After several high-profile breaches over the past couple of years, the healthcare industry plans to increase its spending on IT security more than other sectors. According to a survey released this Tuesday, 81 percent of U.S. healthcare companies plan to increase security spending this year, compared to an overall industry average of 73 percent. Read […]
The number of ransomware attacks targeting companies increased threefold from January to September, affecting one in every five businesses worldwide. According to a new report from security company Kaspersky Lab, the rate of ransomware attacks against businesses increased from one every two minutes to one every 40 seconds during that period. For consumers it was […]
In 2016, ransomware continued its rampage across the world, tightening its hold on data and devices, and on individuals and businesses. The numbers speak for themselves: 62 new ransomware families made their appearance. There was an 11-fold increase in the number of ransomware modifications: from 2,900 new modifications in January/March, to 32,091 in July/September. Attacks […]
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