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Australian Medical Facilities Hit by Ransomware
2019-10-02 12:18

Official Hints That Backups May Aid in RecoveryMedical facilities and hospitals across the state of Victoria in Australia were infected by file-encrypting ransomware on Monday, causing the...

Ransomware Hits Hundreds of US Schools, Local Governments: Study
2019-10-02 08:45

Hundreds of US municipalities, schools and health organizations have been hit by ransomware in 2019, leading to massive service disruptions, researchers said Tuesday. read more

Top 5 tips to prevent ransomware
2019-10-01 20:21

Ransomware continues to present a real cybersecurity threat. Tom Merritt offers five ways you can prevent it from affecting your business.

Ransomware Attacks Leave U.S. Hospitals Turning Away Patients
2019-10-01 19:22

Ransomware attacks have crippled hospitals worldwide, forcing them to turn away patients and cancel surgeries.

Medical Practice Closing Permanently After Ransomware Attack
2019-10-01 14:15

Medical Practice Closing Doors Permanently After Ransomware Destroys Patient Records and Backups read more

Senate Passes Bill Aimed At Combating Ransomware Attacks
2019-09-30 15:51

New legislation has been approved by the U.S. senate aimed at protecting local cities and schools from ransomware attacks.

Ransomware attacks against small towns require collective defense
2019-09-30 11:21

There is a war hitting small-town America. Hackers are not only on our shores, but they’re in our water districts, in our regional hospitals, and in our 911 emergency systems. The target du jour...

Baltimore Ransomware Carnage Compounded by Local Storage
2019-09-30 11:03

Auditor Reveals Lack of IT Policies Ensuring Employees' PCs Centrally Backed UpThe city of Baltimore's ransomware outbreak - $18 million in costs and counting - led to many crypto-locked files...

How to defend your organization against browser-hijacking malware and ransomware
2019-09-26 19:00

Network attacks more than doubled this past quarter versus the prior quarter, according to a new report from security provider WatchGuard.

Organizations Warned of Dual Threat Posed by RDP and Disruptive Ransomware
2019-09-25 14:22

In a paper warning about the evolution of what it calls 'disruptionware', the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) highlights ransomware and RDP access as the current focus of a...