Among highly regulated, global organizations, Panaseer has determined that the top ten most frequently used security metrics are (in order of popularity):
Enterprise security professionals face a difficult task. The growth of the cybersecurity market has led to increased clutter and overwhelming fragmentation. Before we dig into the tips that enterprise security professionals should keep top of mind when seeking out the right vendor, let’s delve into the primary pain points that buyers face.
No health system should have to decide between improving patient care or covering the high cost of an unexpected ransomware attack. Examine the health and wellness of your IT infrastructure—just like a patient—to prevent long-term issues down the line.
U.S. law enforcement officials say they were able to recover $2.3 million in bitcoin paid to the threat actors that demanded ransom over the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism, a senior official told Reuters.
FUJIFILM Corporation confirmed the company suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted its business operations. In the late evening of June 1, 2021, the company shut down all networks and servers to determine the extent and scale of the attack, and suspended all affected systems in coordination with their various global entities.
The White House has issued an open letter to companies, urging them to take immediate steps to prepare for ransomware attacks, following a string of cyberattacks that have halted the operations of many companies.
Threat actors are now not only encrypting critical business systems, but also backups. They’ve brought businesses to a standstill, leaving some non-operational and really, with no good options for recovery. In many cases, it’s been pay the ransom to obtain a decryption key — or go out of business.
Some opportunistic cybercriminals have taken advantage of the pandemic environment to breach both consumer and organizations’ data. These cybercriminals are using COVID-19-themed emails as an opportunity to unleash ransomware attacks on organizations and consumers. Here, we focus on Remote Workforce and Remote Learning as areas that cybercriminals will continue targeting in 2021 and beyond, and explore mitigation strategies that may help reduce cybersecurity risks related to these areas.
JBS USA - a global provider of diversified, food products, and leading processor of beef, pork and prepared foods in the U.S., Canada and Australia - has been the target of a cyberattack, affecting some of its servers supporting its North American and Australian IT systems.