Cyber Security Articles & News

Mitnick Security: Ransomware Awareness Training

Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents accessibility to either a single computer or an entire network until a ransom is paid. This can result in the loss of thousands of dollars for your business, a breach in your data, potential damage to your reputation, and loss of customers. 

Ransomware Attacks: Trends and Most Targeted Industries

With the rise of worldwide ransomware attacks, 2024 is the perfect time to understand why these current cyber threats are happening and how to safeguard against them.

The Top 5 Most Famous Ransomware Attacks

Cybercriminals everywhere are demanding thousands to millions of dollars to unlock the technology they’ve attacked and compromised. This type of malware attack earned itself the name ransomware for the high ransoms bad actors require to release devices, applications, or data.

An Overview of Kaseya: The “Biggest Ransomware Attack on Record”

If the year 2021 was a cyberattack, we’d have to crown it, “The King of Ransomware.” That’s because this past year has been downright riddled with cybercriminals demanding a ransom to unlock seized systems.

What is a Ransomware Attack?

It’s a normal work day— that is, until you receive an intriguing email from your boss asking you why an invoice was improperly paid. In the message, they seem angry, demanding to know why you approved this high-dollar transaction.

An Overview of the 2020 Garmin Ransomware Attack

Last week, Garmin users experienced an outage in service as the result of a malicious cyber attack.

Let’s review the incident, looking at what the hackers did and how Garmin handled the situation to glean valuable lessons from the incident.