Security News

Cerber2 ransomware released, no decryption tool available (Help Net Security)
2016-08-08 19:49

The author of the widely distributed Cerber ransomware has released a newer version, and files encrypted with Cerber2, unfortunately, can’t be decrypted without paying the ransom. Several weeks...

Gunter Ollmann on the Future of Ransomware, Exploit Kits, and IoT (Threatpost)
2016-08-05 16:00

Gunter Ollmann, CSO at Vectra networks, talks to Mike Mimoso about ransomware as a prototype for malware going forward, as well as the long-term future of exploit kits and whether IoT is something...

More than half of UK enterprises hit by ransomware attacks (Help Net Security)
2016-08-04 14:00

A multi-country study that surveyed 540 CIOs, CISOs and IT Directors from companies with an average of 5,400 staff across the UK, US, Canada, and Germany and found that nearly 40 percent of...

To stop ransomware, opt for app graylisting and admin rights removal (Help Net Security)
2016-08-03 13:13

CyberArk Labs tested over 23,000 ransomware samples from more than 30 prevalent malware families, including Cryptolocker, Petya and Locky, in order to better understand common infection,...