Windows 11's Controlled Folder Access offers a simple yet effective way to protect locally stored data from ransomware, even when AppLocker isn't in play. When it comes to data storage, I have long ...

Ransomware is nasty stuff. This type of malware encrypts files on your PC so that you can’t access them—unless you pay the attacker to unlock the data. In other words, your files are held hostage ...

The intense public focus on ransomware in 2017 -- due in large part to the WannaCray attacks -- may have abated to some extent during 2018 with the rise of new dangers like cryptomining campaigns, but ...

Securing Windows 11 and Server 2025: What CISOs should know about the latest updates Microsoft’s latest rollouts to Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 include the arrival of Recall and ...

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - A cyber-espionage campaign centered on vulnerable versions of Microsoft's (MSFT.O), opens new tab server software now involves the deployment of ransomware, Microsoft ...

Microsoft's blog recently gave a firm warning: unsupported systems aren't just outdated, they're unprotected. That message targets anyone still using Windows 10, and it's serious. In Microsoft's ...

Bitdefender has released a decryptor for the 'ShrinkLocker' ransomware strain, which uses Windows' built-in BitLocker drive encryption tool to lock victim's files. Discovered in May 2024 by ...

Sophos Study: 94% of Ransomware Victims Have Their Backups Targeted By Attackers Your email has been sent How much does it cost to recover from a ransomware attack on the backup? Which industries are ...

A ransomware gang exploited the critical React2Shell vulnerability (CVE-2025-55182) to gain initial access to corporate ...

Two days after an international team of authorities struck a major blow to LockBit, one of the Internet’s most prolific ransomware syndicates, researchers have detected a new round of attacks that are ...