Tag: Network Security

Data is a valuable commodity, and cyberattackers have refined their techniques for accessing, stealing, and removing it. One of their preferred methods is malicious software, better known as malware, which is designed for the sole purpose of disrupting normal computer, network, and server operations. When a business experiences data loss from malware, it can have far-reaching consequences from a financial, marketing, and even legal standpoint. To mitigate the risk of an attack, it’s important to first understand what malware is and how it works.

Ransomware is only one of many forms of potential cyberattacks, but it’s likely to elicit the most dramatic and fearful response. Unfortunately, this reaction isn’t the result of melodrama or overreaction. A quick look at some key disaster recovery statistics shows that businesses are perfectly justified in their concern

Ransomware prevention has become an urgent issue at organizations across the globe, with businesses racing to find the best way to protect themselves.

While the final tally for the total number of data breaches for 2021 is not yet in, we do know already that it will be a record year. In its report for Q3 2021, The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, revealed that the number of… Continue reading Understanding the Top Data Breaches of 2021

Phishing insights can be obtained by viewing the widespread and costly phenomenon of phishing as a field of battle. After all, if we look at the language used when talking about phishing — attackers, invaders, adversaries, weapons, intelligence — we know we are in a war of some sort. From our day-to-day experience and the stories we read in the technology and popular press, we sense that the battle is intensifying and the enemy is becoming more skilled and sinister. 

With ransomware having recently made a direct attack on U.S. fuel logistics, the Ransomware Task Force’s long-awaited comprehensive plan couldn’t come at a better time.

Don’t think your business is at risk of getting scammed by criminals? Understand the real danger of social engineering.

As ransomware continues to wreak havoc on organizations of all sizes, a new Ransomware Task Force (RTC) has been formed to combat the threat and has invited Datto to join as a founding member.

Datto has released its annual ransomware report and, as expected, the numbers continue to paint a grim picture.