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What is ransomware?

Cybercriminals regularly target small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with ransomware attacks. If they’re successful, they can lock you out of your networks and prevent you from accessing your ...
For years, organizations treated ransomware as a technical threat, but that mindset is now dangerously outdated as ransomware ...
A routine RDP brute-force alert led to unusual credential hunting and a geo-distributed VPN-linked infrastructure. Huntress Labs explains how one compromised login unraveled a suspected ...
But if a company can be hacked once, it stands to reason that they can be hacked again. When Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian ...
You can’t fix ransomware risk by just buying random security tools—you fix it by protecting the systems your company depends on to generate revenue. Here is where contractors ...
Scott Doerr, virtual CISO at Fortified Health Security, previews his upcoming HIMSS26 talk where he will provide a practical ...
Back in spring 2025, a vendor for an Ontario health agency was hit with a ransomware attack. It set-off weeks of confusion as officials tried to work out who was impacted.
So-called ransomware attacks are on the rise, namely because targeted businesses are increasingly willing to negotiate with - and even pay - their extortionists. See Also: Going Beyond the Copilot ...
The Qilin ransomware gang remained 'top dog' in January 2026 with over 100 observed cyber attacks to its name, amid a rapidly evolving, and fragmenting, cyber criminal ecosystem.
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) says it has resumed normal operations, nine days after a ransomware attack blocked access to electronic medical records and took down many of its IT ...