article thumbnail

Ransomware accounts for 54% of cyber threats in the health sector

Security Affairs

The study is based on a total of 215 publicly reported incidents in the EU and neighboring countries. The first data that emerged from the report is that ransomware accounts for 54% of cybersecurity threats in the health sector. Most targeted assets (30%) are patient data, including electronic health records.

article thumbnail

Data breaches: the financial cost of poor planning

IT Governance

Ponemon Institute’s 2018 Cost of a Data Breach Study considers the financial impact associated with a breach. This reflects recent figures , suggesting that NotPetya, a 2017 ransomware attack that hit organisations across the globe, cost pharmaceutical giant Merck $135 million in lost sales in the first three months after the attack.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Encryption – A Feasible Savior against Prevalent Privacy Issues in Business Communication

Security Affairs

I remember that in early 2017, the business world was hit by ransomware, which felt to them like a speedy bullet shot at their blind spot. The ransomware attack was labeled as WannaCry, which in reality made the victims wanted to cry. Ransomware isn’t the only existing digital disaster. Final Thoughts.

article thumbnail

Why You Need to Tune EDR to Secure Your Environment

eSecurity Planet

When determining what changes will help a company without flooding their security team with false alerts that waste time and money, the fundamental consideration should be to deeply study the organization and understand the answers to three basic questions: What should never happen? See the Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection.

Security 112
article thumbnail

Security Affairs newsletter Round 461 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl.

Security 102
article thumbnail

List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2021 – 116 million records breached

IT Governance

For the second month in a row, ransomware has dominated our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Of the 128 publicly disclosed incidents that we discovered in May, more than 40% of them were ransomware attacks. Ransomware. Ransomware. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

article thumbnail

GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans). Ransomware. Ransomware programs gain access to a computer’s file system and execute a payload to encrypt all data. Common types. Trojan horse. Mitigating malware.