by petratechit | Jun 10, 2022 | Cybercrime, Network Security, Ransomware, Videos
We’ve covered Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in previous videos, but have you heard about Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS)? CaaS operators sell valuable access credentials to threat actors, allowing them easy entry to deploy...
by petratechit | Jun 3, 2022 | Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Ransomware, Videos
Ransomware has emerged as one of the most serious cybersecurity threats in recent years, affecting businesses and organizations of all sizes. The number of attacks continues to rise across the world, and the 2022 Mimecast Ransomware Report found that nearly 80% of...
by petratechit | Apr 29, 2022 | Cybersecurity, Ransomware, Videos
The 2022 Global Threat Report from CrowdStrike is now available, providing information on the latest vulnerabilities, security threats, and intrusion methods. The report highlights the increasing risk in three critical areas: endpoints and cloud workloads, identity,...
by petratechit | Jan 28, 2022 | Ransomware, Uncategorized
Chalk up another first for the hackers. For the first time that we know of, a successful hacking attack caused prisoners in New Mexico to be confined to their cells for a time. The Metropolitan Detention Center in Bernalillo County, New Mexico went into lockdown on...
by petratechit | Jan 15, 2022 | Ransomware, Uncategorized
Recently digital media giant Shutterfly was hit by a major ransomware attack. The attack disrupted broad swaths of the company’s services including those offered under their GrooveBook, BorrowLenses, and Lifetouch brands. According to a report received by...
by petratechit | Jan 5, 2022 | Ransomware, Uncategorized
There’s a new strain of ransomware to be concerned about in the form of AvosLocker. This is from security firm Sophos who warns that the new strain of human-operated ransomware is one to watch. AvosLocker burst onto the scene over the summer of this year (2021)....