June 15 2022
Why Ransomware Extortion is a Threat
The majority of ransomware attacks now include some form of extortion attempt. What is ransomware extortion and how can you defend against it?
June 14 2022
Ransomware Insurance: Why it’s Only Part of the Solution
While ransomware insurance is often a key piece of the puzzle when it comes to dealing with these attacks, organizations should not let this lull them into a false sense of security, as these policies have many limitations.
June 13 2022
Should You Pay a Ransomware Demand?
What should you do if you receive a ransomware demand? Will paying the ransom ensure you get your data back?
May 27 2022
Data Security: Protecting the Crown Jewels
Data security is one of the most important concerns for any organization to ensure customer data, trade secrets and commercial data doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.
May 16 2022
Industrial Spy: Selling Stolen Data to Competitors
Industrial Spy is a new way of selling stolen data of victims to competitors. Companies can buy their competitors’ trade secrets for millions of dollars – or as little as $2.
May 9 2022
Beyond the Ransom: The True Cost of Ransomware Attacks
The True Cost of Ransomware Attacks highlights the downtime costs, reputational damage and the cost of new security implementations when trying to recover from a ransomware attack.
March 7 2022
The New Insider Threat: Are ransomware groups recruiting your employees?
Ransomware groups are using increasingly sophisticated technology and infrastructure to carry out attacks while adopting new tactics to pressurize their victims such as recruiting your employees.
February 15 2022
Ransomware as a Service: Industrialized Cybercrime is the New Normal
Industrialized cybercrime, critical infrastructure attacks and sky-high ransoms are just the beginning of ransomware as a service business models.
January 13 2022
2021 Ransomware Attack Report
In 2020 and 2021 BlackFog measured publicly disclosed attacks globally. The 2021 ransomware attack report summarizes these findings and highlights the key trends as we enter 2022.
January 4 2022
The State of Ransomware in 2021
Following on from our State of Ransomware 2020 blog, we’ll be tracking the 2021 publicized ransomware attacks each month to share with you via this blog. This year we expect the number of attacks to increase and newer forms to become more sophisticated and disruptive.
