Monthly Archives: February 2020

Critical Infrastructure: Another Key Target for Ransomware Attacks

We’ve written about this in the past, especially after malware such as Stuxnet spread like wildfire a few years back in Critical Infrastructure organizations.  We also elaborated on the amount of damage that could be caused if control systems were compromised at … Continue reading

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Continuing with the Healthcare Industry, Here are Some of the Numbers…

As we covered Healthcare a fair bit last week, I just wanted to pass along some of the recent numbers that reflect the dire situation that the industry continues to find itself in.  Forbes published and article a couple of days … Continue reading

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Healthcare Industry Still Under Siege: Why They’re So Bad at Cybersecurity and Why Backups are No Longer a Solution Against Ransomware

Over the weekend there were a couple of articles that popped out at me, mainly because it’s in an industry that we’ve been making strides to protect with our WedgeARP platform and our WedgeAMB product.  This industry is of course, … Continue reading

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Haven’t Received Your Packages as of Late? Blame Ransomware!

An interesting article came across my desk yesterday, posted by Zdnet, which centred around how deliveries across Australia have been delayed recently.  Now many would figure that it was weather related or something similar as we have seen the news articles of … Continue reading

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The Endpoint Protection Numbers Are In And It’s Not Looking Pretty – Endpoint Attacks Are Still An Ongoing Issue

Help Net Security published an article at the end of January that highlighted several Ponemon Institute findings and the fact that “Organizations are not making progress in reducing their endpoint security risk, especially against new and unknown threats…” According to a Ponemon … Continue reading

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