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Florida’s Lake City and Riviera Beach City Hit by Ransomware, Pays $500 000 each for Decryption

July 3, 2019

The list of ransomware victims continues to grow. Florida’s Lake City and Riviera Beach City have both fallen victim to cyberattack. Both cities have been forced to pay $500 000 each to the attackers in attempts to unlock the encrypted files. On June 5th, the City of Riviera Beach released an official announcement stating that…
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Network Separation: Is it an Impenetrable Security Measure?

July 31, 2018

A major malware attack against Singapore’s Health Service sector has motivated the Singaporean Government to adopt a new strategy for protecting these systems from future cyber threats. The security measure that will be employed is called “Network Separation”, and involves completely disconnecting computers from the internet. The Cyberattack on SingHealth SingHealth, short for Singapore…
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Make your Business Safe From Ransomware Attack

April 3, 2018

3 Preventive Measures To Make your Business Safe From Ransomware Attack What is a Ransomware? A ransomware is a malicious software, that encrypts computer files preventing users to access their files or that threatens to publish the victim's data and asks for ransom payment to not publish the data or decrypt or unlock the files…
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Florida’s Lake City and Riviera Beach City Hit by Ransomware, Pays $500 000 each for Decryption

Network Separation: Is it an Impenetrable Security Measure?

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