Global critical infrastructure operators warned about Ragnar Locker ransomware

Cybereason published a global Threat Analysis Report on the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang and its attacks on global critical infrastructure operators’ networks. Ragnar Locker first appeared in 2019, and hundreds of businesses have been victimized since then.

Attacks on healthcare organizations grew by 94% in 2021, according to Sophos

More healthcare organizations (78%) are now opting for cyber insurance, but 93% of healthcare organizations with insurance coverage report that getting policy coverage has become more difficult in the last year. With ransomware being the single most common cause of insurance claims, 51% of respondents reported that the level of cybersecurity required to qualify is higher.

World Password Day – Readying your workforce for MFA

MFA, an acronym for Multi-Factor Authentication, is considered one of the strongest methods of authentication. Microsoft estimates that MFA defeats 99% of authentication based attacks. While not fool-proof, MFA is one of the most effective steps organizations can take to dramatically reduce the risk of a breach. At its simplest level, MFA is multiple levels of authentication.

Cybersecurity forecasts: Identity protection to be a priority in 2022

“The focus of the defenders in the coming year would be on technology and solutions that can detect and derail such attacks before they can cause great harm to the organization,” says Ray Kafity.

Ransomware reality is biting, so how do businesses bite back?

This is organised crime : It’s easy to forget that there’s a criminal behind the ransomware that makes itself at home within your business system. While it may once have been deemed something loitering on the web and only harmful if clicked on, many are starting to recognise severe, complex, and targeted nature that ransomware really has.