Tag Archives: 2016 cyber incidents

Data Breach Trends — 2016: the Year of Ransomware

By M. Scott Koller on January 3, 2017 Posted in Ransomware

Over the past year, the BakerHostetler Incident Response team has closely monitored data breach trends, and we are confident in concluding that 2016 was the year of ransomware. Nothing has had a greater impact or has been as widespread in 2016 than ransomware. From a hospital in California to a police department in Massachusetts, ransomware … Continue Reading

What Can Be Learned From 2016 Security Incidents?

By Craig A. Hoffman on December 22, 2016 Posted in Cybersecurity

Cue the year-end articles saying that this was the worst year to date for data breaches. Follow that with more dire predictions for 2017. Layer in one-size-fits-all recommendations to mitigate these risks. And finish with technology solutions that you must have. If you read all of this you might come away thinking that if your … Continue Reading