When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Windows 11's Controlled Folder Access offers a simple yet effective way to protect locally stored data from ransomware, even when AppLocker isn't in play. When it comes to data storage, I have long ...

Enable and configure Windows 11's Controlled Folder Access to add a layer of protection against ransomware targeting locally stored data. In the first part of this series, I talked about how the ...

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AI-driven ransomware now targets backups, too. Malware can dwell for weeks, mapping recovery systems. Your clean restore point may already be corrupted. We all know the benefits of backups, right? If ...

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CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CyberSight, a new provider of a disruptive cybersecurity intelligence platform, today announced the availability of RansomStopper, its patented solution to predict, ...

A surge in infostealers, delayed vulnerability disclosures, and record ransomware attacks is overwhelming defenders, according to Flashpoint’s latest threat intelligence. In the first six months of ...

When ransomware strikes, IT leaders face a deceptively simple question: How confident are you that you have clean data for recovery? Organizations may harbor cautious optimism about their ability to ...

If you didn’t pay much attention to news of the recent Codefinger ransomware attack, it’s probably because ransomware has become so prevalent that major incidents no longer feel notable. But ...