Südwestfalen IT: The Lesson of Municipal IT
Two years after the Southwestphalia IT attack, Security Today dissects: VPN without MFA, rebuilding without ransom, and five lessons for municipal IT.
Topic dossier
Ransomware
Latest developments, analyses, and defense strategies against ransomware attacks. Technical insights, case studies, and practical protective measures for IT professionals.
All articles
35 articles
Fortinet 2026: Time-to-Exploit Drops to 24-48 Hours – What DACH SOCs Must Operationalize Now
Fortinet 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report (April 30): Time-to-Exploit has decreased from 4.76 days to 24-48 hours, ransomware victims increased by 389…
BKA Hunts REvil Leader After 130 Attacks on German Targets
At the end of April 2026, the BKA identified the alleged leader of the REvil group and initiated an international arrest warrant request. 130 …
BlueHammer & RedSun Exploit Windows Defender Since April 16
BlueHammer (CVE-2026-33825) and RedSun in Windows Defender have been actively exploited since April 16. What security teams need to do now.
Ransomware Playbook 2026: Security Teams’ First 72h Decisions
97 percent more ransomware in Germany in 2025. How security teams structure the first 72 hours and meet NIS2 deadlines.
Ransomware Post-Mortem: What Manufacturers Learned From Attacks
Three anonymized examples from twelve months of post-mortems: what truly gets restructured in production after a ransomware incident.
Ransomware 2026: Pay or Not Pay
Only 25% of ransomware victims still pay. What happens when you pay and why preparation is the only real solution.
Cisco FMC Exploit: CVE-2026-20131
For 36 days, attackers gained unauthenticated root access to Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center - before Cisco released a patch. The Interlock ransomware group …
German Engineering Targeted by OT Attacks
119 ransomware groups target industrial organizations. 81% lack IT/OT segmentation. What manufacturers must do now.
Cybersecurity Trends 2026: Seven Key Developments
From AI-powered attacks and post-quantum cryptography to a wave of security regulations - these seven trends will define the cybersecurity landscape in 2026. For …
Older entries
Load older articles
articles: 35
