Features 17.12.2024
Five Incidents that Shaped the Cybersecurity Landscape in 2024
Assured Intelligence has compiled a breakdown of the top events that helped define the security landscape in 2024
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55 results for "Ransomware"
Blogs & Opinions 28.11.2024
The Shifting Sands of Ransomware in 2024: Who’s Who and What’s New?
Among the shifting ransomware ecosystem landscape, two new groups are worth noting.
Features 26.11.2024
AI Autopsy: UnitedHealth Ransomware: An Entirely Preventable Attack
How well did UnitedHealth handle the breach, and what can others learn from it?
Features 21.11.2024
Are Backups Beyond Data Enough to Secure Ransomware Resilience?
In an era of increasing ransomware, backups aren’t enough. Are new capabilities to restore your entire tech infrastructure the answer?
Features 31.10.2024
Trouble Squared: What Happens When Nation States and Cyber Criminals Work Together?
Reports claim that the majority of attributable malware-based attacks are now state-sponsored. What does this mean for CISOs?
Features 08.10.2024
Critical Infrastructure Under Cyber Siege
60% of UK CNI organisations have experienced ransomware over the previous year
Features 26.09.2024
AI Autopsy: The Long Road to Recovery for the British Library
The British Library has shared a detailed report of the 2023 cyber incident and its aftermath. Assured Intelligence picks out the highlights for our autopsy report
Blogs & Opinions 17.09.2024
I Challenged Myself to Build a Ransomware Toolkit Using Only ChatGPT: Here’s What Happened
The capabilities of GenAI are aiding and speeding up the creation of effective ransomware toolkits
Blogs & Opinions 30.07.2024
Cyber Resilience in Healthcare: Tackling Ransomware with Advanced Cyber Defences
When it comes to protecting healthcare data and systems, the threat is high, and the stakes are even higher, warns Dr. Darren Williams In early June 2024, major London hospitals, including Kings College Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’s, declared a critical incident following a ransomware attack on Synnovis, a pathology services provider. This cyber […]
Blogs & Opinions 25.07.2024
The Labour Party Promised Change: What Does That Mean for Cyber?
The Labour government promised “change” as its big election manifesto theme. Will that stretch to cyber?
Features 23.07.2024
Ransomware Glow Ups: The Ransomware Groups That Have Reinvented Themselves
Ransomware groups often rebrand, resurfacing with a new identity. Kate O’Flaherty explores what this means for law enforcement and lists the most significant ransom group rebrands Ransomware never goes away, nor do the groups that use the data-locking malware in attacks. Despite multiple initiatives, sanctions, and attempts by law enforcement to make arrests, ransomware groups […]
Assured Reacts 09.07.2024
Assured Reacts: Howden Insurance Report Shows Double-Digit Decline in Cyber Premiums
What happened? Generalist insurance brokerage Howden released its 2024 cyber insurance report late in June. Highlights from the report include: Cyber insurance premiums are falling globally, with the cyber insurance market witnessing double-digit price reductions Greater appetite from insurers has led to double-digit price decreases despite cyber attacks and ransomware rising Standalone cyber insurance policies […]
Features 04.07.2024
Lives on the Line: Life Threatening Cyber Attacks Raising the Stakes for CISOs
Six NHS trusts in London and countless GP practices in surrounding regions recently suffered major disruption after a ransomware attack
Features 30.05.2024
Building Back Safer: Why Construction Firms Need to Tackle Mounting Cyber Threats
In a sector focused on building physical things, digital threats have often played second fiddle to physical risks on-site.
Features 14.05.2024
Lessons in Cybersecurity for the Education Sector
Education was the most attacked sector in the UK in the last six months
Features 23.04.2024
Logistics Uncovered: Understanding the Cyber Threat to Physical Supply Chains
After KNP declared bankruptcy following a ransomware attack last year, we investigate the top cyber risks facing the logistics sector.
