Category: ransomware

Ransomware Threat Intelligence – Uncovering Insights and Defending Against the Evolving Risk

Despite years of experience dealing with it and significant investments in cybersecurity defences, ransomware remains a threat to organisations of all sizes. In 2024, ransomware (coupled with data exfiltration) attacks continued to disrupt operations, compromise sensitive data, and inflict significant financial damage on businesses, healthcare providers, educational institutions, and other organisations across all sectors. Irish […]

Bitdefender Scores Highly in 2024 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation for Managed Services

The sophistication and volume of cyber-attacks continue to increase over time. Those charged with defending against attacks in the ever-changing threat landscape are engaged in an ongoing defensive endeavour. At the same time that attacks have increased in numbers and complexity, the ramifications of being breached have also gone up, with the financial and reputation […]

Bullwall’s View on NIS2 and Ransomware Containment

Cyberattacks have become more numerous and dangerous, with attackers frequently infiltrating computer systems, stealing information, and disrupting critical infrastructure such as electricity or healthcare. These disruptions can be devastating, as evidenced by the ransomware attack against the Irish Health Services Executive (HSE) network on May 14, 2021, which resulted in a months-long nationwide shutdown of […]

Operationalising Encryption and Key Management with Fortanix

Estimates show that the cost of cybercrime to organisations in 2023 was €7.2 trillion ($8 trillion), with projections indicating that this will grow to €9.4 trillion ($10.5 trillion) in 2025!  Protecting data from cyberattacks and accidental loss is a core requirement of the cybersecurity team. The increasingly used tactic of attackers stealing data to use […]

Cybersecurity for Legal Firms

Legal firms are a prime target for cybercriminals due to the highly sensitive and valuable data they collect and hold. This data typically includes intellectual property, financial records, or personal client information, which is why it’s valuable to attackers. Legal firms and their partner IT and cybersecurity providers are in a constant technological race with […]

Centripetal CleanINTERNET® for Primary & Secondary Education

Centripetal CleanINTERNET® for Primary & Secondary Education We’d all like to think that schools are exempt from cyberattacks. Sadly, that is not the world we live in, and schools have to deal with the same threats and attacks that plague businesses and other organisations. As outlined in the Centripetal White Paper titled Revolutionising Cybersecurity for […]

Protecting Schools: BullWall Advanced Ransomware Protection

Ransomware attacks are an ongoing threat to educational institutions of all sizes. These attacks cause significant disruptions to educational operations by encrypting critical data, such as student records and online learning systems. Attackers often also steal data as well as encrypt it, and there are threats to release this stolen data on the dark web […]

Parallels RAS in the Healthcare Industry

Primary healthcare providers have faced significant challenges over the last few years. The pandemic supercharged the use of telemedicine and the number of admin staff working remotely. In addition, healthcare providers have been a continuing target for cybercriminals looking to extort money via ransomware. To cap that, all healthcare providers have seen the same pressure […]

When is it too late to protect against Ransomware?

Ransomware is the most severe cybersecurity threat facing organisations of all sizes. Attacks continue to come from criminal gangs such as Conti, Blackmatter (a rebranding of the Darkside and REvil ransomware gangs), and many others. There are no signs that the number of ransomware attacks will diminish any time soon. Protecting Against Ransomware Protecting against […]