and Google veteran and backed by Samsung and CrowdStrike could soon be acquired by Palo Alto Networks. The company is in advanced talks to buy data security posture management startup Dig Security for between $300 million and $400 million.
CyberArk, BeyondTrust and Delinea maintained their spots atop Gartner's privileged access management Magic Quadrant, while One Identity, Wallix and Arcon fell from the leader ranks. Over the past half-decade, PAM has gone from being required for large companies to being an insurance prerequisite.
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