Computer Network Security

Is spear phishing the new ransomware? BY CHRISTINE BARRY 0 COMMENTS In a 2016 survey on ransomware, 43% of North American consumers said they did not know what ransomware is. That’s despite the fact that ransomware activity had increased 300%during the same time period. Toward the end of 2016, ransomware attacks against businesses were taking place every 40 seconds.

Barracuda Sentinel uses AI to learn an organization’s communication history to predict and prevent future attacks. Barracuda Sentinel is powered by an AI engine that detects and blocks spear phishing attacks in real time. The AI engine automatically learns the unique communication patterns of each individual organization. It uses this knowledge to find anomalous signals

Important Update on WPA and WPA2 Vulnerabilities On October 16, 2017, a statement from the International Consortium for Advancement of Cybersecurity on the Internet (ICASI) was released alerting the industry to a series of vulnerabilities for WPA and WPA2. These vulnerabilities are at the protocol-level and affect a large number of wireless infrastructure devices and