At the ripe old age or 30, ransomware is nothing new. However, attack methods have evolved and so must our defenses.

Sophos recently observed a new python-based ransomware attack. Mieng Lim joins the commentary in this CXO Today article.

With the news that the Biden Administration is bringing together 30 countries to discuss and address the threat of ransomware later this month, Digital Defense provides insight on how organizations can reduce their risk in this IT Nerd guest blog.

Organizations today are challenged to find a balance between encouraging employees to use social media for business while staying mindful of the potential security threats.

The onset of the pandemic and subsequent boom in remote working forced many organizations to accelerate their digital transformation programs. But in the rush to migrate to the cloud and against a backdrop of evolving cyber threats, are organizations leaving themselves vulnerable to cyber-attacks?

How do cyber criminals use the social media habits of employees to infiltrate organizations? Find out in this report.

What lessons are to be learned from the many cyber-attacks we hear about in the news? The advice from Mark Bell, Managing Director, Digital Defense by Fortra, is that companies shouldn’t lose hope.

Data security experts will present virtual, interactive sessions focused on protecting valuable information assets for attendees

Fortra today announced the latest release of Powertech SIEM Agent for IBM i. The new version provides enhanced flexibility to meet the demands of increasingly complex IT environments.

Long-time security expert, Pat Botz, recently joined Fortra. Botz goes way back in the computer industry. He wrote the Basic compiler and CAD tools for Control Data supercomputers and then lead the development of CAD tools for its AIX workstation line three decades ago. He eventually became a lead security architect for the IBM i platform, and left Big Blue a number of years ago to start his own security firm, Botz & Associates. Dan sat down to have a chat with Chris Heim, chief executive officer of Fortra, and John Vanderwall, vice president and business unit manager for security services at the company, as well as Botz, who now has a senior security services consultant position at the company.

Policy Minder has been expanded to empower security monitoring for data stored on Amazon S3, giving IT professionals peace of mind any misconfigurations or oversights will be detected and rectified.