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Many leading healthcare organizations have been targeted and attacked by cyber criminals in the last few years. One of the most notable among recent instances is the WannaCry ransomware attack throwing out of gear UK’s National Health Service (NHS). Today, when healthcare organizations depend on the cloud and the internet in a great way, security […]
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), UK has introduced four ‘Active Cyber Defence’ (ACD) programmes aimed at improving basic cyber security measures across the UK public sector. This initiative is expected to benefit UK businesses, and these businesses would be able to utilize the ACD services directly in the future. The massive increase in cyber […]
Ransomware is computer malware that installs covertly on a victim’s device (e.g., computer, smartphone, wearable device). It’s an exploit in which the attacker encrypts the victim’s data and requests payment for the decryption key. This kind of malware forces the victims to pay the hacker through online payment methods in order to grant access to […]
Australia is being hit hard by ransomware attacks and we’ve heard a lot of security vendors advise against paying the ransom that cybercriminals demand to decrypt locked files. But RSA CTO Zulfikar Ramzan thinks it’s better to just pay up. Here’s why. Ransomware has become a popular tool for cybercriminals to make money, mainly because […]