Rubrik Research reveals 80% of ransomware-hit Indian organizations paid a ransom to recover their data or to stop the attack | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Rubrik Zero Labs Survey says 90% of Global IT and Security Executives Report Cyberattacks in the Past Year  Data sprawl drives spike in cyber incidents across AI, cloud, SaaS, and on-premise environments, according to Rubrik Zero Labs Report New Delhi – New research from Rubrik Zero Labs finds that Indian organizations are facing a wave of […]

With cybersecurity in mind, Olmsted Township invests in updated IT | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

OLMSTED TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Beginning with a new website nearly two years ago, officials remain focused on updating the township’s technology. “We’ve continued to try to modernize throughout the years, but what we really kicked this into high gear is when Tom Cole came on as a trustee this past year,” Olmsted Township Trustee Riley […]

Kaspersky ransomware report for 2024 | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Global ransomware trends and numbers With the International Anti-Ransomware Day just around the corner on May 12, Kaspersky explores the ever-changing ransomware threat landscape and its implications for cybersecurity. According to Kaspersky Security Network data, the number of ransomware detections decreased by 18% from 2023 to 2024 – from 5,715,892 to 4,668,229. At the same […]

Trump Admin Guts School Safety Committee Created to Combat Mass Shootings | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

Updated, Jan. 27 When a broad group of parents, educators and activists met in late October at a government office building in Arlington, Virginia, they gathered around a shared goal: Make America’s schools safer. There, three parents whose children were killed in mass school shootings sought to bolster student mental health and crisis intervention services. […]

bne IntelliNews – UN agencies launch programme to strengthen youth resilience in Uzbekistan to cybercrime, digital violence | #cybercrime | #infosec

The United Nations has launched a programme in Uzbekistan aimed at strengthening youth resilience to cybercrime and digital violence. The move highlights growing concerns over the risks posed by the rapid digitalisation of society. The initiative, a collaboration between the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), […]

RansomHub outage prompts reduced ransomware incidence in April | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Attacks involving ransomware totaled 479 last month, which is significantly lower than ransomware intrusions recorded between January and March, with the decline primarily due to the shutdown of RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service operation at the end of March, according to Infosecurity Magazine. Qilin was the dominant ransomware group in April, with the gang’s sharp increase in attacks […]