WannaCry? Me too!

In many ways, WannaCrypt is just another ransomware variant — but then in many ways it isn't. Here's what makes WannaCrypt unique and the lessons we can take from these attacks.

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WannaCry Because the Worst Is Yet to Come

The WannaCry ransomware outbreak that emerged last week and is exploiting a vulnerability discovered and hidden for an unknown amount of time by the NSA is arguably the worst ransomware we’ve seen thus far. It’s not just encrypting files and locking users out of their machines, but it’s also self-propagating and uses exploit code, behavior that hasn’t been seen in ransomware until now.

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Digital Guardian Provides Free Ransomware Protection to Customers Following WannaCry Outbreak

We’ve released a free content pack for all Digital Guardian customers to help protect against the WannaCry ransomware.

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What is Ransomware as a Service? Learn About the New Business Model in Cybercrime

Ransomware as a service operations have seen tremendous growth in the short time since their emergence. Learn about these attacks and how to protect against them in Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

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Kelihos and the Ransomware Ecosystem

Botnets have been a serious problem on the web for more than 15 years, and as the network has changed, botnet operators have had to adapt in order to continue making money. While launching DDoS attacks on demand once was the main revenue stream for these cybercriminals, things have changed in recent years to include the paid installation of ransomware, banking trojans, and other types of malware.

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Ransomware: An Epidemic for the Healthcare Industry?

Recent incidents at two urology clinics have left healthcare organizations seeking a cure for a threat that has plagued their industry for years: ransomware.

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Ransomware Winter is Coming

While most of America was emerging from a tryptophan-induced coma on Friday morning, the security team at San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency was waking up to find that ransomware had infected hundreds of the organization’s computers.

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Ransomware Protection & Removal: How Businesses Can Best Defend Against Ransomware Attacks

What steps should businesses take for ransomware protection? 44 security experts weigh in.

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HHS: Ransomware Infections are (Probably) Reportable Under HIPAA

New guidance from the Office of Health and Human Services says that ransomware infections affecting health information are breaches that must be reported under HIPAA.

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Should Ransomware Infections Count As Data Breaches? (Yes.)

A proposal circulating in Congress would classify ransomware infections in healthcare settings as de-facto breaches. Fair? You betcha.

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