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One significant finding published in our 1H 2022 FortiGuard Labs Threat Report is that ransomware is rampant. We’re seeing ransomware attacks becoming more sophisticated and aggressive, with attackers introducing new strains and updating, enhancing, and reusing old ones. What’s especially concerning as we look back at the first half of 2022 is that the number of new ransomware variants we identified increased by nearly 100% compared to the previous six-month period. How does ransomware make its way into an organization in the first place? Ransomware can be delivered to an unsuspecting victim in many ways. Yet according to research, phishing is the number one attack vector associated with ransomware. This is why it’s critical for all employees to be cyber aware and cybersecurity training ca...

A recent global Kaspersky study on the behaviour of small and medium businesses during crises shows staff reductions may cause additional cybersecurity risks. Yet only 51% of organisations’ leaders are confident that their ex-employees don’t have access to company data stored in cloud services, and just 53% are sure that former workers can’t use corporate accounts. While, according to studies team retention was the top priority for almost half of organisations throughout the pandemic, many businesses still might have to resort to job cuts in order to reduce costs during hard times. Kaspersky surveyed more than 1,300 business leaders in small and medium-sized organisations across the globe to learn what tactics they chose to keep their business afloat, and what cybersecurity risks anti-cris...