One of the most common misconceptions organizations succumb to when moving to the cloud is the cloud is inherently secure. This couldn’t be farther from the truth and many organizations end up with more risk than they bargained for. The worst part? Because organizations often leverage multiple cloud providers, they don’t have a handle on where the risk falls …
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When it comes to protecting our environments, we all pretty much start at a disadvantage. I’ve seen many, many organizations struggle with basic disaster recovery planning, and ransomware has completely changed that game. Remember, it isn’t if you’re attacked by ransomware, but when. What many seem to forget is that the threat actors need to be inside …
Recently there’s been quite a few updates to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, and lots of news surrounding some of the more recent exploits. I want to take a closer look at some of the more recent additions, as well as dive a little deeper into the purpose of this list, and why it is …
n this VMware ransomware breakdown we are going to take a closer look at Cheerscrypt. A very special thank you to our friends at TrendMicro for their great breakdown on Cheerscrypt. Now, let’s take a closer look at what makes this one a little different from the rest. Cheerscrypt Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi Cheerscrypt is an interesting one …
Black Basta Rasnsomware is a multiplatform ransomware strain targeting Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi. Black Basta is an interesting ransomware organization, as it is believed that there are former Conti and REvil members participating in it. If that doesn’t sound like a disaster waiting to happen, I don’t know what is. A Closer Look at …
Today for the latest in my ransomware series I thought it would be fun to take a look at a more interesting ransomware group with some history. REvil ransomware is an interesting one, since they were actually tracked down, members caught, and “disbanded”. Let’s take a closer look and some of the events during the …