1. Viruses, spyware and malware By far the greatest cyber security risks come from viruses, spyware and malware, according to the survey, with 68% of firms having experienced this type of attack in the last month. Spyware should also be of concern to private equity firms, as it can be used to secretly record what…
A new strain of the Petya ransomware started propagating on June 27, 2017, infecting many organizations. Similar to Wannacry, Petya uses the Eternal Blue exploit. After thousands of infections, the new Petya ransomware has run into its first major problem, as a German email provider has blocked the email account the virus was using to manage ransom…
By now you’ve surely heard of ransomware and most people with speak with have been a victim of a ransom attack or know another company that has been breached. This type of cyber attack is when “cyber kidnappers” take your computer or network hostage and infect a computer or computer system with a virus that locks all the…
