Cybercrime

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.

Counter Insider Threats, Leaks, and Cybercriminal Eavesdropping Tactics

December 27, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

$100+ million IT budget, still a breach. Why?

Armand here, RPost’s product evangelist armadillo. I’ve been chatting with various CIOs and business owners of large and small firms. One question keeps arising. CIOs wonder why (and of course how) they and/or their peers are still being breached with all their current security.

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.

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.

Switch to RPost: Save 50% on eSignatures in 15 Minutes & Strengthen Email Encryption Against Cybercrime

September 24, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Shohei Ohtani & RPost Enter the Los Angeles Elite (Bigger than Hollywood).

Armand here. As RPost’s armadillo product evangelist, I couldn’t help thinking from my sporty side, about the best in baseball, and from my techy side, about the best in tech, in the same mental synapse. I’ll explain.

Protect Yourself from GenAI-Driven Cyber Scams!

July 26, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Cybercriminals are using AI to their advantage and how! 

Armand here, RPost’s armadillo product evangelist. My message today is stating the obvious, AI is everywhere – or at least everyone is trying to figure out how to use it to their advantage.

RPost Intelligence™ Protect Against Cybercriminal Impersonation Attacks

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

RPost Intelligence™ - AI Intelligence for the Good Guys.

Armand here, RPost’s armadillo product evangelist. By now, you’ve probably heard about the Microsoft and CrowdStrike update issue that caused mainly large companies using cloud PCs to crash and display the infamous blue screen of death.

Preventing Fraud: How RMail’s PRE-Crime™ Security Identifies Fake Wire Transfers

June 28, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

RMail’s PRE-Crime™ service identifies and isolates compromised or lookalike email accounts and pre-empts bogus wire transfers.

It’s your favorite brand ambassador here to report the latest in tech as well as how RPost is on the cutting edge of stopping cybercrimes from happening. I’m back home this week in West Texas all alone; just like some of the latest cybercriminals.

Cybercriminals Posing as Lenders & Escrow Agents for Payment Fraud

March 21, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

There’s a lot of posing going on when it comes to cybercrime.

If you’ve spent this past workweek furiously trying to figure where I’d wind up for this installment of Tech Essentials (and hopefully win your office betting pool), you can now put your pencils down because I’ve arrived in Pisa, Italy.