ransomware
Secure your Endpoints Against Ransomware: Introducing Malicious Activity Protection
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In 2017, ransomware evolved new ways to attack your endpoints. In 2018, enter a new engine for AMP for Endpoints, Malicious Activity Protection that stops malware from encrypting a host.
Gandcrab Ransomware Walks its Way onto Compromised Sites
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While we've seen cryptocurrency miners overtake ransomware as the most popular malware on the threat landscape, Gandcrab is proof that ransomware can still strike at any time.
2018 Cybersecurity Report Spotlights Emerging Threats to OT Environments
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Manufacturers saw many interesting developments in the realm of industrial security in 2017. There were tremendous shifts in how to guard against threats with ransomware like WannaCry,...
The Surprisingly High Cost of Malware in Schools — And How to Stop It
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Compared to banks and enterprise corporations and government agencies, who would think that schools would be prime targets for cyberattacks? Surprisingly, education is actually the industry most at risk of...
Protecting data in the ransomware era
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Cisco's Eric Berkman and Logicalis's Ron Temske collaborate to talk about how to protect data in the ransomware era.
The Many Tentacles of the Necurs Botnet
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This post was written by Jaeson Schultz. Introduction Over the past five years the Necurs botnet has established itself as the largest purveyor of spam worldwide. Necurs is responsible for emailing massive amounts of banking malware, ransomware, dating spam, pump-n-dump stock scams, work from home schemes, and even cryptocurrency wallet credential phishing. Necurs sends so much […]
Industrial security: Master your fear of the unknown
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When it comes to scary movies, the most terrifying ones are often about the unknown. It’s easy to grasp a frightening ghost, monster, or some lunatic chasing after a group of folks whose van broke down in the wrong town. However, the unknown allows for another level of paranoia because you never know what’s coming […]
Threat Spotlight: Follow the Bad Rabbit
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Note: This blog post discusses active research by Talos into a new threat. This information should be considered preliminary and will be updated as research continues. On October 24, 2017, Cisco Talos was alerted to a widescale ransomware campaign affecting organizations across eastern Europe and Russia. As was the case in previous situations, we quickly […]
Ransomware – What it is, how to avoid it and what to do if it gets you
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Ransomware has been all over the news since 2015. You’d think we would all know how to deal with it and the fad would be dying by now. Well, that’s...
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