By João Machado, Cybersecurity Analyst at RCTS CERT In the digital age, cybersecurity is a top priority for any organisation. It’s crucial to understand the...
Tag - Ransomware
By Rosanne Pouw, Product Manager Awareness and Training at SURF Phishing and ransomware are the most common cybersecurity threats for the research and...
By Aleksandar Velinov, University Goce Delcev, Štip, Macedonia What is ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware (not a computer virus) that can disable...
Why Belnet created a ransomware response plan Attacks involving ransomware have been on the rise for some time. Research by Check Point Research shows that in...
In the last two years both private and public companies, as well as individuals, have been afflicted by one of the most dangerous cyber threats: ransomware. By...
Ransomware attacks on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the world have been increasing recently and for some colleges and universities, this has been...
By Michele Scalas, Davide Maiorca and Giorgio Giacinto, University of Cagliari Ransomware represents a serious threat that acts by locking the compromised...
By Leonardo Lanzi, coordinator of the GARR CERT Once upon a time… In March 2016, I had the chance to be near enough a ransomware infection to be able to...
By Francesco Palmieri, professor of Computer Science at the University of Salerno Ransomware, considered today an important emergency from the cyber security...
In May 2019, the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) was able to prevent a ransomware attack just in time. For the Cyber Security Month 2020 initiative, GÉANT...
On 23 December last year, Maastricht University (UM) was hit by a major ransomware attack. The hackers executed a command installing ‘Clop’...
On 23 December last year, Maastricht University (UM), which is connected to the Dutch education and research network SURFnet, was hit by a major ransomware...
By Pier Luca Montessoro, University of Udine One day, one very bad day, you open your laptop and a red screen informs you that all your files have been...
SI-CERT, the national CSIRT of Slovenia has been handling reports of ransomware attacks on a regular basis since April 2012. Until 2019, attack victims were...
By Avinash Singh and Hein Venter, Department of Computer Science at the University of Pretoria Ransomware is one of the most destructive forms of malware which...
Ransomware is used by cyber criminals to block you from accessing your data and hold it ‘hostage’ until you pay the ransom. How does it work and how to avoid...