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How Major Gangs’ Shutdown Affected Ransomware Trends

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Ransomware has been making headlines for several years in a row. In their quest for profit, attackers have targeted almost every type of organization, from healthcare and educational institutions to service providers and industrial enterprises, affecting nearly every aspect of daily life. This year, these groups are still managing to come up with new, elaborate […]

Web Shell Attacks Surpass Ransomware As Top Threat: Cisco

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Cisco Talos has released its cybersecurity report for the first quarter of 2023, highlighting the most common attacks, targets and other significant trends. The findings show that web shells were the top observed threat, comprising nearly 22 percent of incidents- a novel increase compared to previous quarters. Web shells are malicious scripts that enable threat […]

93% Of Cyberattacks Target Backup Storage To Force Ransom Payment

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Organisations of all sizes are increasingly falling victim to ransomware attacks and inadequately protecting against this rising cyberthreat. According to new data in the Veeam 2023 Ransomware Trends Report, one in seven organisations will see almost all (>80%) data affected as a result of a ransomware attack – pointing to a significant gap in protection. Veeam […]

Data Encryption From Ransomware Reaches Highest Level

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Sophos has released its annual “State of Ransomware 2023” report, which found that in 76% of ransomware attacks against surveyed organizations, adversaries succeeded in encrypting data. This is the highest rate of data encryption from ransomware since Sophos started issuing the report in 2020. The survey also shows that when organizations paid a ransom to […]

Arcserve Named In 2023 Leadership Compass For Cloud Backup For Ransomware Protection

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Arcserve has announced it has been named an overall leader in the KuppingerCole’s 2023 Leadership Compass for Cloud Backup for Ransomware Protection. The report, which evaluated the main attributes and functions of cloud backup solutions for ransomware protection, recognized Arcserve’s leadership in product and market categories. KuppingerCole’s report analyst Mike Small wrote: “Based on our […]

Ransomware Affected Half OF All Organizations Last Year

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Fortinet has unveiled its 2023 Global Ransomware Report. The report is based on a recent global survey conducted by Fortinet and explores cybersecurity leaders’ perspectives on ransomware, particularly how it impacted their organizations in the last year, and their strategies to mitigate an attack. Key findings from the global survey include: The global threat of […]

Veeam named the #1 data protection and recovery solution worldwide

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Veeam Software has announced that it has been ranked the #1 global provider by International Data Corporation (IDC) in its latest IDC Semiannual Software Tracker, 2022H2 for Data Replication & Protection software. The tracker reports that Veeam, with a year-over-year growth rate (not adjusted for constant currency) of 8.1%, grew faster than the other top […]

Kaspersky shares 3 tips to keep data safe this World Backup Day

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According to a recent survey by Kaspersky, over 60% of local businesses in the UAE and Saudi Arabia reported problems with data protection: they experienced loss or exposure of corporate or customer data. World Backup Day, recognised on 31 March, puts the importance of backing up data in the spotlight for both businesses and individuals, […]

Huawei launches MRP solution with advanced data protection

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Huawei has released the industry’s first multilayer ransomware protection solution MRP based on network-storage collaboration at the recently held Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) 2023. During ransomware attacks, hackers encrypt user data and restrict asset access and force victims to pay a ransom to unlock it. Ransomware attacks can not only cause service […]

Cisco unveils the latest security trends at GISEC 2023

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Ahead of GISEC 2023, Cisco revealed the company’s security insights as observed in the latest Cisco Talos annual report, titled ‘Cisco Talos: Year in Review 2022’ (“Report”). The Report delves into several major trends across the threat landscape in 2022, as well as new behaviors from commodity loaders that will continue to be present in […]

Each Payment to Ransomware Attackers Subsidizes Nine Future Attacks

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Trend Micro has published a new report warning that although only 10% of ransomware victims pay their extorters, they are enabling attacks on numerous other organizations by doing so. Jon Clay, VP of threat intelligence at Trend Micro: “Ransomware is a major cybersecurity threat to enterprises and governments today. It’s also continually evolving, which is […]
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