27 Jun July Is Ransomware Awareness Month
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine
– Sausalito, Calif. – Jun. 27, 2024
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced the release of a ransomware resource toolkit at no cost for organizations and IT managers as part of a dedicated, month-long campaign in July to increase awareness about ransomware attacks.
Malicious emails or phishing were identified as the main cause of ransomware attacks in 34 percent of cases, according to Sophos’ State of Ransomware 2024 report. Global ransomware damage costs are expected to reach $265 billion by 2031, up from $20 billion in 2021, according to a Cybersecurity Ventures report. They are predicting a new attack on a consumer or business every 2 seconds by 2031.
The KnowBe4 resource kit is aimed at helping organizations and users better manage these attacks in its many forms and the innovative tactics cybercriminals use to conduct these malicious attacks.
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