by Dianne Bayley | Jan 7, 2020 | Security and Legal
PCs still running when Windows 7 reaches end of life on the 14 January 2020 will be significantly more at risk of ransomware, Ian Wood, Senior Director, EMEA Cloud & Governance Business Practice, Veritas warns Experts suggest that around 26% of PCs are expected to...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 18, 2017 | Security and Legal
This year has proved to be a lucrative year for cybercrime as prominent malware and attack methods continue to evolve, creatively bypassing existing security solutions, says Check Point in its mid-year report. In 2016, we witnessed sophisticated new malware emerging...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 8, 2017 | Security and Legal
By Rick Holland, Vice President, Strategy, Digital Shadows The attack on 200,000 plus computers across more than 120 countries around the world by the WannaCry ransomware certainly got the attention of governments, media, consumers and law enforcement. But the actual...
by Dianne Bayley | May 18, 2017 | Security and Legal
At the end of last week, the world saw the first victims of the now infamous Crypto malware – WannaCry. To date the attack has spread to more than 150 countries and over 200 000 users. Its primary target being businesses and public sector organisations. In the recent...