Features 09.04.2024
Securing a Record-Breaking Election Year: Easier Said than Cyber Done
More than two billion people, including UK and US citizens, are set to head to the polls this year, which invites plenty of speculation about the security of the voting process.
Blogs & Opinions 19.03.2024
Getting Into the Psyche of a Ransomware Hacker in 2024
What’s changed in the ransomware landscape in 2024? Chris Rogers considers the psyche of those writing the code and looks at new tactics, tools and the prevalence of double-extortion ransomware The cybersecurity ecosystem moves at an extremely rapid pace. However, in the months ahead, it seems inevitable that organisations will be faced with even more […]
Blogs & Opinions 22.02.2024
Ransomware: The Myth of Sophistication
Sometimes it’s the simple things that can have the biggest impact on cybersecurity posture
Features 13.02.2024
Unpatched Patches: Three Critical Patches that Just Keep Bleeding
Unpatched issues can result in dire consequences, as the worst flaws of recent times show. Kate O’Flaherty considers the podium of recent unpatched flaws and questions why firms are so slow to patch Patching: You can’t live with it, but you definitely can’t live without it. And as many firms have discovered, failing to patch […]
Features 08.02.2024
The NCSC’s Artificial Intelligence Warning: What Next for CISOs?
The latest report from the NCSC claims AI will “almost certainly increase the volume and heighten the impact of cyber attacks over the next two years.”
Features 25.01.2024
Ransomware in the UK: A Catastrophic Risk?
The House of Commons and House of Lords released a report on UK national security, warning that the UK is at risk of a catastrophic ransomware attack. Assured Intelligence breaks that down.
Features 16.01.2024
To Ban or Not to Ban? The Experts Weigh in on Ransomware Payments
How do you halt a cybercrime pandemic that continues growing?
Features 21.12.2023
When Cyber Attacks Threaten Lives: A Candid Assessment of The Reality of OT Threats
Assured Intelligence talks to hacktivist group GhostSec to get its perspective on industrial control system threats
Features 19.12.2023
Around the Cybersecurity World in 365 Days
There’s no such thing as a quiet year on planet cybersecurity. This year’s headlines are next year’s lessons
Features 14.12.2023
The Allen & Overy Ransomware Incident: What You Need to Know
Six lessons that all businesses should take from the Allen & Overy ransomware incident
Features 30.11.2023
The British Library Attack: Are Ransomware Actors Inflating the Severity of Attacks?
Is there any such thing as ransomware that’s ‘not so bad’?
Features 21.11.2023
The 2023 Sony Breaches: 5 Important Takeaways
Sony’s reputation has taken a bashing over the last few months after it was hit by two high-profile breaches.
Features 07.11.2023
Black Friday: How Retailers Can Get Through the Cyber Turbulence Unscathed
The high-stakes, high-traffic days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday promise skyrocketing sales but also lurking cyber attacks
Features 26.10.2023
Five-Minute Snapshot: What You Need to Know About the SecureWorks State of the Threat Report
Top trends include ransomware, nation-state attacks and business email compromise
Features 17.10.2023
The 7 Worst Hacking Groups in the World
Assured Intelligence introduces seven hacking groups that have risen to infamy, running amok in global networks and leaving a trail of disruption
Blogs & Opinions 12.10.2023
Are Data Protection Standards Slipping in the Cloud Era?
The cloud undoubtedly comes with many positives, but it has also led to businesses storing far more data than they need to
Blogs & Opinions 03.10.2023
Chinese Espionage is Back on Track: What Businesses Need to Know
The stakes just got higher in the world of cyber espionage.
Interviews 21.09.2023
On the Record with a Ransomware Negotiator: An Unfetted All-Access Interview
If you had one hour to ask a ransomware negotiator anything at all, what would you ask?
Blogs & Opinions 19.09.2023
Crime-as-a-Service: Anyone Can Be a Cyber Criminal
No Technical skills or expertise? No problem. You can still become a cyber criminal…
Features 12.09.2023
Save Britannia: Cyber Risk for Critical National Infrastructure
The UK government is warning about rising cyber risk levels. Should we be worried?
