Malwarebytes

AUGUST 4, 2022

Adam Kujawa, security evangelist and director of Malwarebytes Labs: “Up until around 2013, most malware infections were problems that could easily be solved ‘after the fact’. David Pier, Senior Sales Engineer at Malwarebytes: “Our file backup is not triggered on a time basis—it’s really driven by our activity monitoring feature.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Notable Ransomware Attacks CryptoLocker ushered in the modern ransomware age in 2013, and in 2017, the devastating WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware attacks raised the threat’s profile significantly. Ransomware-proof backups: You can limit the damage caused by ransomware by maintaining an effective backup and disaster recovery plan.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 21, 2022

SHA-1 was officially deprecated by NIST in 2011 and its usage for digital signatures was prohibited in 2013. Prepare a quantum-safe architecture now. Since 2005, SHA-1 has been regarded as unsafe against well-funded adversaries. Since 2020, chosen-prefix attacks against SHA-1 are feasible. Machine identity is essential for security.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With vulnerabilities rooted in unsuspecting users, the task of preventing these attacks means both staff training and a robust email and network security system that includes a strong backup program so you have a recent copy of your data that you can roll back to. Offline Backups. Screenshot example. Ransomware Types.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 18, 2022

The third, SPHINCS+, is somewhat larger and slower than the other two, but it is a valuable backup because it is based on a different mathematical approach than the other three NIST options. Begin planning for a quantum-safe architecture. However, algorithms are just one part of protecting against the looming Quantum threat.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 4, 2022

Adam Kujawa, security evangelist and director of Malwarebytes Labs: “Up until around 2013, most malware infections were problems that could easily be solved ‘after the fact’ For example, a bank credential stealing bot can infect a system, steal your credentials and commit fraud. How much space does it take?

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

CryptoLocker, in 2013, pioneered the use of strong encryption algorithms. Sopra Steria - One of the Largest Reported Ransoms Europe's major IT services firm Sopra Steria was breached in October 2020 by the Ryuk gang, with extensive backups preventing major disruption. Use immutable object storage for backups.

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