Monthly Archives: October 2020

Is Ineffective Technology The Real Reason Why Cybersecurity Is Failing? We Disagree…

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Wedge Chief Scientist

HelpNetSecurity.com posted a rather provocative article recently that postulated that the reason why cybersecurity was failing is due to ineffective technology.  Although we can see how many might consider this to be an accurate representation of the cybersecurity industry right now, … Continue reading →

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Another Municipality Hit By a Cyber Attack / Cyber Fraud: Why Not Prevent These Occurrences Using WedgeARP – Real-time Threat Prevention?

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Wedge Chief Scientist

Here’s an interesting case of a municipality that has lost money, not due to ransomware this time (unlike the other blogs that we’ve done such as: this, this and this) , but due to cyber fraud.  Portageonline.com reported that the Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone, in Manitoba, “was … Continue reading →

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Paying Ransomware Can Now Get You Sanctioned By the US Department of the Treasury: Here’s How Wedge Can Help!

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Wedge Chief Scientist

A big ransomware game changer came down the pipe on October 1st, from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)  as they issued a Ransomware Advisory alerting companies of potential sanctions risks for facilitating ransomware payments.  This has … Continue reading →

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