Ransomware Readiness and Response from NetDiligence on Vimeo. Ransomware remains one of the most widespread and damaging cyber attack methods. With more than 55% of small and medium-sized businesses forced to pay hackers in 2019, it’s with good reason that ransomware is the number one concern of many organizations around the world. Despite that ransomware…

Deepfake technology has the capacity to destabilize markets, sow public distrust and undermine the credibility of organizations and their leadership. Read this Q&A to understand how these threats should be addressed to protect your insurers and their insureds.

It’s not enough to simply acknowledge the inevitable threat of ransomware. Read the essential best practices to prepare for, prevent and respond to a ransomware attack in this Q&A.

Over the past 18 years at NetDiligence, we’ve often been asked about the future of ransomware. And the truth is that even after 18 years in this space, no one can fully predict what will happen. Even when ransomware became more widespread during the 2000s, no one could have imagined the current magnitude of the…

Ransomware is a type of malware designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid. Typically, a ransomware attack starts with an innocent-looking email with an infected link or fake document attached. In fact, the average company received a whopping 90% of their detected malware through email, according to…

As IT systems and data play increasingly important roles in business, opportunities for cybercriminals continue to grow. For the first time, the annual Allianz Risk Barometer Report found cybercrime to be the number one concern for companies around the globe. The increase in concern over cybercrime coincides with a rise in the number of ransomware…

Ransomware is a growing cyber risk threat impacting organizations in all sectors. This Q&A details why having a cloud-based backup solution in place can help organizations mitigate exposure, promote business continuity in case of a security event and avoid paying a ransom.

A Q&A with Winston Krone, Kivu Unfortunately, for now, it appears that ransomware attacks, wherein hackers encrypt data and hold the decryption key for a sum of money, are here to stay. That leaves the attacked organization with a tough quandary: whether or not to actually give in to the criminal’s demands. We talked to…

A Q&A with Sherri Davidoff, CEO of LMG Security and BrightWise, Inc. One of the most disturbing developments in financial cybercrime is the advent and increasing popularity of banking Trojans, which pose a grave risk to both consumers and financial organizations. To find out more about banking Trojans and how to avoid them, we spoke…

A Q&A with Bill Siegel of Coveware Given the prevalence and sophistication of ransomware—not to mention the financial stakes involved in these exploits—it’s no longer wise to leave delicate negotiations to internal staff. We spoke to Coveware’s CEO and cofounder Bill Siegel about the nuances involved in handling threat actors and why having data at…