Being safe online has become increasingly difficult through the years. It used to be enough to have the latest software up to date, but these days it is hard to see all of the different attack vectors coming to compromise you and your business.
Being safe online has become increasingly difficult through the years. It used to be enough to have the latest software up to date, but these days it is hard to see all of the different attack vectors coming to compromise you and your business.
As affected as our lives have been by the COVID pandemic, it may not come to mind that it is also the cause of the surge in ransomware attacks, but the two are very much related. Less than two years ago, most employees were still working in their corporate offices, which means they were also able to take advantage of corporate security measures and on-site IT teams.
However, when COVID sent everyone home, cyber criminals began reaping the benefits of the far inferior security of personal devices and home or public networks. Add this to the fact that most SMBs are underprepared for cyber attacks, and you have the statistic stating that 75% of businesses will be victims of ransomware attacks within the next 5 years.
A ransomware attack affected Garmin services, causing them to malfunction, until late Wednesday. The Garmin wearables that help athletes keep track of their performances, are now syncing data again, according to The Verge.
Garmin users have reported on Twitter that the data collected from their wearables is now appearing in the Garmin Connect app on their smartphones. The app is, however, still reporting server maintenance.
The world is going through the probable danger of ransomware hitting all parts of the globe and that has put all the online security professionals on their toes to find out new ways to protect data from this malicious hacking attempt.
Ransomware is the new kind of hacking that took place for the first time in 1989. It a form of programming code that embeds itself in your system, or email or in your mobile phones restricting or completely halting your access to the system. In return, a ransom amount is demanded to let your system go.
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