Take a look at the history of ransomware, the most damaging ransomware attacks, and the future for this threat.

As the wave of data breaches continues to crash down on companies, let’s take a look back at some of the largest and most damaging data breaches on record. Read on for a historical walk through breaches over time as well as resources for preventing data breaches.

A hospital paid 4 BTC (Bitcoin) - roughly $55,000 - to regain access to its computer systems over the weekend.

Homeland Security Advisor Thomas Bossert pinned WannaCry on North Korea in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Monday night.

A previously unknown strain of ransomware, Bad Rabbit, hit roughly 200 targets across Russia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria, on Tuesday.

A South Carolina school district is the latest to do the ransomware two step: assuring parents that data encrypted and held hostage by the criminals wasn’t “accessed” by them. Nice try.

The NotPetya fallout continues, with global transport and logistics conglomerate Maersk reporting up to $300 million in losses following a June cyber attack.

FedEx briefly halted trading of its shares on Wednesday after reports that its TNT subsidiary was hit by NotPetya/ExPetr, a destructive wiper malware. Get ready for more.

From heightened visibility into your data to helping you meet compliance regulations, linking Data Discovery and Data Classification together produces many security benefits for your organization.

The WannaCrypt ransomware was nothing special. Companies were done in by nasty software exploits and endemic insecurity in the form of unpatched and unpatchable legacy systems.

We’ve released a free content pack for all Digital Guardian customers to help protect against the WannaCry ransomware.

Ransomware as a service operations have seen tremendous growth in the short time since their emergence. Learn about these attacks and how to protect against them in Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

Botnets have been a serious problem on the web for more than 15 years, and as the network has changed, botnet operators have had to adapt in order to continue making money. While launching DDoS attacks on demand once was the main revenue stream for these cybercriminals, things have changed in recent years to include the paid installation of ransomware, banking trojans, and other types of malware.

Recent incidents at two urology clinics have left healthcare organizations seeking a cure for a threat that has plagued their industry for years: ransomware.

Our Definitive Guide to Data Classification series concludes with guidance on how to set yourself up to succeed and keep your sensitive data safe.

Part 4 in our Definitive Guide to Data Classification series offers tips for getting organizational support for your data classification program.

Part 3 in our Definitive Guide to Data Classification series discusses different approaches to data classification with guidelines on choosing the right method for your organization.

Part two in our blog series on The Definitive Guide to Data Classification discusses the growing data deluge, what analysts are saying about security strategy, and how classification can bring order to your digital world.

Welcome to the first in a series highlighting our latest eBook, The Definitive Guide to Data Classification. This post focuses on understanding the basics of data classification and dispels some of the myths from 1st generation classification products.Successfully protecting your enterprise’s digital data can be a tall task; what if there were a simple way to make that easier? A method that...

Tony Themelis answers 6 questions about how data classification can bolster your security strategy.