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Ransomware isn't just for big businesses. Small businesses are targets too but aren't heard about in the news. Small businesses make up 1/2 to 3/4 of the victims of Ransomware. Rate of Ransomware attacks rose 300% compared to the previous year.
Secretary Mayorkas Urges Small Businesses to Protect Themselves Against Ransomware

Secretary Mayorkas Urges Small Businesses to Protect Themselves Against Ransomware Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas urged small businesses to proactively guard against the growing threat of ransomware during a virtual event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Hackers are constantly looking for ways to stay hidden while carrying out their plans. An attack vector that keeps coming around are consumer routers. Those network devices that sit silently and not often thought to need any patching for vulnerabilities. Here's the latest example, a nice catch by Microsoft's security researchers, some of the best in the biz!

Microsoft finds new NETGEAR firmware vulnerabilities that could lead to identity theft and full system compromise | Microsoft Security Blog We discovered vulnerabilities in NETGEAR DGN-2200v1 series routers that can compromise a network's security—opening the gates for attackers to roam untethered through an entire organization. We shared our findings with NETGEAR through coordinated vulnerability disclosure via Microsoft Security Vul...