Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
We previously warned readers about the Locky ransomware, which is potent and designed to use phishing emails to lure users to click on links and attachments, including pdfs.
Now, researchers at Cylance have discovered that a new Locky variant, known as Diablo6, is a variant of Locky, but much more difficult to detect. According to…
We have previously reported on the vicious ransomware Locky and how it victimized companies throughout 2016 [View previous posts here, here, and here].
Although Locky quieted down in late 2016, according to researchers at Cisco Talos, Locky is perking up again in 2017 in a major way. Only this time, instead of…
FireEye Labs has reported that the Locky ransomware continues to hit the health care industry hard and has increased in the month of August.
Although the telecommunications, manufacturing, and aerospace/defense industries are also being targeted with Locky ransomware, the health care industry is being attacked with greater frequency and intensity.
The health care industry should…
We have frequently alerted individuals and companies about the increasing risk and success posed by sophisticated phishing schemes.
It has become such a real and grave problem that the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team of the Department of Homeland Security (US-CERT) has teamed up with the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre to issue a joint…
