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Tag: Ransomware
Ransomware Runs Rampant in 2021
2021 was a perfect storm for cybercriminals: a historical shift in organizational practices resulted in exponentially greater attack surfaces. According to the SonicWall Cyber Threat
The Golden Rule of Ransomware Attacks: Pay a Little Now or a Lot Later
Yet another notable ransomware attack recently hit the news: Pottawatomie County paid more than $71,000 to resolve a ransomware attack on their IT systems in
92% of Organizations That Pay the Demanded Ransom Do Not Get All of Their Data Back
The Sophos’ State of Ransomware 2021 report has many significant findings for organizations of all sizes. Most notably, consider the following statistic: 92% of organizations
2021 Survey Finds That 83% of Ransomware Victims Paid the Ransom
ThycoticCentrify, a Cybersecurity company, just released its “2021 State of Ransomware Survey & Report”, which delivers insights from IT leaders that have experienced ransomware attacks
Ransomware Attack Has Grave Effects Beyond Just Financial Ones
It was recently reported that a cyberattack on an Alabama hospital was linked to the first alleged ransomware death, tragically of a child. The Wall
Arizona Medical Practice Completely Loses EHR System in Ransomware Attack
Desert Wells Family Medicine, a local Arizona medical practice, recently permanently lost its electronic health record system (EHR) due to a cyber-attack (reference). The worst
Choose Your Vendors Carefully: Third-Party Breaches Cause Up to 26 Times the Damage Compared to a First-Party Breach
A recent report found that multi-party breaches cause 10 times the financial damage of the worst single-party breach, and 26 times the damage in the
Another Improper Hard Drive Disposal Leads to 100k Health Record Breach – Here Are Our Takeaways
Recently, personal data was leaked from over 100,000 patients at HealthReach Community Health Centers in Maine. How did this happen? Simple: by improper disposal of
2021 Ransomware Assistance and Prevention Tips
Ransomware is a hot topic–if you haven’t yet fallen victim, you’re at least aware of the risks. Ransomware affects millions of victims each year, and
