Tag: ransomware

After Mayors Vow to not Pay Ransomware Attackers, Reality Hits

After Mayors Vow to not Pay Ransomware Attackers, Reality Hits

We broke the news that at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Conference of Mayors this week in Honolulu, they decided not
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Mayors Vow to not Pay Ransomware Hackers but a Vow Won’t do it

Mayors Vow to not Pay Ransomware Hackers but a Vow Won’t do it

If you are interested in what’s on the mind of mayors around the country, you could have been a fly
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Florida Just Paid $1M+ in Ransomware Payments Because They Didn’t Know about DRaaS

Florida Just Paid $1M+ in Ransomware Payments Because They Didn’t Know about DRaaS

Less than a week ago we broke the news about Florida being forced to pay $600,000 to ransomware hackers. Now
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Eliminate Phishing with SlashNext

Eliminate Phishing with SlashNext

The phishing problem is getting worse by the day. A city in Florida was just forced to pay $600,000 to
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Why Valimail Got $45M to Prevent Phishing

Why Valimail Got $45M to Prevent Phishing

TMCnet readers are well-aware of Valmail and their accomplishments. This past February they added Valimail Defend to block business email
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This $600K Payment Proves Ransomware Attacks Getting Worse

This $600K Payment Proves Ransomware Attacks Getting Worse

It should not come as a surprise that the ransomware problem is getting worse. Although there is no precise number
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Cost of U.S. Breaches North of $3 Trillion?

Cost of U.S. Breaches North of $3 Trillion?

We have bad news and worse news. In the last decade, the U.S. has lost more than $1.6 trillion due to data
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Vectra raises $100M for AI Cloud Cybersecurity

Vectra raises $100M for AI Cloud Cybersecurity

Network threat detection company Vectra, recently closed a $100 million round of funding led by TCV, one of the largest growth equity firms
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Paperless Voting Persists Thanks to Congress Inaction

Paperless Voting Persists Thanks to Congress Inaction

Over the last 18 months, election-security advocates have been pushing for new legislation shoring up the nation’s election infrastructure. Election-security reform
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Ransomware Infected, Losing Millions, Baltimore is Open for Business?

Ransomware Infected, Losing Millions, Baltimore is Open for Business?

Baltimore has been hobbled for weeks thanks to Ransomware which looks like it was contracted from an unpatched system –
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