Chester Wisniewski

False flags, misattribution, media manipulation, part of Russia’s playbook says Chester Wisniewski at Sophos

With Russian troops amassing on the border with Ukraine and distributed denial of service attacks sporadically disrupting Ukrainian government websites and financial service providers, there is much talk about being prepared for

3 years ago

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Chester Wisniewski, director, field CTO, Sophos

Most Educational Organizations Paid More Than the Original Ransom Demand, Says Sophos Survey

Sophos has published its annual sector survey report, , “The State of Ransomware in Education 2024.” The findings reveal that the median ransom payments were $6.6 million for lower education institutions and

2 months ago

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Sophos Survey: Energy and Water Sector Recovery Costs Quadruple to $3 Million

Sophos’ report, “The State of Ransomware in Critical Infrastructure 2024,” shows that median recovery costs in the Energy and Water sectors have quadrupled to $3 million annually. This figure is four times

4 months ago

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Chester Wisniewski, director, global Field CTO

Sophos Survey Finds 76% of Companies Enhanced Cyber Defenses to Qualify for Insurance

Sophos released findings from its survey, “Cyber Insurance and Cyber Defenses 2024: Lessons from IT and Cybersecurity Leaders.” The report shows that 97% of those with a cyber policy invested in improving

5 months ago

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97% of Organizations Hit by Ransomware Worked with Law Enforcement, Sophos State of Ransomware Report Finds

Sophos released additional findings from its annual “State of Ransomware 2024” survey. According to the report, among organizations surveyed, 97% of those hit by ransomware over the past year engaged with law

7 months ago

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Cybercriminals Successfully Encrypted Data in Ransomware Attacks on Nearly 75% of Healthcare Organizations That Sophos Surveyed

Sophos today shared its sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2023,” which revealed that, among those organizations surveyed, cybercriminals successfully encrypted data in nearly 75% of ransomware attacks. This

1 year ago

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Data encryption from ransomware reaches highest level in four years

Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today released its annual “State of Ransomware 2023” report, which found that in 76% of ransomware attacks against surveyed organizations,

2 years ago

Data Center·News

Attackers’ greed for higher ransom colliding with hardening of cyber insurance says Chester Wisniewski at Sophos

Sophos, released its annual international survey and review of real-world ransomware experiences in the State of Ransomware 2022. The report shows that 59% of UAE organizations surveyed were hit with ransomware in

3 years ago

Analyst Corner

Chester Wisniewski, Principal Research Scientist, Sophos.

Distract, confuse, deny, divide is now standard war playbook

With Russian troops amassing on the border with Ukraine and distributed denial of service DDoS attacks sporadically disrupting Ukrainian government websites and financial service providers, there is much talk about being prepared

3 years ago

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Sophos survey shows average cost of ransomware recovery in UAE stands at $517,961 in 2021

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has announced the findings of its global survey, The State of Ransomware 2021, which reveals that the average total cost of recovery from a ransomware

4 years ago

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Service providers can add value by prioritising supply chain security defences

Supply chain cybersecurity attacks have been in the news lately, but they are nothing new. In fact, nation state adversaries have been targeting and abusing supply chain vulnerabilities for years. These vulnerabilities

4 years ago

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