The latest ransomware trends highlight good news, but more risk. The Verizon DBIR 2026 report shows 69% of organizations refusing to pay extortionists, which is up from last year! This is great news as

Former cybersecurity ransomware negotiator turns to the dark side and into a ransomware cybercriminal. Here is another ugly lesson in “be careful who you trust, even in cybersecurity”. We have seen malicious

I am looking forward to a stellar discussion about ransomware! The Official Cybersecurity Summit is coordinating a number of virtual expert panels to discuss various aspects of Ransomware. Join V. Carr,

Artificial Intelligence Used in 80% of Ransomware Attacks

​ UK shows leadership in a proposal to ban ransomware payments for public entities like healthcare, education, government services and other national critical infrastructure! This is a great step forward

UK shows leadership in a proposal to ban ransomware payments for public entities like healthcare, education, government services and other national critical infrastructure! This is a great step forward

The UK government has proposed banning public sector entities — including national healthcare, education institutions, libraries, and other government bodies — from making ransomware payments. This move

Aggressive nation-states are increasingly leveraging cyberattacks as tools to advance their foreign policy objectives. In this case, Iran sponsored Pay2Key Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) is offering an

Australian victims of ransomware attacks are now legally required to declare any payments made to cyber criminals.

Compromising the hardware layer, especially the CPU, is the Holy Grail of cyberattacks. Recent work by Christiaan Beek, a leading cybersecurity researcher at Rapid7, into developing a ransomware

Knights of Old, a 150-year-old UK company, is gone – due to a cyberattack! This terribly unfortunate event is a good example of how cybersecurity matters to every company that depends on digital technology

Ransomware payments are down according to Chainalysis, but it may be a little too early to celebrate. The good news is that victims are realizing that paying the ransom only encourages more attacks and

It is good to see US government leaders realize that ransomware is a growing existential threat to our country, at the hands of our adversaries. A top US national cybersecurity advisor stated in a recent

​ Ransomware attacks are vicious, expensive, impactful, and becoming commonplace. So, let's take a look at what Ransomware is, how attacks typically unfold, and what potential victims can do to improve

Ransomware is one of the most devastating challenges in cybersecurity today. The attacks are vicious, expensive, impactful, and becoming commonplace. Over the years I have predicted its rise, discussed

The crypto security landscape is undergoing some pretty interesting changes as we move further into 2024. You know, it's kind of a cat-and-mouse game where the hackers and security experts up their game

The idea of criminalizing digital extortion payments is a contentious idea that has the community polarized.

I couldn’t help myself, I had to rant about this! A ‘security research’ group is recommending against banning ransomware payments, which would eradicate these attacks from occurring, and instead want money