John Shier stories
Manufacturing sector pays highest average ransomware payment
Thu, 3rd Nov 2022
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ransomware
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network management
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it in manufacturing
Manufacturing and production sectors had highest average ransom payment but lowest percentage of organizations that paid the ransom, Sophos report finds.
Sophos uncovers rampant rise of ransomware in manufacturing
Thu, 27th Oct 2022
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network management
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ransomware
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it in manufacturing
Sophos' new survey report on ransomware in manufacturing and production found that the sector had the highest average ransom payment across all sectors.
Sophos reveals latest ransomware trend impacting orgs
Mon, 15th Aug 2022
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malware
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firewall
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ransomware
Sophos has announced in a new whitepaper that Hive, LockBit and BlackCat, three prominent ransomware gangs, consecutively attacked the same network.
Hive, LockBit, BlackCat ransomware gangs attack same network
Wed, 10th Aug 2022
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malware
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firewall
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ransomware
Each ransomware gang left its own ransom demand, and some of the files were triple encrypted, according to a new report from Sophos.
Sophos uncovers latest cyber attack trends in Playbook report
Thu, 9th Jun 2022
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firewall
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network management
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network security
Research finds that there has been a 36% increase in cyber attack dwell time, with a median intruder dwell time of 15 days in 2021 versus 11 days in 2020.
Ransomware attacks on healthcare increased 94% in 2021
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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malware
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firewall
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ransomware
New research has revealed a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organisations within the healthcare sector during 2021.
Houseparty denies security breach as users accuse app of hacking accounts
Tue, 31st Mar 2020
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cybersecurity
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hack
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cybersafety
The popular face-to-face video hosting service has been accused of hacking users' other accounts, a claim Houseparty disputes.