This report was originally scheduled to be published on January 1st, 2020. We have, however, decided to release it immediately due to a recent incident in which a ransomware attack may have resulted in a municipal government’s data falling into the hands of cybercriminals. We believe this development elevates the ransomware threat to crisis level and that governments

  MTSi has partnered with KnowBe4, one of the most popular security awareness training and simulated phishing platforms. MTSi’s CEO Jesse Cabral said, “We are thrilled to partner with the largest security awareness training company in the world. This adds another layer to our wide array of Security Solutions.” About 30 percent of data breaches

Sophos has discovered a scary new strain of very sophisticated ransomware called MegaCortex. It was purpose-built to target corporate networks, and once penetrated, the attackers infect your entire network by rolling out the ransomware to all servers and workstations, using your own Windows domain controllers. Sophos have detected infections in the United States, Italy, Canada, France, the Netherlands, and

On January 14,2020 Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7. Meaning Microsoft will no longer deliver updates or critical security patches to Windows 7. When support ends the risk of not upgrading is that any system still running Windows 7 will then become vulnerable to security risks.  As cyber attacks increase it is becoming more

Cyber Security laws are constantly evolving to make Cyber Security an obligation that goes in hand with customer data and privacy protection requirements. With all the new types of breaches and security threats changing daily there is more confusion about liability. According to the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report security breaches are up: “More than a