Today I want to take a closer look at a specific ransomware variant – Hello Kitty ransomware. This one is interesting to me because it was one of the first ransomware strains I really looked at and researched, when the Linux variant began to target ESXi in Summer 2021. You can see some of my …
Ransomware
When it comes to a ransomware attack, there are many different things organizations need to prepare for. Unfortunately it is one of those things where we never quite know how an attack will unfold before it happens. The best thing we can do is stay educated on the ransomware attacks out there, and use the …
One of my favorite things to do in the morning is to Google “ransomware”. One of these days I’m going to record it, but today I’ll talk about one of my major observations – a major breach by LockBit ransomware. What is LockBit Ransomware? I covered LockBit back in February, since it grabbed my attention …
When it comes to ransomware, there is no one product or solution that will protect you from every threat out there. Terms like ransomware protection and ransomware protection are thrown around all the time, but the truth is they are a myth. I prefer to think about ransomware defense. We know the threat is out …
On July 20, 2022, Cisco released a number of CVEs ranging of various seventies. Let’s take a closer look at them and the impact they may have to your environment. Many of them have to do with the Cisco Nexus Dashboard. July 20, 2022 Critical Cisco CVEs There were a number of CVEs released related …
The ransomware landscape is one that is rapidly evolving. This year in particular, there has been a big trend in the increase of multiplatform ransomware. We are going to take a closer look at some examples, and examine why this threat is evolving. Ransomware Targeting Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi I’ve spoken to endless organizations …