All posts tagged "Ransomware"
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New ransomware variants arrive
22 August 2022What do LockBit, BlueSky, Deno, RedAlert, Dark Web Hacker, Hive, and Again have in common? All...
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No More Ransom decrypts devices of 1.5m
1 August 2022An initiative launched to help victims of ransomware has contributed 136 decryption tools covering 165 of...
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Tackling the new deepfake threat: how to fight an evil genie
25 July 2021After ransomware, deepfakes are the next imminent threat, writes CHRIS MAYERS, chief security architect at Citrix
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Ransomware rockets – Trend Micro blocks 61m attacks
27 February 2020No less than 110 American state and municipal governments and agencies fell victim to ransomware last...
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Ransomware hits 174 cities
13 December 20192019 has been the “year of ransomware attacks on municipalities” according to Kaspersky security experts. This...
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How to prepare for ransomware
14 November 2019By DAVID MCMURDO, Regional Director - South Africa, Veritas Technologies
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Your money or your data! How to be safe from ransom
11 September 2019By IVAN WEINCIER – IT Project Manager at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa
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New ransomware threat: Bluekeep is coming for you
31 May 2019Remember the panic that hit organisations around the world on May 12th, 2017 when machine after...
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Why SMEs and ransomware go together
11 July 2017SMEs believe they are not vulnerable to ransomware attacks mainly due to the fact that they...
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Ransomware antidote: education
10 July 2017Ransomeware is quite possibly the most damaging online threat. Although there are numerous defences against it,...
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How companies can escape ransomware clutches
6 July 2017As the world feels the after effects of the WannaCry Ransomware virus, South African businesses are...
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Five steps for companies to respond to cyber attacks
22 February 2018A dreaded issues an IT team has to deal with is that of ransomeware. However, PETER...
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Preventing Petya
30 June 2017Check Point’s Incident Response Team has identified a new variant of the Petya malware and is...
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How Petya ransomware struck
28 June 2017The Petya ransomeware attack that has been spreading around the world since 27 June my be...
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Mobile ransomware trebles
27 June 2017The global nightmare of ransomware shows no sign of slowing down, with the volume of mobile...
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Wannacry hits 83 SA sites
19 May 2017Check Point Software Technologies has revealed the extent of the widespread outbreak of the “WannaCry” ransomware, with a...
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WannaCry curtain-raiser revealed
17 May 2017The WannaCry ransomware campaign wasn’t the first to use the EternalBlue and DoublePulsar exploits. ESET has...
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Meet the real Matrix: the Swiss Army Knife of hacking
2 February 2019Matrix is a family of ransomware that scans for more victims once inserted into a network.
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Ransomware defence must go beyond just files
17 May 2017Ransomware is on the increase, and while most threats request money in return for encrypted files,...
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Ransomware: Expect it to get worse. Much worse.
16 May 2017It is mind-boggling that, despite the world being warned, the past week’s ransomware attack almost took...