Tag: ransomware
Ready for the hackers? Many companies are woefully unprepared
By the time the average data breach is detected by an organization, hackers have already been in the system for 256 days on average...
Cyber Sessions: Ignore holiday risks … I triple dog dare you!
(Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
Panel: In fending off cyberattacks, prevention isn’t nearly enough
While common security measures can help companies and their employees avoid becoming victims of cybercrime, they aren’t foolproof, said Shakour A. Abuzneid, a professor...
Cyber Sessions: No more hiding from cybersecurity
(Editor’s note: A version of this column was first published on PBN.com on Aug. 16.)
As the speed of business and the rate of technology...
Cybersecurity must be part of company culture
Locking your front door on your way out is a mindless act, performed daily to protect your home and prevent break-ins. Yet there are...
CNE paychecks affected by ransomware attack on national vendor
PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System is among dozens of large employers nationwide dealing with payroll disruptions caused by a ransomware attack on...
Sinclair hit by ransomware attack, TV stations disrupted
Sinclair Broadcast Group, which operates dozens of TV stations across the United States including WJAR-TV NBC 10, said Monday that some of its servers...
PBN summit: In trying to repel cyber threats, companies can’t go...
Cybercriminals are getting ever more creative, flexible and greedy. To defend themselves, organizations of every kind and size must persuade employees and vendors of...
Envision Technology Advisors to host webinar to help businesses protect against...
PROVIDENCE – Envision Technology Advisors LLC Chief Operating Officer Jason Albuquerque will present the webinar “Protecting Your Business from a Ransomware Attack” on Aug....
FBI warns ransomware assault threatens U.S. health care system
BOSTON (AP) – Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the United States health care system designed...