Ransomware attacks increased by nearly 20% in 2024, and the severity rose by 13%, according to At-Bay. The blast radius of ransomware continues to grow as businesses impacted by attacks on vendors and partners increased 43%, while the average cost of these third-party incidents jumped by 72%. “Remote access tools like VPNs and RDP continue to attract a high level of attention from cybercriminals. In 2024, they were correlated with 80% of ransomware attacks, up … More →

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