Of all the common PC security threats today, ransomware may be the most pernicious and painful for users. Not only can it lock up your device and prevent you from accessing your PC and data ...

Another form of protection that researchers say should be applied to help prevent ransomware attacks is multi-factor authentication (MFA). By applying MFA, particularly to applications and ...

There are a number of defensive steps you can take to prevent ransomware infection. These steps are, of course, good security practices in general, so following them improves your defenses from ...

An Iranian national has pleaded guilty to participating in the Robbinhood ransomware operation, which was used to breach the ...

The prevalence of ransomware attacks is alarming within itself, and although cybersecurity professionals have tried to devise reliable ways to stop them, ransomware attacks are sneaky. Amid this, the ...

Specifically, attendees are promised to learn: The current landscape of ransomware attacks and the tactics employed by cybercriminals How to educate and raise awareness among employees to prevent ...

One such effective free anti-ransomware software is CryptoPrevent. CryptoPrevent will lock down your Windows files & folders, harden GPO settings & help block or prevent ransomware attacks.

The one thing every cybersecurity expert I’ve talked to has consistently said is that these entities must stop paying the ransom—the only way to make ransomware attacks stop is to make them ...

The third is ransomware (encrypting critical systems and data). The reason why attackers would want to avoid longer attack chains is because every additional step is an opportunity to prevent ...

In East Idaho, both districts are coming out of their attacks with lessons learned on how to better prevent them next time. Here’s how a ransomware attack generally works: Attackers hack into a ...