Tag: ransomware attacks
Spring-cleaning checklist for defending against ransomware
Just like your home, your cybersecurity practices could use a spring-cleaning. It’s a great time to “dust off” you and your customers’ devices and data to ensure best practices are followed. Afterall, there is no greater mess than trying to...
Protecting your customers’ data in the age of ransomware
There is a cybersecurity paradox in many organizations that MSPs should consider when working with prospects and existing clients. Most companies see cyber threats as their top concern and believe they have implemented sufficient protection and best practices to protect...
Repeat ransomware attacks: What’s putting victims at risk?
Despite growing awareness of the risk and impact of ransomware, more effective security measures, and international collaborations to bring down attack groups and disrupt their criminal operations, ransomware remains an enduring and evolving cyberthreat. Every organization is a potential target.
2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy gets aggressive on ransomware
The Biden-Harris Administration has released the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS), which you can read online here. The purpose of this strategy is to ensure a ‘safe and secure digital ecosystem’ for all Americans. These efforts build on the 2018...
Safeguarding education customers against ransomware attacks
Last week, the Los Angeles Unified School District announced that it was hit by a devastating ransomware attack. LAUSD—the second-largest school district in the country, with more than 1,000 schools and 640,000 students—suffered the disruption just two weeks after the...
