Articles about RAAS

SA under siege: Why cyber security must be a business imperative

Cyber security is about ensuring business continuity, regulatory compliance and long-term resilience in an increasingly hostile digital landscape, says Decision Inc.

Breaking down ransomware as a service

Ransomware as a service is a business model where ransomware operators and third parties work together to launch ransomware attacks.

Cyber security pros sound alarm over AI, RaaS

Ransomware-as-a-service has made coordinated attacks easier, warns Nclose.

Security firms, law inforcement unite against cyber criminals

Trend Micro’s Emmanuel Tzingakis explains why public private partnerships are key to thwarting attacks.

Ransomware heightens as ‘digital mafia’ flexes tech muscle

The threat has evolved from sporadic low-key but sneaky attempts to infect computers to an organised and sophisticated RaaS ecosystem using hi-tech skillsets, double and triple extortion.

Ransomware as a service: A new wrinkle on an old threat

The rise of RaaS is opening up the hacking talent pool, giving amateurs access to a sophisticated ransomware toolkit, says John Pescatore, director of emerging security trends at SANS.

2TS unveils Vulnerability Remediation-as-a-Service

The company will launch its RaaS offering, supported by Exclusive Networks Africa, in Cape Town on 25 October and in Johannesburg on 1 November.

Cyber security update: Is your business at risk?

Fifty-seven percent of the most common attacks on small businesses are phishing and social engineering.

Ransomware as a service ramps up its DDOS attack offering

Ransomware as a service is a ‘triple threat’ that turns distributed denial of service attacks into an even more lethal cyber weapon against organisations.

REvil ransomware: 5 000 attacks across 22 countries 

Ransomware gangs and their affiliates are upping their game, says Kaspersky.

Cyber crooks eye more lucrative targets 

McAfee report looks at cyber criminal activity in the first quarter of the year.

Babuk ransomware targets five industries

The newly discovered ransomware is targeting the transport, healthcare, plastic, electronics, and agricultural sectors.