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Ransomware Content
Ransomware Remediation and Prevention
Ransomware is a form of extortionware that encrypts files in order to prevent victims from accessing their systems and data. In many cases, encrypted files can only be recovered by…
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Stop Ransomware
Varonis detects ransomware on your core IT systems: file servers, NAS and the cloud, where terabytes of your most critical data lives, and stops the attack in its tracks. Our…
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Security Primer – Ransomware
Throughout 2019, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) government entities are increasingly encountering ransomware attacks resulting in significant network downtime, delayed services to constituents, and costly remediation efforts. As of…
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The State of Ransomware 2020
Stories of organizations crippled by ransomware regularly dominate the IT news headlines, and accounts of six- and seven-figure ransom demands are commonplace. But do the news stories tell the full…
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CISA Insights: Ransomware Outbreak
Ransomware has rapidly emerged as the most visible cybersecurity risk playing out across our nation’s networks, locking up private sector organizations and government agencies alike. And that’s only what we’re…
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Ransomware: Don’t Let Your Data be Held Hostage
Ransomware is one of the hottest white-collar crimes of the 21st century. Incidences are skyrocketing and cybercriminals have set their sights on more vulnerable small- and medium-sized businesses, as they…
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Ransomware: What It Is & What To Do About It
The National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force (NCIJTF) has created a joint-seal ransomware fact sheet providing the public with important information on the current ransomware threat, the government’s response, as…
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Ransomware & the US Public Sector Whitepaper
<p><p>Ransomware, which the US Department of Justice has defined as any “form of malware that targets your critical data and systems for the purpose of extortion,” has dominated headlines in…
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Security Primer – Ryuk
Ryuk is the most prevalent ransomware variant in the state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) government sector. It is the number one reported variant of 2019, accounting for approximately a…
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Ransomware and the Enterprise: A New White Paper
Cybersecurity threats are cumulative and this phenomenon of “threat cumulativity” means that a surge in criminal abuse of computing resources to mine cryptocurrency does not create a shortage of criminals…
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5 Ransomware Trends to Watch in 2020
This is the fourth year that Recorded Future has asked me to write up my predictions for where ransomware is headed in the coming year. Trying to predict the future…
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Local Government Management Guide to Ransomware
Imagine being locked out of your computer because it has been infected with malware, or having data and records deleted or stolen and then being contacted by someone demanding a…
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Protecting Data from Ransomware and Other Data...
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed this publication to help managed service providers (MSPs) improve their cybersecurity and the…
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CISA, MS-ISAC, NGA & NASCIO Recommend Immediate...
The recent ransomware attacks targeting systems across the country are the latest in a string of attacks affecting State and local government partners. The growing number of such attacks highlights…
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Data Integrity: Detecting and Responding to...
Ransomware, destructive malware, insider threats, and even honest mistakes present an ongoing threat to organizations that manage data in various forms. Database records and structure, system files, configurations, user files,…
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