Businesses in Canada, with 62 attacks, are the third most likely worldwide to have their data held hostage, said new research by NordLocker. Researchers, who analyzed 1,200 companies hit by ransomware gangs in 2020 and 2021, said the U.S. (732 cases), U.K. (74), France (58) and Germany (39) filled out the top five. As for economic … Read more
In this addition to Weekly Wisdom, Alex Zlatin tells us what is needed to have efficient digital security for a dental practice in order to be protected from ransomware and malware attacks. Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox each week!
A Colorado company that specializes in providing IT services to dental offices suffered a ransomware attack that is disrupting operations for more than 100 dentistry practices, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Multiple sources affected say their IT provider, Englewood, Colo. based Complete Technology Solutions (CTS), was hacked, allowing a potent strain of ransomware known as “Sodinokibi” or “rEvil” to be installed … Read more