Unit 42: Ransomware demands we're aware of averaged $2.2m last year

The average ransom demand hit $2.2 million in 2021, a 144 percent rise from the year prior, according to Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 consultants, while the average ransom payment grew 78 percent to $541,010. The research and consultancy outfit latest ransomware report, issued this week, pulls data from cases handled by Unit 42 …

[druck]

WTAF

"Entity A indicated the FBI prioritized investigating those responsible for the attack over helping Entity A respond and secure its network — the top priority for Entity A."

Does Entity A expect the police to stay around after a physical break-in, clean up the broken glass and change the locks for them, instead of going after the perps?

[W.S.Gosset]

Rust

Well at least the exploit code won't suffer from exploits.

[EnviableOne]

World Leading

for once it looks like the Uk leads at something. perhaps US SMBs should have a look at the controls in NCSC/IASME Cyber essentials,

It won't protect you from everything, but it's about getting the basics right, which should stop someone who is not specifically targeting you (the spray and pray method)

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberessentials/overview