Saunders Scott

Infosecurity | February 13, 2020

Threat actors exploiting public interest in the ongoing coronavirus outbreak have baited their phishing traps with a new lure conspiracy theories about unreleased cures. The new tactic was noted by researchers at Proofpoint, who have been monitoring global malicious activity related to the life-threatening virus in the form of hundreds of thousands of messages. Alongside a flurry of phishing scams that hook victims with tall tales of secret remedies, researchers observed the emergence of campaig...

DATA SECURITY

RevBits | January 25, 2022

Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only club for world-class CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, and technology leaders, has approved RevBits, a developer of innovative cybersecurity solutions. Through its multiple cyber solutions, all available in this fully integrated platform, RevBits award-winning and patent-protected Cyber Intelligence Platform (CIP) delivers new levels of security IQ. A screening team examined and chose RevBits CEO David Schiffer based on the breadth and diversity of hi...

DATA SECURITY

Untangle | August 10, 2021

Untangle Inc., a leader in comprehensive network security for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) and distributed enterprises, today announced a partnership with Brigantia Partners to support its successful award-winning SMB security solutions in the United Kingdom. According to the latest Untangle SMB IT Security Report, 45% of businesses indicated that they have adjusted or reevaluated their IT security roadmap based on recent security breaches and ransomware attacks. As the threa...

Cyware | January 28, 2020

Ransomware families that belong to Ryuk and Sodinokibi are responsible for the huge rise in the ransom payments.In Q4 of 2019, 98% of companies had received a working decryptor tool for the ransom paid.With the increase in ransomware attacks, the average ransom payment has risen to 104% in the fourth quarter of 2019. A report from Coveware reveals that the ransomware attackers had collected an average of around $84,000 from victim organizations in the Q4 of 2019 when compared to $41,198 in Q3 of...