Ransomware attacks pose the biggest cybersecurity threat to U.K. organizations, particularly hospitals and schools, the country’s National Cyber Security Centre warns. So far in 2022, 18 ransomware attacks have required nation-level coordinated efforts to mitigate the threats, it adds.
Should Australia's Medibank health insurer pay extortionists to prevent the release of sensitive medical documents related to millions of Australians? There's no easy answer to remedying what is the most severe cybercriminal incident in Australian history.
One of many impactful ways organizations using MDR can benefit is reducing their time to detect and respond from typically 280 days to as little as a few minutes – thereby dramatically reducing the impact of an event.
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According to this report, the tangible returns from investments in MDR include:
90% reduction in time to detect high-risk threats that require investigation;
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A lot has been written on ransomware, but many organizations continue to react tactically to these attacks instead of with mindful intent.
The Splunk SURGe team utilized the scientific method in a controlled environment to measure the speed at which 100 samples of ransomware from 10 popular variants encrypted...
Many ransomware-wielding attackers - including big-name groups - have been collectively shooting themselves in the foot by resorting to "amateur" tactics, including decryptors that fail to decrypt as well as gangs re-extorting the same victims. Cue fewer victims opting to pay a ransom.
Fallout from the hack of Australian health insurer Medibank continues to worsen as the company twice this week acknowledged a wider set of affected individuals. Hackers had access to the personal data of 4 million individuals and significant amounts of health claims data.
Nearly one month after a ransomware attack on the nation's fourth-largest hospital network, CommonSpirit Health is still struggling to bring online the various IT systems - including electronic medical records, prescriptions and patient appointment scheduling - affected at many of its facilities.
One of Australia's largest private testing laboratories announced a data breach affecting 223,000 Australians. Ransomware-as-a-service group Quantum took credit for the incident, posting an 86-gigabyte file in June. "There is no evidence of misuse of any of the information," says Medlab Pathology.
Ransomware-wielding gang Vice Society, living up to its name, continues to test new strategies to take down more victims. If those bona fides aren't bad enough, the group has a predilection for hitting schools and threatening to dump stolen student data on its dedicated data leak site.
The Abnormal Security team just launched a new threat intel site named Abnormal Intelligence. Crane Hassold shares resources available, including an attack library, semi-annual threat intel reports, a glossary and exclusive insights from the Abnormal team.
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Ransomware attacks have continued to dominate headlines, and they’re constantly becoming more sophisticated.
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Migrating to cloud-based productivity platforms like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace comes with easier collaboration, more agility, less maintenance, and reduced costs.
Yet, email attacks become a larger challenge as we work to keep data and employees safe in a cloud-based environment. How can you minimize these...
The holidays are just around the corner to usher in a bustling season of togetherness, shopping, travel, and charitable donations. It’s a special time of year for many of us - including fraudsters and cybercriminals.
Frauds and scams accompany the season as bad actors take advantage of spikes in online activity...
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