January 2019

Ransomware Attacks of 2019

Just as we did in 2018, we will accumulate a list of the publically known ransomware attacks that occur throughout this year.  We will do our best to keep this updated, but many hands make light work.  Feel free to drop comments below if you’re aware of an attack that we have missed. January Bridgeport […]

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Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware Infects a Business Every 10 Seconds

Find Out How to Respond… Ransomware infects a business every 10 seconds. Coveware reports being the first line of assistance after a ransomware attack has infects a corporate network.  They offer assistance with file recovery and getting networks back to full capacity as quickly as possible with minimal downtime.  According to Bill Siegal, Coveware CEO, Ransomware strikes

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Ransomware Infection Went Beyond Corrupting Patient Files

Ransomware Infection Encrypted and Altered Medical Files An unknown ransomware variant recently infiltrated the Podiatric Offices of Bobby Yee, located in Salinas, California.  Unlike traditional ransomware infections, hackers took the cyber attack to further extremes by not only encrypting files but also potentially altering them.  Some of the altered data included patient names, social security numbers,

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PC Matic Partners Seek Improvements Within UI and UE

Our team has proven to take all of our partner’s feedback seriously, and we strive to make our management portal, user interface, and user experiences the best possible.  Below are some of the changes we’ve made throughout the fourth quarter of 2018. RDP Security After implementing the Endpoint Vulnerabilities report, our team began researching ways to

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Cloud-Hosting Provider Continues Restoration Efforts, Post Holiday Ransomware Attack

Ransomware Attacks Cloud-Hosting Provider, Data Resolution Data Resolution, a business and government cloud-hosting provider has reported suffering a ransomware attack on December 24, 2018.  Data Resolutions was hit with the same ransomware variant, deemed Ryuk, as what took down the Tribune Publishing over the weekend.  In an effort not to pay the ransom demands, the company is attempting

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