The Evolution of Ransomware Extortion Schemes
Info Security Group, November 16, 2021 As the world experienced significant upheaval, the scale of threats facing businesses during the pandemic grew exponentially. Fundamentally, threat actors did not innovate; instead, they advanced the use of tools they already...
Facing the Health Ransomware Threat
In the first five months of 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) identified 48 ransomware infections impacted healthcare organizations in the United States. For healthcare victims of ransomware infections, Sophos states the average cost in 2020 often exceeded $1.27 million and continued long after the infection was resolved. Many healthcare victims of ransomware face long-term recovery costs, including costs to rebuild networks and lawsuits from patients.