interview Antivirus and endpoint security tools are falling short as ransomware crews increasingly deploy "EDR killers" to disable defenses early in the attack – a tactic Cisco Talos observed in most ...

The Akira ransomware gang is actively exploiting CVE-2024-40766, a year-old critical-severity access control vulnerability, to gain unauthorized access to SonicWall devices. The hackers are leverging ...

The State of Nevada has published an after-action report detailing how hackers breached its systems to deploy ransomware in August, and the actions taken to recover from the attack. The document is ...

Alexander Slagg is a freelance writer specializing in technology and education. He is an ongoing contributor to the CDW family of magazines. When it comes to cyberattacks, especially ransomware, ...

As cybercrime surges around the world, new research increasingly shows that ransomware is evolving as a result of widely available generative AI tools. In some cases, attackers are using AI to draft ...

The number of active ransomware groups has been ‘increasing year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter,’ GuidePoint Security’s Jason Baker tells CRN. Ransomware victim volume declined markedly in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has just published a new ...

Mike Tyson’s punchy (pun intended) adage rings all too true for organizations reeling from a ransomware attack. In recent years, ransomware has proven capable of bringing even a thriving business to ...

Ransomware groups come and go, but one constant is that manufacturing remains a top target. The ransomware landscape is ever-evolving. New groups emerge and old ones dismantle or rebrand.

Small businesses aren’t too small to be targeted by cybercriminals, and the consequences can be worse. That’s why protecting against ransomware attacks should be a top priority. “Ransomware can be ...