BlackMatter, a new ransomware-as-a-service affiliate program which describes itself as incorporating “the best features of DarkSide, REvil, and LockBit”, has launched with promises that it will not target non-profits, healthcare, defence, government, utilities or oil and gas.
This year’s Cost of a Data Breach report, put together by IBM Security and the Ponemon Institute, has found an annual increase of 10% in the cost of a breach, with a $1.1 million gap between breaches with or without remote work as a factor.
The number of malware attacks in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa in Q1 2019 has increased by 108% from Q1 2018, according to Kaspersky Lab.
CEOs and business leaders understand the importance of cybersecurity but engage in risky behaviour regardless, research shows.
One of this month’s big headlines has been the emergence of “a new form of cyberattack” which leverages GDPR in its ransom demands. But what makes it different from previous ransom-based attacks?
Organisations are making costly decisions when it comes to ransomware, recent research by NTT Security reveals.
Despite 2017 being a record year for breaches and putting cybersecurity in the spotlight, reported cybercrime losses actually decreased, according to the IC3 Internet Crime Report for 2017.
Ransomware continued to cause EMEA organizations most problems last year, accounting for over a quarter (29%) of malware detections compared to the global figure of just 7%, according to NTT Security.
