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Collective Defense Really Can Thwart Ransomware Attacks

OPINION — If cyber threats had a most wanted list, ransomware would be well within the top five, and headlines from the past few years cements this [...] More

Some Thoughts on the Second Order Effects of Ransomware and National Security

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” – Daniel Patrick MoynihanKevin J. Buckley retired from the Central Intelligence [...] More

What Happens if I Pay the Ransom?

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently issued an advisory, reminding businesses that if they pay ransom to [...] More

Where we're headed with Ransomware Attacks against Business

As COVID-19 cases spike in the U.S., the FBI is warning about a new ransomware attack aimed at the U.S. Healthcare system. In an alert issued on [...] More

Navigating the Ransomware Conundrum

Earlier this month, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory, reminding businesses that if they [...] More

The Ransomware Conundrum

The Ransomware Conundrum

The Louisiana National Guard was recently tasked with stopping a string of cyberattacks aimed at infecting state government offices with malware that [...] More

What the OFAC Advisory Means for Companies that Pay Ransom

Earlier this month, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory, reminding businesses that if they [...] More

The New Dynamic Cyber Threat Environment

The New Dynamic Cyber Threat Environment

An attempted cyberattack on Israel’s water system in late April, just months after the global pandemic hit, prompted fears that cyber adversaries are [...] More

NotPetya: A Targeted Attack on Ukraine

As the dust settles on last Tuesday’s NotPetya malware outbreak, it is increasingly evident that this was not a ransomware, money-making attack at [...] More

WannaCry, NotPetya: Worm Me Once, Shame on You; Worm Me Twice…

The newest ransomware attack called NotPetya has re-ignited the debate ongoing since the earlier WannaCry attack. Cybersecurity experts, [...] More

WannaCry Changes Intelligence Community Calculus

The worldwide WannaCry ransomware, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, was an admonition to everyone who [...] More

Don’t Be Fooled by Blame Game: WannaCry Shows Gross Unpreparedness

Despite the insistence of many pundits and technical experts, the recent WannaCry outbreak was – mercifully – a poorly organized attack with a poorly [...] More