It’s no secret that midmarket organizations face many of the same security challenges as enterprises, but often without the same level of resources to combat them. When these midmarket security challenges are combined with the fact that the global workforce is increasingly becoming more decentralized (accelerated by the current health crisis), new hurdles emerge and bring with … [Read more...]
The Case Against Backdoors Into Encryption
Tech companies have focused heavily on privacy and security over the past decade and many have rolled out products with improved encryption. Although encryption can come in many forms and varies by product or service, its intent is always to protect data confidentiality. But, not everyone is in favor of strong encryption. The industry has fought hard in recent years to fend off … [Read more...]
Why Ransomware is Paying Off for Attackers
Ransomware attacks have steadily escalated over the last year and a half. Newer attacks have focused on specific targets, demanded higher ransoms, and grown more advanced, targeted and difficult to spot. In early 2020, a new ransomware attack named Maze stole data from infected machines before locking them, giving the ransomware authors an additional revenue stream. … [Read more...]
Protecting Healthcare From Global Threats
This week, over 40 international organizations, led by the Red Cross, called for the end to cyberattacks on healthcare. While working to combat Covid-19 many healthcare providers have struggled with Ransomware and other cyber-attacks. These attacks prevent hospitals and care facilities from operating at 100% and likely cause harm if not death of some patients. "Above all, … [Read more...]
MedusaLocker Ransomware Will Bypass Most Antivirus Software
Last week we came across ransomware with unique evasion techniques in a new variant, or possibly a copycat, of the MedusaLocker ransomware. MedusaLocker ransomware, first seen in September 2019, came with a batch file to evade detection. Batch files contain script commands running in a Command Prompt on Windows machines and have the .bat extension. In the malicious … [Read more...]
