When it comes to ransomware, this cyberattack scheme isn't new, but it has become increasingly common over the past several years. Many of the viruses lurking out there steal data to be used for nefarious purposes, with the goal having long been to access important financial and personal data that can be sold off. Not ransomware. Ransomware generally does not...
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Ransomware is a type of computer virus that kidnaps your data and holds it hostage for money. It has become increasingly common, attacking governments and all manner of business as well as non-for profit institutions. If you are unfortunate enough to be the victim of a ransomware attack, there are basically only three options open to you.What to Do After...
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Disaster recovery is a fundamental element of good business continuity planning. Business continuity planning refers to the broad range of plans created so that a business can continue to be operational no matter what negative event might occur. Business continuity planning addresses catastrophic events, from loss of a CEO, director, or other principal in the organization to severe natural disasters...
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We have been working with the hospitality industry for quite some time. We've taken what we've learned and applied it to an industry we feel has been under-secured. Rightfully so. Now ransomware is targeting hospitality clients, from small privately-owned hotels and resorts to the biggest chains and names in the industry. Front desks, reservation systems, and even Wi-Fi is now...
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Why cyber insurance is keeping the ransomware industry in business.
As all good managed IT companies and manage security providers do, we are in constant training. From daily check-ins, weekly trainings and monthly seminars, we are kept apprised of the latest trends, threats and how to mitigate them. For us, it has worked incredibly well for many years. But a new threat has arisen that we didn’t expect: ransomware insurance from insurance industry.
In the last week, an update proliferated through our clients' servers. A small minority of our clients' servers went down during these updates. A vast majority did not have a problem at all. But that small minority represented hundreds of users. One of the questions I was asked was: do we really need to do updates?Yes, You Need To Do...
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On Dealing With RansomwareA couple of weeks ago, a worldwide exploit stolen utilities from the National Security Agency were utilized to take down literally hundreds of thousands of computers, from hospitals, government, and large corporations.For days people were freaking out and having a tremendous time securing their networks. Traditional methodologies failed. Traditional thought processes failed.In the days and weeks since...
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Why We Fight CryptoLocker: Our Strategy Explained As the owner of Triton Technologies, I go through constant training when it comes to MSP services, products and support methodologies. I was at a conference in Hartford Connecticut and listening to other business owners and I heard something that isn’t heard in our office: “Cryptolocker is kicking our butts.”We Take Security SeriouslyI can barely...
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Ransomware is the new underground economy.In the last few years, a new breed of exploit has arrived on the scene, called Ransomware. Basically, what it does is encrypts all your files, demands bitcoins or some other crypto currency and waits. It usually has a timer giving you a couple of days to setup an account, transfer the funds and when...
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