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Kaspersky ThreatPost- Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records August 31, 2022
- Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox Keylogger August 30, 2022
- Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms August 29, 2022
- Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise August 26, 2022
- Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras August 25, 2022
- Twitter Whistleblower Complaint: The TL;DR Version August 24, 2022
- Firewall Bug Under Active Attack Triggers CISA Warning August 23, 2022
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- iPhone Users Urged to Update to Patch 2 Zero-Days August 19, 2022
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Tag Archives: Ransomware
Norsk Hydro Ransomware A Week Later: What Is The REAL Target?
Going back to our previous blog on the ransomware attack that hit Norsk Hydro, in Norway, we’re hearing a bit more about the underlying piece of malware that was used in that attack, LockerGoga. A brief article appeared yesterday on Fossbytes.com that … Continue reading
Even With Adequate Backups in Place, Ransomware Hitting a Network Can Still Cause Disruptions and Have a Financial Impact
Ransomware is again in the news as of late; this time hitting one of the world’s largest aluminum producers, Norsk Hydro, in Norway. As reported by Yahoo! Finance, Norsk Hydro was battling to contain a ransomware cyberattack yesterday that caused a … Continue reading
Ryuk Ransomware – Still Netting CyberCriminals Payouts Through Attacks on Local Governments and Smaller Enterprises – So, What Should They Do?
Despite better security solutions now available to combat ransomware, old and new strains are still being utilized to great effect. The latest report from Bleeping Computer, is focused on the “Ryuk” ransomware, being used by a group in Eastern Europe … Continue reading
Posted in Industry News, Latest Security News
Tagged Detect and Block, Free Trial, Ransomware, Real-time detection, Ryuk, SME, WedgeAMB
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How Wedge Can Prevent Your Organization From Becoming a Statistic
Statistics Canada (StatsCan) published a very telling statistic yesterday, as shown in a Globe and Mail news item stating that more than 1 in 5 Canadian businesses were hit by cyberattacks last year. The survey went on to inform that … Continue reading
Posted in Industry News, Latest Security News, Wedge News
Tagged APT, cybersecurity, MSSP, Ransomware, StatsCan, WedgeAMB, WedgeARP
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Wedge Partners With Spirent To Showcase Advanced Threat Prevention With Uncompromising Performance At Black Hat USA 2017
Live Testing With Brand New Malware Demonstrates WedgeAMB’s Superior Threat Prevention Abilities While Maintaining Greater Than 100 Percent Of Rated Throughput Performance Las Vegas, Nevada, July 26, 2017 –Wedge Networks, the leader in real-time network threat prevention, is showcasing Release … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Hat 2017, CyberFlood, Ransomware, Spirent, WedgeAMB
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Wedge Technical Services Bulletin: WedgeAMB Protection Against Erebus Ransomware
NAYANA, a major web hosting company in South Korea, has reportedly paid over 1.3 billion South Korean won (~ $1.15M USD) in ransom to secure a decryption key to unlock 153 Linux servers which affected the websites of approximately 3,400 … Continue reading
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Tagged Erebus, Protection, Ransomware, Security Bulletin, WedgeAMB
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Wedge Offers Vulnerable Businesses WannaCry and Future Ransomware Threat Protection as a Free Trial for Immediate Threat Prevention
WedgeAMB Uses Multiple Layers of Network Security to Detect and Immediately Block WannaCry and Future Variants of Ransomware – Providing Immediate Protection for Enterprise Networks. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 17, 2017 – Wedge Networks, the leader in real-time network threat … Continue reading
Wedge Technical Service Bulletin: WedgeAMB Protection Against WannaCry Ransomware
The WannaCry ransomware family of malware was unleashed across the globe last week in more than 150 countries; impacting more than 200,000 victims, as of Sunday, May 14th according to Rob Wainwright, the head of the European Union’s law enforcement … Continue reading
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Tagged Ransomware, Security Bulletin, WannaCry, WedgeAMB
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WedgeAMB With Multi-Layered Network Security Blocks WannaCry Ransomware Without Requiring Software Updates
WedgeAMB’s Unique Multi-Technology, Multi-Layered Architecture Provides Critical Protection Against New Multi-Vectored Attacks, Without Requiring Software Updates! Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 15, 2017 –Wedge Networks, the leader in real-time network threat prevention, today announced that Wedge Advanced Malware Blocker™ (WedgeAMB) blocks … Continue reading
What We Can Do About Ransomware – Today and Tomorrow
By Alan Zeichick, Principal Analyst, Camden Associates, Published on UpgradeMag.com, May 31, 2016. Ransomware is a huge problem that’s causing real harm to businesses and individuals. Technology service providers are gearing up to fight these cyberattacks – and that’s coming … Continue reading
