First, some good news: Ransomware payments are down. One estimate suggests that ransomware groups extorted 40% less money from victims in 2022 compared to 2021 ($456.8 million versus $765.6 million).

Ransomware threats continue to evolve, with cloud environments and object storage like Amazon S3 becoming an increasingly frequent target. In a recent online summit titled "Real-World Ransomware ...

The best defense against ransomware attacks is proactive, not reactive. Using an analytics-focused approach to monitor your network for suspicious activities, detect and isolate anomalies, and alert ...

Many cybercriminals are rich. They might drive expensive cars and live in mansions, making millions annually. Some are funded by governments that use ransomware for cyber warfare, but most cyber ...

Ransomware vs. Multi-Cloud: How to Protect Multi-Cloud Environments From the Next Attack Though the scale and economics of the cloud are a boon for today’s enterprise, moving applications and data out ...

DragonForce is fighting a “turf war” with rival ransomware operators as it seeks to assert its dominance in the cybercrime marketplace, according to new Sophos research. The group appears to be ...

August’s data breach warning from the Colorado Department of Higher Education following a ransomware attack is just the latest in a long string of attacks on higher education. In June, Kaiserslautern ...

March 2023 was the most prolific month recorded by cybersecurity analysts in recent years, measuring 459 attacks, an increase of 91% from the previous month and 62% compared to March 2022. According ...

Ransomware has become a defining cybersecurity threat, increasing in scale, sophistication, and cost. In the UK alone, recent months have seen a wave of high-profile incidents disrupting everything ...

Hackers are getting better at hiding and stealing files without raising alarms.