It is 10:00 PM on a Friday night, you are almost done closing up shop, thinking about your weekend plans, when you notice a strange message on your desktop. A ransomware attack often comes as a surprise. “All your files have been encrypted!” “What? I just finished everything. Oh, it could just be another joke…
DetailsWhat is the Ransomware as a Service Model? And Why is it so dangerous? As economies have evolved, so have the business models within them. From barter trade to digital currencies, we can now simply purchase whatever, whenever we need. But we haven’t stopped there. Over the centuries, companies have realized that instead of making…
DetailsHow a Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) Poses a Serious Risk of Ransomware attack during COVID19 Pandemic Call it a bane or blessing, but never in modern history has remote work and telecommuting become such a cornerstone in business. We are seeing millions of workers staying put and working from home. How stressful or easy is…
DetailsWhat are the signs and symptoms of a ransomware attack? We’ve all read accounts of individuals and businesses getting locked out of their entire networks and being forced to pay a ransom to decrypt the data, or face their worst fear: Watching hackers release confidential corporate and personal information into the wild! But nothing happens…
DetailsWhat are Exploits and How Are They Connected To Ransomware? Have you ever heard the term “exploitation”? Nobody likes to get exploited, taken advantage of, and then thrown away like a piece of paper! While we won’t be talking about emotions and relationships in this blog post, you get the idea, right? Exploits and ransomware,…
DetailsCan Antivirus Stop Ransomware Attacks? Yes, and no. This is a question with a mixed answer, and an end result that implies on how YOU, the end user, takes important precautionary measures to warrant data safety and privacy. Many antivirus programs claim to detect and even remove ransomware, it isn’t 100% true. Also, once a…
DetailsGiven the rise in ransomware attacks, it has become all too important for corporations to secure their networks. All it takes is one wrong click in an email, allowing complete and unauthorized access to your network. In the modern day and age, such types of damages usually tear apart the public reputation of the company.…
DetailsEven in times of COVID19, groups of ransomware attackers do not stop at encrypting company data. Unfortunately, this affects profit-oriented companies as well as non-profit organizations. Cesvitem Onlus, an organization that has been committed to international solidarity since 1987, consulted us to help with a ransomware incident. The organization, which is largely funded by donations,…
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