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2021

The State of Ransomware Attacks in the Higher Education Industry

By Ian Thomas
on April 29, 2022
Higher education institutions are prime targets for ransomware attacks. Universities and colleges handle large amounts of sensitive personal data, facilitate a campus-wide intranet, and manage ...
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News,
2022

Reassessing Cybersecurity for EMEA Critical Infrastructure

By Ian Thomas
on April 01, 2022
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine poses cyber threats that extend beyond Ukraine’s borders across the entire EMEA region. Cyber attacks are a significant part of Russia’s military ...
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Ransomware,
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Email Security,
Credential Theft,
Machine Learning,
Remote Workplace,
2022

5 Email Security and Phishing Predictions for 2022 (Part 2)

By Themis
on February 25, 2022
Being prepared for the latest email security and phishing threats requires anticipating what’s on the horizon over the next year or so. Part one of this series of predictions covered the possible ...
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2022

Ransomware Gangs: BlackCat | IRONSCALES

By Ian Thomas
on February 02, 2022
International law enforcement collaboration led to the disbandment of several high-profile ransomware gangs in the last 12 months. As ransomware attacks gained more media coverage and wreaked more ...
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2022

The State of Ransomware Attacks in Africa

By Ian Thomas
on January 27, 2022
Ransomware attacks continue to be a problem for companies around the world. As these attacks surge, many high-profile incidents have made headlines across Africa. This article highlights some of the ...
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2022

Ransomware Gangs: FIN7

By Ian Thomas
on January 25, 2022
FIN7 is a unique group in the shady world of cybercrime. Infamous for sophisticated stolen credit and debit card hacks involving phishing emails and other social engineering methods, the gang’s ...
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2022

Ransomware Gangs: Netwalker

By Ian Thomas
on January 18, 2022
Netwalker is a notorious name on the ransomware scene with a prolific record of successful attacks. An estimated $25 million in ransom extortions between March and September 2020 established the gang ...
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2021

Ransomware Gangs: Ragnarok

By Ian Thomas
on December 10, 2021
Ragnarok is a ransomware gang known for the Ragnar Locker ransomware, which has impacted a range of high-profile organizations from video game developers to energy companies. This article looks at ...
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Phishing,
2021

Ransomware Gangs: Babuk

By Ian Thomas
on December 03, 2021
Babuk is a new ransomware gang that emerged in early 2021. The gang’s initial mission statement referenced a non-malicious intent to conduct ransomware attacks as an apparent audit of the security of ...
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Ransomware,
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Email Security

Why “Search and Delete” Won’t Get The Job Done

By J Stephen Kowski
on November 30, 2021
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