ESET researchers have uncovered yet another destructive data wiper that was used in attacks against organizations in Ukraine. The new malware dubbed CaddyWiper by ESET analysts, was first detected at 11.38 a.m. local time (9.38 a.m. UTC) on Monday.
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that the victims lost an average of nine days to downtime and two-and-a-half months to investigations, an analysis of disclosed attacks shows
ESET released today its T2 2021 Threat Report highlighting several concerning trends, including increasingly aggressive ransomware tactics, intensifying brute-force attacks, and deceptive phishing campaigns targeting people working from home who have gotten used to performing many administrative tasks remotely.
Mazen Dohaji, Vice President – iMETA, at LogRhythm explains how governments entities can protect their operations and citizens from major data breaches.
Paul Webber, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner, suggests ways CISOs and security leaders can avoid huge losses by preparing for ransomware attacks before they happen.
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that cybercriminals may target the popular event with ransomware, phishing, or DDoS attacks in a bid to increase their notoriety or make money.
Sophos today announced that it has acquired Braintrace, further enhancing Sophos’ Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Braintrace’s proprietary Network Detection and Response (NDR) technology.
Although Africa is not necessarily considered a focus area for the more sophisticated types of cybercriminal activity such as targeted attacks or advanced persistent threats (APTs), the continent is certainly not immune to these or other types of cyber risks, warn Kaspersky researchers.
Cameron Camp, Security Researcher at ESET explains that by failing to prepare you are preparing to fail – here’s what you can do today to minimize the impact of a potential ransomware attack in the future.
Cameron Camp, Security Researcher at ESET discusses the latest cyber attack against the water supply in Florida and shares his views on how municipalities can do to better protect their water supply systems.