Features 07.09.2023
Retail Sector Cyber Attacks: Shopping for Security
The retail sector has made headlines due to many high-profile (and costly) data breaches. What can retailers do to stay clear of the front pages?
Features 22.08.2023
Ransomware Trends: What Every Exec Needs to Know
How can execs protect their business from becoming a victim of ransomware?
Features 11.07.2023
What You Really Need to Know About Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report: A Five-Minute Read
If you don’t have time to read all 89 pages of the Verizon’s DBIR, Assured Intelligence has pulled out the highlights in a five-minute read
Features 06.07.2023
Stormy Seas: Cybersecurity Challenges in the Logistics Sector
From Americold to SolarWinds, logistics companies have been, and continue to be, vulnerable to cyber attacks. Eugene Yiga investigates
Features 29.06.2023
Closed for Business: The Organisations That Suffered Fatal Cyber Attacks that Shut Their Doors For Good
Assured Intelligence has taken a look at some of the companies that have gone out of business due to a cyber-attack to bring you the low-down on what happened in each case.
Features 15.06.2023
Unlocking the Truth: An Inside Look at the ION Ransomware Attack
The ransomware attack on ION is a stark reminder of the increasing cyber threats that financial institutions face.
Blogs & Opinions 18.05.2023
Easy as 1, 2, 3: How the Education Sector Can Combat Cyber Threats
While cybersecurity is a top concern for education institutions, many face resource limitations when it comes to constructing proper cyber defence strategies due to a lack of budget, staff, and technology.
Features 16.05.2023
Turning the Lights on an Energy Sector Under Cyber Attack
There are three categories of hackers particularly interested in targeting the energy sector. Who are they? And what can be done to protect energy?
Features 02.05.2023
Five Things the Royal Mail Ransom Transcript Leak Taught Us About Ransom Negotiations
The exposure of the leaked ransom negotiation logs may suggest a failed negotiation, but on closer inspection, many consider it a well-played hand by Royal Mail
Interviews 04.04.2023
A Cyber Insurance Broker Grilling
Insurance exasperating ransomware? An immature sector? Savings instead of insurance? Dan Raywood grills Assured’s head cyber broker, Ed Ventham, about the state of cyber insurance
Features 30.03.2023
Healthcare Held to Ransom: Not What the Doctor Ordered
Kate O’Flaherty explores why cyber attacks on healthcare organisations are on the rise and makes a diagnosis for a sector under constant attack
Blogs & Opinions 22.03.2023
Why Being Cyber Insurable is a Company Effort
Cyber insurance is no longer niche, and is a topic that needs to find its way into the boardroom, says Andy Harris
Features 14.03.2023
Ransomware Response: It’s Time for the World to Join Hands
Government operations are being created to deal with the ransomware epidemic, but will it be enough to turn the tide?
Features 15.02.2023
Royal Mail Ransomware Attack: Delivering a Questionable Incident Response
Many have been quick to reprehend Royal Mail for its handling of the recent cyber attack. Gordon Smith analyses the response to deliver a verdict on Royal Mail’s operation
Features 07.02.2023
Cyber Risk Real Talk: How to Identify and Address Your Unique Risk
It’s hardly setting the world alight by announcing that determining cyber risk is crucial to a successful cybersecurity response. Kathryn Pick helps to identify how an organisation goes about identifying where that risk lies
Features 31.01.2023
Beyond the Headlines: The Real Story of Mondelez vs Zurich
How long does it take to settle an insurance claim resulting from arguably the most infamous malware attack of all time?
Features 19.12.2022
Cyber Insurance Debate: Cybersecurity Pro .vs. Cyber Insurance Pro
ESET’s Jake Moore takes on Assured’s Ed Ventham in a debate on cyber insurance
Features 30.11.2022
The Chronicles of Cyber Insurance: The Responder, The Lawyer and The Broker
What do you get when you mix an incident responder, a lawyer and a cyber broker?