If you use Microsoft Exchange, chances are you’ve heard quite a bit of chatter recently about a widespread cybersecurity attack that exploits four critical vulnerabilities. Some cybersecurity experts are saying the scope of the attack is unprecedented. Indeed, across the globe, tens of thousands of organizations had their email servers compromised in attacks targeting Microsoft…
This post originally appeared on the Healthcare IT News on March 5, 2021. The September 2020 apparent ransomware incident led to a network shutdown throughout the health system's U.S. facilities. Universal Health Services reported an estimated pre-tax "unfavorable impact" of $67 million as a result of a cyberattack in 2020 that led to a network shutdown throughout its…
Many businesses have enabled workers to access business resources and data from their mobile devices. But allowing access from portable, often untrusted computing devices, typically owned by the employee (BYOD), puts organizations at risk for a cyberattack. Generally speaking, mobile users are more distracted and less discerning when using their devices, which makes them easy…
In December 2020, a massive data breach made headlines: More than 100 private sector companies and at least nine federal agencies were targeted by hackers through a malicious update to SolarWinds’ Orion network monitoring platform. Believed to be backed by a foreign government, most reports call it the worst data breach to hit the U.S.…
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This post originally appeared on the KnowBe4 website on February 1, 2021. New data shows that pushback from the ransomware victim “market” may be influencing just how much cybercriminals are asking for as ransom and are being paid. 2020 seemed to point to ransomware continuing to grow in devastation and cost; Ryuk reached a $34 million ransom…