According to antivirus researcher Sovos, paying ransomware criminals only encourages the practice, leading to more ransomware attacks.
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Category: Security
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Cognizant Ransomware Losses May Reach $70 Million
Global BPO firm Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) who markets itself as a guardian of corporate security, was itself infected by Maze Ransomware, inhibiting and encrypting multiple corporate systems last month. Now the New Jersey based company says on an earnings call that the dollar value of the losses caused by the penetration in the second quarter of...
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Guest Editorial: “Payments Become Like Air” – PayPal’s Sri Shivananda
The move to cashless has been embraced by many, but in some countries and cities, laws are being enacted to require companies to still accept cash. Cashless is viewed by these lawmakers as exclusionary to people who can’t afford a bank account.
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Guest Editorial: Ransomware Attacks Can Be Managed
As a security advisor, I feel it is important to help clients understand what ransomware is and how they can readily manage this situation.
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Breaking News: Cognizant Infected By Maze Ransomware
Cognizant confirms that a Maze ransomware attack infected its internal systems, causing service disruptions for some of its clients.
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Deloitte’s Kulasooriya: Digital Disruption Can Be A Positive For Developing Economies If They Have The Right Strategy
Cognitive Business News executive editor Loren Moss talks with Duleesha Kulasooriya, executive director of Deloitte's Center For The Edge on how disruptive transformation can benefit developing economies...but the right strategy is the key to success.
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Unisys To Sell Federal Business To SAIC, Consolidate Americas Regional Units
Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) has announced a deal to sell its US federal IT contracting business to SAIC, and a consolidation of its Enterprise Solutions United States & Canada (US&C) and Latin America regions into a new Americas region.
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Women in Communications Program Returns to Enterprise Connect 2020
The Conversation Continues Around Raising Awareness for Equal Career Opportunities in Enterprise IT
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IAOP’s OWS2.0 Is The Place To Be In February For RPA, AI, Machine Learning In Outsourcing & Smart CX
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals' annual can't miss event, OWS 2.0 will be in Orlando this February, Meet us there!
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Guest Editorial: Shining a Spotlight on Women in Communications
Enterprise Connect continues its commitment to fostering the careers of women in enterprise communications/IT with first-annual Spotlight Award, and more. In my five-plus years with Enterprise Connect, one of the most gratifying moments came late one afternoon after I’d co-moderated a couple of general panel discussions at the 2017 event. As I walked down the...