Ransomware in the Education Sector

Over recent years, unrelenting cyber-attacks bombard the education sector. As a result of the pandemic, the shift to remote learning environments created an attractive target out of organizations within higher education. The education sector reported the highest rates...

Unraveling the Jargon: Understanding Endpoint Security & Beyond

Back in 2013, a game-changing technology called EDR burst onto the scene, revolutionizing our approach to safeguarding our digital domains. This “new” tech sought to supercharge digital forensics on endpoint systems, eliminating the need for physical access to host...

AI Kills Hash Based Detections

Whether it is ChatGPT, GPT4, Bard, or any of the other AI systems competing for public attention, these systems represent a significant leap forward in Malware as a Service (MaaS) capabilities. While it is true there are supposed to be guard rails that prevent...

A Brief History of NAS Ransomware

It is no secret that NAS devices are frequently targeted by ransomware attacks, and for good reason. Critical data is often stored on devices. Furthermore, NAS devices typically store large amounts of data. NAS devices run Linux operating systems, so malware written...