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"Before You Click," featured in La Gazette des Communes

“Avant de Cliquer” Solution Featured in *La Gazette des Communes* In its November issue, *La Gazette*, a magazine covering news about the local civil service and local governments, dedicates a special section to “protecting against ransomware.” In this issue, the magazine highlights “Avant de Cliquer” as a solution that allows…

Ransomware: no more payments?

Ransomware: no more payments?

Paying Ransomware Demands: Is the U.S. Setting an Example? Paying a ransom encourages more ransomware attacks and provides financial support to cybercriminals. As a result, U.S. authorities have decided to impose sanctions on U.S. organizations that give in to hackers’ financial blackmail. The OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury) has published…

Cyberattack on the Eure-et-Loir Departmental Council

Cyberattack on the Eure-et-Loir Departmental Council

Eure-et-Loir Departmental Council Paralyzed by a Cyberattack Sunday, July 5, 2020: The Eure-et-Loir Departmental Council has just been targeted by a cyberattack. All of its information systems are down. Its website states that it was “the victim of a major cyberattack over the weekend.” All of its information systems are inaccessible: email, networks, and platforms are paralyzed. The department…

Cyberattack in Ardenne Métropole, Charleville-Mézières, and its CCAS

Cyberattack in Ardenne Métropole, Charleville-Mézières, and its CCAS

Cyberattack on Ardenne Métropole, the City of Charleville-Mézières, and its CCAS In the recent wave of cyberattacks, Ardenne Métropole, the City of Charleville-Mézières, and its CCAS (Communal Center for Social Action) were not spared. Paralyzed in early March by a ransomware attack, 2,000 employees were left without access to their computers, archives, or…