One of the frightening cybersecurity risks for businesses today is undoubtedly ransomware. It doesn’t discriminate and leaves in its wake encrypted, unreadable files, threats of data leaks, and often millions of dollars in damages. Moreover, large-scale and sophisticated ransomware... Read More
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Block These Recently Leaked VPN Passwords to Prevent Ransomware Attacks [new data]
Worried about ransomware attacks? Recent attack news indicates you should be looking to secure your VPN connections. Last week, we learned that thousands of Fortinet VPN passwords had been leaked on the dark web by a former ransomware operator.... Read More
Defending Your Network from RockYou2021
In June 2021, a large data dump was posted to a popular internet hacking forum. This dataset was termed “rockyou2021,” named after the popular password brute-force wordlist known as Rockyou.txt. Media and Twitter alike were abuzz with what to... Read More
Introducing Live Attack Data to Specops Breached Password Protection (plus what passwords you should block right now)
Today, Specops Software released the latest update to its Breached Password Protection list. This release includes, most notably, the addition of passwords observed in real attacks. Prior to this release, Specops Breached Password Protection sources included lists of known... Read More
Weak Windows passwords blamed for recent rise in Purple Fox attacks
Purple Fox is malware that was first discovered in 2018 but has seen a recent rise in proliferation as hackers take advantage of a new attack method: weak passwords used over the SMB protocol. SMB (Server Message Block) is... Read More
The Sectors Experiencing the Most Cyber-Attack Threats While Working from Home, Revealed
Which sectors are experiencing the largest number of cybercrime threats whilst working from home? To do this, we analysed 2,043 different businesses to find out which sectors are most “at risk.” Read More
The countries experiencing the most ‘significant’ cyber-attacks
Over the last decade, cyber security has rapidly become a concerning problem. Rightfully so, given how a cyber-attack can compromise an organisation’s key functions and processes within a matter of seconds, exposing sensitive data to opportunistic criminals. The impact... Read More
Impact and cost of ransomware attacks
Sophos, a global leader in cybersecurity, revealed in its survey “The State of Ransomware 2021” that the average total cost of recovery from a ransomware attack has more than doubled in a year, increasing from $761,106 in 2020 to... Read More
Remote workforce makes organizations more vulnerable to password attacks
With remote working exponentially growing as companies respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, password security has become more important than ever. Specops Software announced today the latest updates to password policy, a solution to continuously check if an account in... Read More
The European Countries Most at Risk of Cyber-Crime
The severity of cyber-breaches has become more and more intense in recent years; as a result, security experts at Specops Software sought to find out which (Western) European countries are the most cyber-insecure for citizens. To find out, Specops... Read More