IT Sec News updates – Ransomware Attacks

June 14, 2023
NEWS

Cyberattack on German university takes 'entire IT infrastructure' offline

Almost every facility and service available at the Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences has been affected by the ransomware incident, …

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Ransomware Attack Played Major Role in Shutdown of Illinois Hospital – SecurityWeek

St. Margaret's Health in Illinois is shutting down hospitals due to a 2021 ransomware attack that caused serious payment system disruptions.

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VergeIO launches IOfortify ransomware defense – Blocks and Files

VergeIO claims its new IOfortify feature is the pinnacle of ransomware security, providing attack detection and recovery in seconds.

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Why Critical Infrastructure Remains a Ransomware Target – Dark Reading

While ransomware operators will absolutely take advantage of newly discovered vulnerabilities to infect targets, these are attacks of opportunity.

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Spend money up front to stop ransomware or pay more later – The Dallas Morning News

Ransomware isn't a technology arms race between the good guys and criminals, said Scott Augenbaum, a retired FBI agent and current cybersecurity …

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VergeIO's new IOfortify halts ransomware spread – TechTarget

A new backup and recovery capability from VergeIO brings ransomware protection into the HCI platform. IOfortify enables the vendor's HCI software …

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Cost of ransomware more than doubled in 2 years: Verizon | CFO Dive

With ransomware attacks, criminals use malicious software to prevent companies from accessing their own computer files, systems or networks and demand …

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Ransomware Preparation and Recovery: Top Tips and Best Practices – Redmondmag.com

Various ransomware attacks and impacts on different organizations; Why backup is the last line of defense in recovery from cyber-attack; Being …

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CTERA the latest file systems crew to add ransomware detection – Blocks and Files

New CTERA software claims to be able to detect ransomware attacks against the file system as they happen and stop them in their tracks.

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Preparing for ransomware attacks begins with education – eSchool News

Ransomware – where hackers encrypt and lock victims' data and try to sell the decryption key back to the victim for a ransom – delays education …

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