How Much Do You Know About Ransomware?

Whether local business, large corporation, or an entire city, the risk of ransomware attacks is increasing. In a ransomware attack, computer systems or networks are held hostage if a payment is not made. In 2020 alone, roughly $350 million was paid in ransomware attacks in the U.S. But, what is the history of ransomware, and […]

Many of us welcome Labor Day for the extra time off from work, but for cybercriminals, it’s an opportunity. As we’ve seen with the recent surge in high-profile, high-impact attacks, malicious actors are increasingly taking advantage of holiday and weekend quiet time to get a head start, exploiting networks while defenses are down or at […]

In Sunday’s full-page editorial, The New York Times dissects the state of cyber crime today — citing the rise in ransomware and referencing the recent Colonial Pipeline attack that triggered a fuel shortage (and widespread panic) across the southeastern U.S. The ability of cyber criminals to “seriously disrupt economies” and “breach strategically critical enterprises or […]

Hackers hit a major IT software provider, allowing the attack to spread downstream to thousands of small businesses that now face ransom demands to unlock their computer networks. Due to the increase in these kinds of attacks our CEO, John Higginbotham, was invited to speak on the Black News Channel (BNC). Tashanea Whitlow and Lavern […]

The fallout from the recent Kaseya ransomware attack — just weeks after the Colonial Pipeline hack — should be a reality check for any firm that has yet to take adequate steps to secure their networks and systems. Small businesses should be paying particularly close attention to their cybersecurity exposures. According to SCORE, a nonprofit […]

Last month on the blog we discussed how the Blue Ridge Networks’ LinkGuard solution could protect your organization against potentially devastating events like the recent Sunburst (SolarWinds) cyberattack – this week we’re looking at alternative strategies for preventing similar attacks. In a supply chain attack the malicious party undermines the methodologies used by most endpoint […]

The widespread Sunburst attack on US government agencies and corporations is widely regarded as one of the most consequential cyberattack against the U.S. to date. In our last post, we dove into the strategies and cybersecurity methodologies necessary to protect your organization against becoming the next victim of this kind of massive attack. Now, we’ll […]

As April is National Supply Chain Integrity Month, it seems only fitting to explore one of the most sophisticated and destructive supply chain attacks in our recent history. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, here’s a brief recap: The 2020 “Sunburst attack” targeted US government agencies and government-affiliated businesses. By establishing a foothold […]

Blue Ridge Networks developed our LinkGuard System to protect critical assets from increasingly destructive and costly cyber-attacks. By layering a Zero Trust Networking stealth at the perimeter and within existing infrastructure LinkGuard verifies identity, authenticates connections, and obfuscates protected systems from unauthorized access. The LinkGuard System consists of a Management System, at least one BorderGuard® […]

A 2020 forecast from Gartner predicted enterprise spending on information security to grow 2.4% this year to reach $123.8 billion this year , even after numerous economic obstacles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, this market growth has led to intense crowding in the cybersecurity market and as a result, we’re experiencing a significant cybersecurity […]