Top 5 more things to know about ransomware

Top 5 more things to know about ransomware

Ransomware attacks are getting bigger and harder to defend against. Tom Merritt lists five more things about ransomware you need to know. You’ve known about ransomware for a while, but it’s still out there and getting worse. Ask Colonial Pipeline. Or the Irish Health Service. So, it’s probably still a good idea to learn as many things as you can about ransomware, if for no other reason than to continue to make the case that…

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Don’t be that employee: How to avoid ransomware attacks at work

Don’t be that employee: How to avoid ransomware attacks at work

Depending on their roles, some employees find their inboxes flooded with hundreds of phishing emails designed to steal the recipient’s credentials, says Ryan Kalember, executive vice president of cybersecurity strategy at security firm Proofpoint. That requires constant attention, especially as ransomware attacks become more frequent and their demands more intense. The average ransomware payment has nearly tripled so far in 2021 compared to last year, with targets doling out about $850,000, according to a report…

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Cloud Technologist Show – Episode 3 – DevOps! – VMware Cloud Community

Cloud Technologist Show – Episode 3 – DevOps! – VMware Cloud Community

Tobias Lilley Cloud Technologist at VMware As a Technologist in the Cloud Management Business Unit at VMware, Tobias provides subject matter expertise in Multi-Cloud Operations and Automation. With a broad experience in Software Development, Cloud Architecture, Automation, DevOps, Cloud Native and Cloud Economics, Tobias works with VMware’s clients to inspire multi-cloud transformations. Tobias shares field experiences and insight through the creation of content such as blogs, podcasts and similar pieces. Linkedin: @TobiasLilley Twitter: @TobiasLilley Source…

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Reinventing Small to Medium Wi-Fi 6 Deployments – Cisco Blogs

Reinventing Small to Medium Wi-Fi 6 Deployments – Cisco Blogs

As many organizations are looking at wireless refreshes that include both expansion and upgrades to Wi-Fi 6, those with small, medium or branch locations have some cool (and very useful) new options to consider and should seriously rethink the deployment model. Historically, small, medium and branch wireless deployments have been an operational challenge for many organizations. Some of those challenges include: Solution cost including procurement, deployment, and maintenance, Management complexity Lack of visibility into the…

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Intelligent Capture: The Magic Goggles for Wireless Troubleshooting – Cisco Blogs

Intelligent Capture: The Magic Goggles for Wireless Troubleshooting – Cisco Blogs

The COVID-19 outbreak has proved that the internet is not a luxury but a basic necessity. The internet has become an ever more crucial link in adapting to the new normal, and Wi-Fi is seeing an inevitable surge of all time. With networks getting so big and complex, the challenges in managing the network are getting more and more difficult. Wi-Fi Troubleshooting is one of the crucial challenges faced by network admins, involving complex data…

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A Moment That Matters: Supporting Parents – Cisco Blogs

A Moment That Matters: Supporting Parents – Cisco Blogs

As a Program Manager for the AppDynamics Customer Experience Center (CXC), my job is all about connecting with people, discussing their accounts, and figuring out the best way to support them. It looked a lot different in early 2020 than it does today, as I traveled to meet as many Account Managers as possible and help define the right approach with the then-new program we were rolling out. My husband and I have no idea…

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Ransomware recovery: Plan for it now

Ransomware recovery: Plan for it now

If your computing environment is subject to a large ransomware attack, you will most certainly be enacting your disaster recovery (DR) plan. But before you begin restoring systems, you must first ensure you have stopped the infection, identified it, and removed it. Jumping too quickly to the restore phase could actually make things worse. To understand why this is the case, it’s important to understand how ransomware works. How ransomware spreads in your environment There…

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Cybercrime Costs Organizations $1.79 Per Minute

Cybercrime Costs Organizations .79 Per Minute

Cybercrime costs organizations an incredible $1.79m every minute, according to RiskIQ’s 2021 Evil Internet Minute Report. The study, which analyzed the volume of malicious activity on the internet, laid bare the scale and damage of cyber-attacks in the past year, finding that 648 cyber-threats occurred every minute. The researchers calculated that the average cost of a breach is $7.2 per minute, while the overall predicted cybersecurity spend is $280,060 every minute. E-commerce has been heavily hit by online…

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CTOs Keeping Quiet on Breaches to Avoid Cyber Blame Game

CTOs Keeping Quiet on Breaches to Avoid Cyber Blame Game

Nearly two-thirds (36%) of IT leaders are not disclosing breaches for fear that they may lose their job, complicating efforts to enhance security, according to new research. Keeper Security polled 1000 UK IT decision-makers at businesses of between 100 and 5000 employees to compile its 2021 Cybersecurity Census Report. It revealed that security breaches are widespread: 92% of respondents said their organization suffered one in the past year and over three-quarters (78%) feel unprepared to deal with…

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