Everything isn’t always what we seem. This is something we have come to know and accept. However, when we download a program that is supposed to protect us, that is what we expect it to do. Apple users were recently duped with Adware Doctor, which positioned itself as an adware prevention tool, but actually was […]
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Which Creates More Issues for SMBs? Asking questions like this is simply asking, which is the lesser of these two evils? Neither is wanted or preferred. And both cause substantial damage. So forgive my bluntness, but which sucks less? Reports have suggested downtime is more damaging, financially than paying the ransom demand. This is contingent upon several
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Hawaii Medical Facility Issues Warning to 40k Patients The Fetal Diagnostic Institute of the Pacific (FDIP), located in Honolulu, Hawaii has begun contacting over 40,000 patients regarding a potential data breach. Concerns of a breach come after the facility fell victim to a ransomware attack in June of this year. After discovering the ransomware, FDIP contacted
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Florida Schools Struggle After Ransomware Infects Networks Monroe School District, located in Key West, Florida is attempting to restore their computer systems after the ransomware variant GandCrab infected its systems earlier this week. On Sunday a member of the school staff noticed something was off with their networks. They contacted the IT department promptly for proper
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A Reseller’s Opportunity – Education and Protection Ransomware threats have been increasing year-over-year, yet several businesses are not aware of the magnitude of the cyber threat. This lack of awareness could be on this particular form of malware, or it may spill over into proper protection methods. It has become a reseller’s opportunity to educate
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New Hampshire Healthcare Facility Suffers Ransomware, Followed by Security Breach Health Management Concepts (HMC) of New Hampshire recently suffered a ransomware attack. The variant has not been disclosed to the public, but HMC officials did report they paid an undisclosed ransom amount. Before going on, it should be noted that paying the ransom demands is
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Multiple Layers of Defense, Doesn’t Always Mean Better Security On January 3, 2018, the ransomware variant, SamSam, infected the city offices of Farmington, New Mexico. The ransomware infection successfully encrypted multiple areas of the city office including the electronic bill pay and records processing. Although the infection did not impact utility operations and the city office has made it clear,
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Another Georgia Municipality Suffers Cyber Attack While Atlanta Still Recovers After the City of Atlanta’s ransomware fiasco, one would think other public municipalities, specifically in Georgia, would have stepped up their cyber security game. Apparently, that is not the case. Hackers successfully installed ransomware on the internal systems of Coweta County, located in Newnan, Georgia. This
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Top Tools for Proper Ransomware Defense Ed Tech Magazine recently released three major tools the education sector must have to effectively block ransomware from executing on their systems. Although Ed Tech was specifically focusing on the educational vertical, these tips can be used in any industry. The three “must haves” include application whitelisting, endpoint protection,
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Ransomware Hits PGA’s American Servers Days Before Tournament The Professional Golf Association (PGA) has been the most recent victim of ransomware. As their tournament is about to kick off in St. Louis, Missouri, the PGA has found all of their American servers encrypted with ransomware. Meaning, all of the data on those servers is inaccessible
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