Securonix Threat Research: GANDCRAB RANSOMWARE ATTACK

whitePaper | March 5, 2020

Held Hostage in Hollywood: In February 2016 the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, in Los Angeles, paid a ransom of about US$17,000 to hackers who infiltrated and disabled its computer network with ransomware. The hospital paid the ransom of 40 Bitcoins (currently worth about $16,664) after a “network infiltration” began on February 5, when employees reported being unable to access the hospital’s network and electronic medical records system. “The malware locked access to certain computer systems and prevented us from sharing communications electronically,” said hospital CEO Allen Stefanek.

whitePaper | September 27, 2022

Businesses once doubted the long-term benefits of moving their traditional, on-premises workloads to the cloud. But those doubts didn’t last long. The ROI of cloud migration was realized quickly and decisively. Businesses eagerly shifted their workloads to the cloud and realized the financial benefits of doing so. However, in the rush to the cloud, clarity on security — and who is responsible for it — is often lost.

whitePaper | November 29, 2022

We live in an intensely data-driven world, where data loss is unacceptable and quick access to information with real-time analytics driven by machine learning and artificial intelligence is at the core of decision making. Effective data protection is a critical component of every successful business. Now, more than ever, organizations are looking at their data protection strategies through a new lens. They are evaluating old practices, with a focus on making data protection a hands-off, efficient solution they can rely on without applying extensive IT resources. This can be accomplished through standardizing on a vendor with a comprehensive data protection offering, single management capabilities, and support across a diverse network of systems on-premises, in public and private data centers, in multiple clouds, and in remote office/branch offices (ROBO) and edge environments.

whitePaper | November 29, 2022

In February 2022, a cyberattack on commercial satellite services in Ukraine caused electricitygenerating wind farms to shut down across Central Europe. In July 2021, supermarkets in Sweden were forced to close their doors after a cyberattack on an IT services provider based in Florida, USA.

whitePaper | October 4, 2022

Organizational practices in the digital age are inevitably linked to the processing of data, and built upon the systems that support these efforts. Collectively, cybersecurity and privacy professionals are responsible for guiding and implementing organizational decisions that ensure data is collected, processed, protected and shared consistent with evolving norms.

whitePaper | October 17, 2022

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