Ransomware has become one of the primary threats to organizations of all types. It has become so widespread and costly that many insurance companies are even reconsidering payouts and excluding some forms of ransomware attacks from their coverage – making the need to prevent attacks in the first place all the more pressing.
To dig deeper into the ransomware threat and to assess its impact on cyber security teams and businesses, Mimecast spoke with 1,100 cyber security decision-makers across Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the Nordics, Singapore, South Africa, the U.A.E., the U.K. and the U.S.
The State of Ransomware Readiness report 2022 explores the business implications and personal impacts of ransomware, as well as how organizations are defending against attacks today.
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European financial firms are battling a huge rise in third-party breachesNews Growing vendor dependency has contributed to a marked rise in third-party breaches
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‘We’ve got some fabulous conditions’: Salesforce UK chief exec Zahra Bahrololoumi touts the country's tech industry potentialNews The UK remains a “priority market” for Salesforce, according to its regional CEO
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‘States don’t do hacking for fun’: NCSC expert urges businesses to follow geopolitics as defensive strategyNews Paul Chichester, director of operations at the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, urged businesses to keep closer tabs on geopolitical events to gauge potential cyber threats.
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‘I take pleasure in thinking I can rid society of at least some of them’: A cyber vigilante is dumping information on notorious ransomware criminals – and security experts say police will be keeping close tabsNews An anonymous whistleblower has released large amounts of data allegedly linked to the ransomware gangs
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How is the role of the CISO evolving?Supported Content This role now stands as a pivotal figure in organizational strategy and security posture
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CISOs bet big on AI tools to reduce mounting cost pressuresNews AI automation is a top priority for CISOs, though data quality, privacy, and a lack of in-house expertise are common hurdles
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It's been a bad week for ransomware operatorsNews A host of ransomware strains have been neutralized, servers seized, and key players indicted
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Everything we know about the Peter Green Chilled cyber attackNews A ransomware attack on the chilled food distributor highlights the supply chain risks within the retail sector
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Scattered Spider: Who are the alleged hackers behind the M&S cyber attack?News The Scattered Spider group has been highly active in recent years
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Ransomware attacks are rising — but quiet payouts could mean there's more than actually reported
News Ransomware attacks continue to climb, but they may be even higher than official figures show as companies choose to quietly pay to make such incidents go away.
