The Need for Managed Security Monitoring in the SMB Space We received a call to work a malware incident at a small healthcare firm in the Pacific Northwest. We contacted their IT Admin, got a remote session going and started collecting initial information to do some quick triage and find out what we were dealing with. Our Security Engineer quickly identified the malware as Synack Ransomware, and it had compromised […]
Ransomware as a Service (RAAS) Overview Just like you can go out and run your website on a Infrastructure as a Service platform or use a popular CRM system (rhymes with Gale’s Horse) that is referred to as Software as a Service, threat actors can get malware from platforms offering Ransomware as a Service, complete with customization, obfuscation, packing, a billing service so that the hacker and the RAAS folks […]
Ransomware Ransomware attacks are on the rise. If you, or someone you know has been hit then you know the sinking feeling that comes with having your personal or business data held hostage, and the feeling of helplessness that comes with the realization that you are at the mercy of criminals who are telling you to pay up or lose everything. Take heart! In this post, I will explain how […]