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Protecting Against Bad Rabbit Ransomware Infection

A new severe variation of the Not-Petya ransomware has infected mainly Russian users - here’s how it spreads and how to protect against it.

Ransomware, SMB Security, Drive by Malware

Universities Targeted by Increasing Phishing & Ransomware Attacks

Malicious attacks against U.K. universities have doubled in the past year - find out how to protect against ransomware and phishing attacks that target research data.

University Security, Higher Education, Ransomware, Phishing

The State of Real-Time Threat Detection

An overview of tracking ransomware payments, tools to fight ransomware attacks, 3D printing security concerns and more from Black Hat 2017 and DEF CON 25 talks this year.

Black Hat, Defcon, Ransomware, 3d Printing Security

Opinion: 4 Reasons Why Organizations Can’t “Just Patch”

The WannaCry debacle and most recent MaybeNotPetya attack has revealed that there are countless unpatched systems - no big surprise. Here’s what’s keeping organizations vulnerable, and what we can do about it.

Ransomware, Wannacry, Petya, Patching

HHS Urges HIPAA Guidance for Dealing With Ransomware

In the wake of the widespread ransomware attack launched last Friday that has quickly spread worldwide, the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent an email reminder to healthcare organizations, urging them to adhere to the Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) ransomware guide published last year.

Ransomware, Wannacryptor, HIPAA Security Rule, Healthcare Security