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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
- Fake Reservation Links Prey on Weary Travelers August 22, 2022
- iPhone Users Urged to Update to Patch 2 Zero-Days August 19, 2022
- Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year August 18, 2022
Tag Archives: WedgeAMB
The Best Defence Against Ransomware? Don’t Get Infected…
It looks like the the idea of “Detect and Block” vs “Detect and Remediate” is gaining traction out there. This is a welcome sight for us here at Wedge as we continue to espouse the idea that it is better … Continue reading
…And Another Municipality Falls to Ransomware…
Ransomware attacks against municipalities have been hitting various cities around the U.S. as of late. We saw the Ryuk malware hitting Jackson County and provided an overview of how various ransomware strains are hitting governments across the globe, however, Spiceworks … Continue reading
Posted in Industry News, Latest Security News, Wedge News
Tagged Detect and Block, Municipalities, Ransomware, Unprepared, WedgeAMB
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Equifax Downgraded: Financial Costs of Cyber Attacks Far Outweigh Actual Ransom or Remediation
Who watches the watchers? It was very telling to read the news recently on (ZDNet, Forbes) highlighting the downgrade of credit monitoring agency Equifax by credit ratings agency Moody’s (Moody’s lowered Equifax’s outlook from stable to negative last week (May … Continue reading
Posted in Industry News, Latest Security News, Wedge News
Tagged Credit Monitoring Agency, Cyberattacks Impact Bottom Line, Detect and Block vs Detect and Remediate, Equifax, Financial Costs Outweigh Remediation Costs, Ongoing Financial Strain, Proactive vs Reactive Security, WedgeAMB
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Warning Investors of Cyber Security Risks to a Business’ Operations, Profitability and Share Performance – The New Norm?
This article from ZDNet was of particular interest to us as a Network Security Company and really hit home how much potential financial impact Cyber-Attacks can have on any and all private and publicly listed companies. The cloud-based team collaboration … Continue reading
Weaponized Word Documents: Block Them BEFORE They Enter Your Network
A recent article, this time from GBHackers, brings to light yet another way that hackers are getting quick and easy gains – Banking Malware. Banking malware, in this case the Emotet variety, is a banking trojan that can steal key personal information used for online banking such … 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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Separ Malware – Showing That the Simple Attacks are Sometimes the Most Effective
Over the last week, more has been made public about the Separ Malware / phishing campaign that has been making the rounds, starting at the end of January. Threatpost states that “it has affected around 200 companies and over 1,000 individuals, … Continue reading
Responding to the Need by MSSPs for a Next Generation Secure Web Gateway, Wedge Announces the Release of its Wedge Intelligent Web Shield™
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain – February 25th, 2019 – In response to MSSP’s need for in-depth monitoring and visibility, advanced threat detection, and support for mobile/remote office users, Wedge Networks, the global leader in Orchestrated Real-time Threat Prevention, is pleased to announce the … Continue reading
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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