Number of Ransonware Domains Grew 3500% in Q1 2016

Michael Trotter-Lawson
Jun 2, 2016
1 min read

This is certainly sobering news. Take this opportunity to review your DNS filtering strategy, be it related to your Next Generation Firewall or through a strong service like OpenDNS. The bad guys are out there and they are spreading. Take the time to prepare today.

http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/number-of-ransonware-domains-grew/

#DNS #OpenDNS #ransomware

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