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The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

According to a recent market study 1 , 71% of individuals surveyed said double and triple extortion tactics have grown in popularity over the last 12 months, and 65% agree that these new threats make it tougher to refuse ransom demands. The pains of double extortion ransomware A security gap? 2 Checkpoint Ransomware Study.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture. Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. New Jersey appellate division judges rejected the insurers' argument that the 2017 attack, which U.S.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Increasingly, thought leaders, professional organizations, and government agencies are beginning to provide answers. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. Increasingly, a consensus is emerging that cyber security is not just an IT issue, but a core, enterprise risk issue as advocated in the NACD Handbook.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

The next layer in your defense should be a user that's properly educated using security awareness training to easily identify financial fraud and other phishing-based threats, stopping them before they do actual damage. link] Cyber Insurance: Is Paying a Ransom Counter-Productive? By Jacqueline Jayne.