After identifying and analyzing 106 highly publicised ransomware attacks over the past 12 months, Barracuda researchers have found that the education (15%), municipality (12%), healthcare (12%), infrastructure (8%) and financial (6%) sectors are the five most targeted by adversaries. The analysis reveals that ransomware attacks on educational institutions more than doubled compared to the previous […]

Barracuda, a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-first security solutions, has released its fourth-annual threat research report on ransomware. The new report looks at ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2021 and July 2022. For the 106 highly publicised attacks Barracuda researchers analysed, the dominant targets are still five key industries: education (15%), […]

Axis, a network technology company offering solutions in video surveillance, access control, intercom and audio systems has announced the launch of AXIS Live Privacy Shield. AXIS Live Privacy Shield, the market’s only edge analytics camera software that masks people in real time, in video streams at up to full frame rate, will now support a […]

BioCatch, a global leader in behavioural biometrics, has announced that COVID-19-related fraud reported to the NHS surged by 167% from 2020 to 2021, according to information obtained under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act from the NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA Copyright 2022). The data shows that the global pandemic served as a new line […]

The UK’s NHS 111 emergency services has been affected by a significant and ongoing outage triggered by a cyberattack. On August 7, the healthcare organisation made a statement on its Twitter account, @NHS111Wales, which said: ‘There is a major outage of a computer system that is used to refer patients from NHS 111 Wales to […]

After a recommendation from Cisco, Sky Lakes Medical Center, an internationally accredited acute-care teaching hospital serving more than 80,000 people in Oregon and California, deployed Cohesity to manage backup and its unstructured data. As its new Disaster Recovery (DR) platform Cohesity has become a cornerstone to its IT security, helping Sky Lakes recover from a […]

Iconic Australian health service ensures 24/7 operations and rapid ransomware recovery. Rubrik, the Zero Trust Data Security Company, has announced it has helped the Royal Flying Doctors Service Queensland (RFDSQ) protect business-critical data and minimize the risk of ransomware attacks against the organization. Now, Rubrik gives RFDSQ cyber-resiliency and ensures Business Continuity so that the […]

The GHT Coeur Grand Est. Hospitals and Health Care group has disconnected all incoming and outgoing Internet connections after discovering it suffered a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of sensitive administrative and patient data. GHT is a hospital network located in north-east France consisting of nine locations, 6,000 employees and approximately 3,370 beds. The […]

As workforces adapt to a remote style of working, employers’ focus has shifted to ensuring their staff can do so as effortlessly as possible from wherever they may be. Einar Dagfinnur Klemensson – Infrastructure and Cloud Architect – Össur, discusses the benefits of partnering with Citrix and Microsoft to deliver an unparalleled experience for its […]

Armed with an ultramodern IT infrastructure built on the firm digital foundation of VMware, one of Germany’s leading hospital operators is ideally placed to meet the needs of today and tomorrow whilst bolstering its reputation as a trusted, security-conscious healthcare group. Here, Daniel Maier-Johnson, CISO at Asklepios, tells us how cybersecurity solutions empower him and […]