The Year of Ransomware

The Year of Ransomware

11/4/2021 Ray Wyman SonicWall reports 495 million ransomware attacks this year, making 2024 the worst year on record. The ransomware juggernaut is still rolling through global networks at ever-increasing speed and accuracy. Threat actors are battering through...
Six Steps to Stopping Ransomware Damage

Six Steps to Stopping Ransomware Damage

Executive SummaryWhile ransomware has been on the radar of cybersecurity teams for quite some time, activity increased seven-fold just in the second half of 2020.1 One reason for this jump is the rapid growth of the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) industry. RaaS...
Smishing on the Rise

Smishing on the Rise

By Sara Coble Increase in Smishing Scams A new financial crime report by risk management tool developer  Feedzai has found an increase in phishing scams. These scams are perpetrated via text message, a practice known as smashing. The report analyzed over 1.5 billion...