Tag: 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 […]

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 […]

Bitdefender GravityZone for Mobile

Mobile devices are everywhere. Figures from 2022 show there were 6.6 billion active smartphone network subscriptions worldwide, with the number forecast to grow to 7.8 billion by 2028. The mobile revolution is over, and many people use a business-supplied smartphone, tablet, or increasingly, a Chromebook device to do work. Not to mention the people who also […]

SonicWall and Renaissance Agree Partnership & SonicWall Publishes Latest Cyber Threat Report

Two noteworthy SonicWall-related events happened this month. Firstly, SonicWall selected Renaissance as a new distribution partner for Ireland — we look forward to a long and fruitful relationship. Secondly, SonicWall released a 2023 edition of the highly regarded SonicWall Cyber Threat Report. Each release of this report is eagerly anticipated as it delivers a comprehensive […]