In the wake of Killnet’s latest DDoS attack on U.S. hospitals on January 30, SecurityScorecard has made its KillNet open proxy IP blocklist available to the public. This list is the product of the SecurityScorecard Threat Research, Intelligence, Knowledge, and Engagement (STRIKE) Team’s ongoingresearchintoKillNet. We released this list to help organizations better defend themselves against KillNet and other groupslike it by preventing traffic from exploitable assets.

A truism about the free tools online is that if you aren’t paying for the service, then you are the product. Take your grocery store's “club” card program. You sign up and give them your name and phone number, and every time you shop, you swipe your card and get discounts on certain items. If you shop at the same store all the time, it makes total sense to take advantage of these discounts to save yourself some cash.

Our annual Ransomware Report shares the latest trends and developments of the most active threat groups, and their victims to help businesses better protect themselves.

February 7th is the 20th Safer Internet Day, a day to focus on addressing ways to reduce the risks created by our now very online world. Painting the internet as an inherently dangerous place full of predators and … would be using too broad a brush. The internet is an amazing technology - an information sharing resource unrivaled in depth, breadth, and reach. Despite all the good, useful, and fun the internet brings, it has one major drawback: on the other end of the computer is a person.

Each February, millions of people around the world observe Safer Internet Day, joining “Together for a better Internet.” This year marks the 20th anniversary of this global observance, and while a lot has changed over that time, some things remain constant. In particular, effective cybersecurity relies only in part on technology. Even as tools and systems become more powerful, avoiding security mishaps largely depends on people doing the right thing.

The popular saying “Keep Calm and Carry On” is a good mantra for any company that finds itself undergoing cyberattack, but what that pithy phrase does not mention is how one stays calm when a threat actor has locked down your system and is demanding a multimillion-dollar ransom?

Wireless devices on your home networks can include everything from PCs, phones and tablets to IP cameras, voice assistants, smart TVs and connected appliances. Simple precautions you take to secure your home WiFi network will help prevent cybercriminals from accessing your devices and stealing your data. You can secure your WiFi network by creating a separate guest WiFi network, turning on your router’s encryption, using a VPN for further protection and more.