From January 2020 through May 2021, New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) regulated companies reported in excess of 70 Ransomware attacks ranging from costly shutdowns to disruptions in business operations. Successful Ransomware attacks continue to escalate in total numbers and overall severity, with no sector safe from an attack. Government agencies, companies, educational institutions, and nonprofits are all targets. 

Ransomware and hacking is a major problem and effective cyber security is the only way to safeguard your operations and assets. The risk of not taking care of business is losing your business.

If you've been following the news at all lately, you know that cybersecurity is more important now than ever. Devastating cyber attacks continue to increase in frequency and severity. 

Here's what you need to know. The past week has shown how fast attack capabilities can evolve. To follow are key timely events impacting Cyber Security that we here at JANUS Associates believe worthy of your note. For your convenience, we've compiled all articles here where they will also be archived for future reference.