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Ransomware

Article
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
August 24th, 2020 | Brian Weiss
After a breach that exposed clients to ransomware, ITECH Solutions transformed to a security-first posture with a focus on higher-value, mutually beneficial customer relationships. - read more
 
News
Huntress Labs Expands Security Solution into Multi-Solution Platform
June 22nd, 2020 | Rich Freeman
The vendor best known for helping MSPs detect attacker footholds in end user environments has added ransomware and reconnaissance services at no extra charge, and plans to roll out additional solutions without raising prices as threat trends evolve. - read more
 
News
Sophos Adds Threat Hunting and Remediation to EDR Solution
June 9th, 2020 | Rich Freeman
Available now at no extra cost in select editions of Sophos’s Intercept X system for endpoints and servers, the upgraded product includes tools for detecting indicators of compromise and mitigating them through a command line management interface. - read more
 
Press Release
Trend Micro Research Finds Trust Lacking Within the Cybercriminal Underground
May 26th, 2020 | ChannelPro
Report details changing tactics and global demand for new malicious services like Deepfake ransomware and AI bots - read more
 
Resource
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #146 - Hips That Make Men Lie
May 22nd, 2020 | ChannelPro Weekly
Hips don’t lie, folks. Neither do Matt, Rich, or their guest host this week, MSP extraordinaire and former IT Glue exec Luis Giraldo of Ook Enterprises. - read more
 
Slide Gallery
3 Facts About Ransomware in Honor of Anti-Ransomware Day
May 15th, 2020 | Rich Freeman
Tuesday, if you didn’t notice, was Anti-Ransomware Day. Data published this week by Kaspersky, Sophos, and Kaseya suggests the damage ransomware inflicts remains as substantial as the opportunity it creates for providers of security services. - read more
 
Press Release
Paying the Ransom Doubles Cost of Recovering from a Ransomware Attack, According to Sophos
May 12th, 2020 | ChannelPro
Global survey shows average cost of recovery is $1.4 million if organizations pay ransom, $730,000 if they don’t SophosLabs reports on Maze ransomware techniques that increase pressure to pay - read more
 
Press Release
New research from Kaspersky finds 45% of employees don’t know how to respond to a ransomware attack
April 2nd, 2020 | ChannelPro
Kaspersky shares new survey data on employee perceptions and readiness of ransomware attacks - read more
 
News
Sophos Research Documents Rise in Targeted Attacks That Span Beyond Endpoints
March 5th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
A new study published during this year’s RSA Conference suggests that attackers are replacing “spray and pray” techniques with active adversary assaults against servers, networks, and mobile devices in high-value verticals. - read more
 
Article
Security A to (almost) Z
February 11th, 2019 | Colleen Frye
Terms and tips to help IT solution providers venturing into advanced security service offerings. - read more
 

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