Interview with CTO Michael Viscuso – Ransomware: The Problem That Won’t Go Away

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on BankInfoSecurity.com Click here to listen to the full podcast Dealing with ransomware is a lot like dealing with mosquitos: The best approach is to anticipate getting bit and take steps to try to fend off attacks. But the growth of ransomware int...

KillDisk Ransomware Targets Linux; Demands $250,000 Ransom, But Won't Decrypt Files

What you'll do if Ransomware infects you? Should you pay or not to recover your files? Believe me, the FBI advises - Pay off the criminals to get your files back if you don't have a backup. But paying off a ransom to cyber criminals is definitely not a wise option because there is no guarantee...

Hollywood Hospital Pays $17,000 Ransom to Hacker for Unlocking Medical Records

Ransomware has seriously turned on to a noxious game of Hackers to get paid effortlessly. Once again the heat was felt by the Los Angeles-based Presbyterian Medical Center when a group of hackers had sealed all its sensitive files and demanded $17,000 USD to regain the access to those compromised...