Cybersecurity

The Evolution of Ransomware: From Gentlemanly Crime to Cyber Wild West

February 13, 2025 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

The Good Old Days of Gentlemanly Ransomware.

Armand here, RPost’s armadillo product evangelist. One take away from the Gartner CIO Leadership forum where I spent the last few days was the transition of the cybercrime category of ransomware from a gentlemanly sport-crime to today where it is more akin to the wild west of cybercrime.

RPost's AI & The Periodic Table of Cybersecurity: A CIO’s Guide to Defense

January 17, 2025 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Chemistry Class or Tech CIO Organization.

Armand here, RPost’s armadillo product evangelist. I don’t know about you, but I loved chemistry class. Learning about all those wonderful Elements and their combinations.

Trusting Sophisticated Cybercriminals: A Risky Approach in Data Breach Responses

January 10, 2025 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Data Breach? Sure, You Will Get Your Money From the “Butcher”

Armand here, RPost’s armadillo product evangelist. I was struck by a notification from a company that faced a data breach due to cybercriminal activity. In their breach notice, the breached company wrote, “…has taken steps to ensure that the stolen data will not be publicly shared or used maliciously.

AI for Cybersecurity: How to Prevent Third-Party Data Leaks and Financial Fraud

December 19, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

How AI Can Counter Third-Party Leak and Financial Risk.

Armand here, RPost’s armadillo product evangelist. I’ve been tracking risk over the last many months and one area that we’re seeing CIOs and CISOs overlooking is Third-Party risk.

Counter Insider Threats & Content Leaks: Protect Against Cybercriminals' Unexpected Access

December 13, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

First holiday party, no risk. Second party, some risk. Third-party risk (oh hohoho no!).

Armand here, RPost’s very proud product evangelist armadillo. Why am I so proud? I was up in Silicon Valley this week at Aragon Research’s annual gala, where RPost was named 2024 Innovation of the Year for Content Security.

3 Deepfake Impersonation Schemes Cybercriminals Love—and How RPost Stops Them

November 29, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Falling Prey or Praying Not to Fall Prey. Or, Praying for Man City’s Rodri or Chelsea?

I was over in London for the International Legal Technology Association Europe conference and could not help fixating on not only the cybercriminal tactics targeting law firms (and all firms for that matter) but also the Premier League “Football”.

Adapting IT Security: Staying Ahead of Evolving Cybercriminal Tactics

November 20, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Better to Anticipate Need to Change Rather than become Seahawks or Cowboys.

Armand here, RPost’s sporty armadillo product evangelist. I couldn’t help contemplating the many discussions I had with CIOs of major corporations at the recent Gartner IT Expo conferences and International Legal Tech conferences.

Protect Against Cyber Attacks & Impersonation with RPost Expert Insights

November 12, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Not the Armadillo Who Cried Wolf. The Anatomy (and Art of) a Ransomware Attack.

There are so many webinars related to cybersecurity, that seeing another with dire warnings is like “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” or perhaps like screaming FIRE in a movie theatre (when there is no fire).

How Cybercriminals Choose Ransomware Targets and Set Ransom Demands

November 06, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Leaked Playbook or Simply Admission of Error, Dodgers World Series Win

Armand here, RPost’s armadillo product evangelist, deep into my cybersecurity mindset with some (much!) jet lag, after sponsoring Gartner’s ITxpo (the largest gathering of CIOs in the world) in Orlando, then darting off to the Gartner ITxpo in Tokyo with my RPost Japan team, and now flying over the pond to Barcelona to check in with the Gartner ITxpo Europe with my European RPost colleagues (and then to Gartner Dubai and Gartner India in the coming weeks!). I’m learning insights galore – that I aim to share. Stay tuned.

How to Protect Your Email Transactions & Accounts from Hack-and-Leak Operations

November 01, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

How to Un-Leak a 'Hack-and-Leak' Operation

Armand here, RPost’s product evangelist armadillo. While I am not registered to vote in the U.S. Presidential elections (they don’t let us non-humans vote yet 😉), I have been following the election from a cybersecurity perspective.