This post originally appeared on KnowBe4, May 24, 2021. The “business” of BEC is becoming increasingly more lucrative for cybercriminals, as they develop new ways to defraud individuals and organizations of their money. Modern BEC attacks leverage some really good social engineering that security defenses aren’t able to detect or prevent because there is nothing…
With 81% of organizations believing ransomware attacks will become more prevalent in the second half of 2021, nearly everyone is preparing for the worst to come.
This post originally appeared on KnowBe4. With average payments rising to over $220K, organizations scramble to stop ransomware attacks as gangs begin taking more advantage of software vulnerabilities as their attack vector. If there were stock in ransomware companies, someone would be making a fortune. The latest data from ransomware incident response company Coveware shows the folks…
Cybersecurity is an ever-increasing threat to businesses. With more data and increasingly complex systems to manage, network administrators and CISOs have cybersecurity top of mind. But how does it fit in your company’s overall training plan for employees? What threats or potential security risks does your company face? And are your employees aware of potential…
Join InfoSystems on April 1st at 9AM Eastern for coffee and casual, interactive discussion around the importance of cybersecurity awareness. About this Event With the majority of data breaches being the result of human error, business leaders are increasingly recognizing that a more intentional focus on the human side of security is critical to the…
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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…