#BHEU: Zero Trust Protects Against Ransomware, Claims Engineer “A zero trust architecture can protect against ransomware” was the resounding claim made by Ben Jenkins, senior solutions engineer at ThreatLocker, during…
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GCHQ Boss: Ransomware Has Doubled in a Year
GCHQ Boss: Ransomware Has Doubled in a Year The volume of ransomware attacks on UK organizations has doubled over the past year, a British spy chief has warned. Director of…
New guidelines for responding to cyber attacks don’t go far enough
Padlokr – Padlokr – If Australia’s electricity grid was targeted by cyber attack the fall out could be severe. Shutterstock Adam Henry, UNSW and Greg Austin, UNSW Debates about cyber…
Cyber spies for hire: efforts to control cyber weapons ignore the agents who use them
Padlokr – Padlokr – Maksim Shmeljov/Shutterstock Alexi Drew, King’s College London Reports of malicious and targeted cyber attacks are becoming increasingly common around the world. In early February, for example,…
Government cybersecurity commission calls for international cooperation, resilience and retaliation
Padlokr – Padlokr – Real-time cyberattacks on a display at the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard. U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr., CC…
Patching Too Tortuous for IT Pros
Patching Too Tortuous for IT Pros Patching vulnerabilities is too labor intensive and convoluted a process for most IT security professionals, according to new research by Ivanti. The Utah-based software company surveyed over…
The Top Ransomware Threats Aren’t Who You Think
Move over REvil, Ragnar Locker, BlackMatter, Conti et al: Three lesser-known gangs account for the vast majority of ransomware attacks in the U.S. and globally. While there seem to be…
Is Australia a sitting duck for ransomware attacks? Yes, and the danger has been growing for 30 years
Padlokr – Padlokr – Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University and Andrew Woodward, Edith Cowan University Australian organisations are a soft target for ransomware attacks, say experts who yesterday issued a…