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LockBit Ransomware Used in Exploitation of ConnectWise ScreenConnectCoalition Incident Response has discovered a link between the LockBit ransomware gang and the ConnectWise ScreenConnect vulnerabilities. Leeann NicoloMarch 06, 2024
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ransomware Negotiation (But Were Afraid to Ask)Have you ever wondered how ransomware negotiations and payments happen? An Incident Responder breaks down everything from crypto to AI and more.Leeann NicoloNovember 29, 2023
Maintaining Credible Data Backups to Minimize DowntimeA manufacturer’s ransomware claim at Coalition emphasizes the importance of maintaining reliable data backups for incident recovery.Leeann NicoloAugust 14, 2023
Security Alert: Royal Ransomware Targeting FirewallsCoalition Incident Response (CIR) has observed increased instances of Royal Ransomware among policyholders using end-of-sale firewall appliances.Leeann NicoloApril 11, 2023
Help your clients avoid holiday cyber scamsCoalition’s Incident Response Lead, Leeann Nicolo reviews common holiday cyber scams and how to avoid falling victim to them.Leeann NicoloNovember 08, 2022
How Coalition’s incident response helps reduce risks during a cyber attackHere's how Coalition's cyber insurance CIR not only protects businesses from the impact of a cyber attack after it occurs, but proactively reduces cyber risk.
Leeann NicoloMay 24, 2022
Coalition Claims Chronicles: Don’t pick up the phone — it’s HelloKitty ransomwareThis series shares real stories from Coalition policyholders. A medical company was hit with a new, more threatening ransomware called HelloKitty. See why it's so dangerous.Leeann NicoloJune 29, 2021
Coalition Claims Chronicles: Racing against the clock to recover $1.3M from a phishing attackA critical component for all businesses, email is also among the least secure. A payment request was part of a plan to steal nearly $1.3M from an early childhood education center. Leeann NicoloJune 15, 2021
Managing supply chain risk in the digital age: Do you trust your vendor’s vendors?By relying on cloud services and their vendor partners, you are opening yourself up to more risk — risk you can’t control. It's known as supply chain risk.Leeann NicoloFebruary 09, 2021
Coalition Claims Chronicles: Tackling ransomware from the groundThis series shares real stories from Coalition policyholders who navigated a cyber insurance claim. Read on to see how we helped this manufacturing company recover from a ransomware attack.Leeann NicoloNovember 25, 2020
Think your Office 365 email is safe with MFA? Think again.Thanks to a new attack method, Office 365 email users are still vulnerable even if they use multi-factor authentication (MFA). Here’s what you need to know.Leeann NicoloNovember 06, 2020
Ransomware on the rise for the holidaysRansomware continues to be one of the largest areas of cybersecurity claims for businesses and local governments. Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed a spike in ransomware infections and claims across Coalition insureds – and we project the number and frequency to continue to riseLeeann NicoloDecember 12, 2019
