1m computers affected, $US70m ransomware demand – Ransomware as a Service made scalable by means of a supply chain attack!
Similar to the Solarwinds hack last year, cyber criminals managed to infiltrate the systems of a managed IT services software provider, in this instance Kaseya. Once in there, a management software “update” was deployed to 1m+ computers according to the hackers and ransomware was pushed through it to hundreds of medium businesses.
It’s a great example that demonstrates why there is never 100% of cyber protection. BUT, a business has to do better than the 47% antivirus alone provides. Our Jam Cyber Security Framework delivers 95.8%. Double your Cyber Security today! https://lnkd.in/d7KRs_h
1m computers affected, $US70m ransomware demand – Ransomware as a Service made scalable by means of a supply chain attack!
Similar to the Solarwinds hack last year, cyber criminals managed to infiltrate the systems of a managed IT services software provider, in this instance Kaseya.
Once in there, a management software “update” was deployed to 1m+ computers according to the hackers and ransomware was pushed through it to hundreds of medium businesses.
It’s a great example that demonstrates why there is never 100% of cyber protection. BUT, a business has to do better than the 47% antivirus alone provides. Our Jam Cyber Security Framework delivers 95.8%. Double your Cyber Security today! https://lnkd.in/d7KRs_h
Full (technical) article about the latest hack on July 4th: https://lnkd.in/dwhXDQZ
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