Oli Thordarson on Insurer TV: Deliberately Timed Ransomware

Alvaka proudly shares that CEO Oli Thordarson was featured on The Insurer’s News in Focus following the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit in Miami Beach. In the interview, Thordarson explains how modern ransomware groups are deliberately timing attacks to inflict maximum financial and operational damage, [...]

2026-02-26T15:22:25-08:00February 28th, 2026|

Alvaka Partners with Halcyon to Accelerate Ransomware Recovery

Alvaka, a leader in ransomware recovery and cybersecurity solutions, announced a new partnership with Halcyon to help organizations detect, respond to and recover from ransomware attacks faster. The collaboration enhances business continuity by combining Halcyon’s anti-ransomware platform with Alvaka’s deep [...]

2026-03-02T11:16:59-08:00February 26th, 2026|

Alvaka’s CEO Named to GTIA ISAO Advisory Group

Alvaka, a leader in ransomware recovery and cybersecurity solutions, proudly shares that its CEO, Oli Thordarson, has been selected to serve on the Advisory Group of the Global Technology Industry Association’s (GTIA) Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO). The GTIA, [...]

2025-07-23T11:56:27-07:00July 23rd, 2025|

Alvaka is Named a 2023 Top Workplace for 3rd Year in a Row

Orange County Register Names Alvaka a Winner of the Orange County Top Workplaces 2023 Award Irvine, California January 01, 2024 – For the third consecutive year, Alvaka has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2023 honor by The Orange County Register Top [...]

2024-02-02T11:32:47-08:00January 23rd, 2024|

Lockbit 3.0 Hits Japan’s Largest Trading Port

On the morning of July 4th, 2023, the Nagoya Harbor Transportation Authority in Japan had trouble accessing their central computer systems and discovered that they had been hacked by LockBit 3.0 ransomware. The ransom demand was received through an office [...]

2023-07-29T14:26:54-07:00July 11th, 2023|

Ransomware Attacks Saw Huge Increase in March 2023

According to NCC Group's Global Threat Intelligence Team, ransomware attacks have seen a significant increase this year. In March 2023, ransomware attacks increased by over 90% compared to February and over 60% compared to March 2022. NCC Group stated that [...]

2023-05-17T12:17:53-07:00April 20th, 2023|

Microsoft Monitoring Over 100 Ransomware Threat Actors

Microsoft recently disclosed that they are monitoring over 100 different threat actors utilizing 50 unique ransomware families to attack businesses and organizations across the world. These attacks have been increasing in frequency, severity, and sophistication. The threat actors behind [...]

2023-08-10T22:32:36-07:00February 21st, 2023|