HardBit ransomware tailors ransom to fit your cyber insurance payout

Ransomware authors are wading into the cybersecurity insurance debate in a somewhat peculiar way. Specifically: urging victims to disclose details of their insurance contract, in order to tailor a ransom which will be beneficial to the company under attack. HardBit 2.0: dismantling a device piece...

Simplifying the fight against ransomware: An expert explains

Fighting against ransomware can be difficult—especially if your organization has limited IT resources to begin with. But Adam Kujawa, security evangelist and director of Malwarebytes Labs, has a few tips for overburdened IT folks looking to simplify their fight against ransomware. In this post,...

Microsoft Windows: BitLocker-protected removable drives recovery (wizard)

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winrmbitlockerrecoverywizard.nasl 11363 2018-09-12 13:46:05Z emoss $ Check value for Choose how BitLocker-protected removable drives can be recovered: Omit recovery options from the BitLocker setup wizard Authors: Emanuel Mos...

Microsoft Windows: Recovering of BitLocker-protected fixed drives (Setup Wizard)

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winbitlockerrecoverywizard.nasl 11363 2018-09-12 13:46:05Z emoss $ Check value for Choose how BitLocker-protected fixed drives can be recovered: Omit recovery options from the BitLocker setup wizard Authors: Emanuel Moss...