Reading Time: 3 minutes We’ve all been there: You’re doing research online and download a new program onto your computer. Suddenly a pop-up on the bottom of your desktop informs you something may be wrong. The antivirus program you’re running has flagged the newly-downloaded file as something suspicious, and you’re left deciding whether to trust the source of the…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ransomware is on the rise. From major cities like Atlanta and Baltimore to small towns everywhere from Florida to North Dakota, we’re seeing increasing numbers of malware attacks that work by encrypting files on victims’ computers, rendering them useless until criminal demands for extortionate payments are met. Ransomware attacks have crippled local governments, depriving residents of…

Reading Time: 3 minutes With another year nearly behind us, this holiday season is the perfect time to start considering next year’s resolutions. But while setting personal goals surrounding health, fitness, and self-improvement are admirable, they shouldn’t be the only considerations you make going into 2020. Two thousand nineteen proved to be yet another record-breaking year in cyber-related crimes,…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Every year as we approach the holiday season, millions prepare to celebrate a popular Italian annual tradition: the Feast of Seven Fishes. But while most individuals look to this tradition, and the surrounding holidays, as a time for joy and celebration, others see it as an opportunity.  Holiday seasons mark the time when cybercrime will…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month By Learning to Protect Against Ransomware Attacks It’s the season for pumpkin picking, leaves changing color, getting ready for Halloween parties and trick-or-treating. But ghosts and ghouls aren’t the only scary things you’ll be seeing this month: October is also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time when business leaders and…

Reading Time: 3 minutes The 5 Most Common Pitfalls in Your Security Stack That Put You at Risk for a Breach It can take 6 months or more for an organization to realize a data breach has occurred. Meanwhile, malware has entered your network and is waiting for the command to attack. Intrusions happen all over the world, but…

Reading Time: 5 minutes Today’s businesses are spending more than ever before on cybersecurity solutions. But, all this spending is doing little to curtail the damage cybercrime is causing or to reduce companies’ vulnerability and risk. Worldwide spending on cybersecurity products and services exceeded $114 billion in 2018, and Gartner forecasts the market will grow at a vigorous 8.7%…

Reading Time: 3 minutes When it comes to data breaches, 2019 already looks ominous. More than one billion records were exposed in the first quarter of the year alone, with a greater number of individual incidents reported than in any previous year. We’re seeing more stolen credentials for sale on the Dark Web than at any time in history—along…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Two months have passed since the city of Baltimore was hit by the latest in a string of ransomware attacks targeting municipalities, and things still aren’t completely back to normal. The attack, perpetrated by an unknown cyber criminal, impacted over 10,000 municipal government-owned computers, and disrupted tax collection and city employees’ access to their email…

Reading Time: 3 minutes   Source: Comodo One of the most well-known ransomware attacks occurred in May 2017, when the Wannacry attack unfolded. That attack affected over 200,000 users and infected more than 300,000 computers. CBS News estimated the WannaCry attack resulted in losses upwards of $4 billion. How? When hundreds of thousands of computers cease working in 150…