Arete, a cyber risk management company, specializes in stopping cybercrime from state and ransomware attacks, led by Raj Sivaraju in the APAC region. Healthcare organizations have been especially susceptible to such attacks due to their valuable, sensitive data, inadequate cybersecurity measures, resource constraints, and regulatory standard adherence. Healthcare organizations need to guard against ransomware strains like Ryuk, Maze, REvil, and Conti, and the use of an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platform has proven to reduce the likelihood of paying ransoms.

Apple issues mercenary spyware threat notifications
Apple has sent threat notifications to certain individuals it suspects may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks.