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SHARED INTEL: How ransomware evolved from consumer trickery to deep enterprise hacks

The Last Watchdog

The epidemic went truly mainstream with the release of CryptoLocker back in 2013, and it has since transformed into a major dark web economy spawning the likes of Sodinokibi, Ryuk, and Maze lineages that are targeting the enterprise on a huge scale in 2020. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013. File encryption 2013 – 2015. Time will tell.

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How to Backup Outlook Account Settings: Manual vs. Automatic tools

Spinone

This article describes several ways to backup Outlook account settings in great detail. How do I backup my Outlook rules? Overview of the Ways to Back up Outlook Account Settings The legend has it that early versions of Outlook contained special functionality that enabled you to backup your account settings. Neither do we.

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Push Notification Is More Secure Than SMS 2FA, So Why the Reluctance to Enable It?

CyberSecurity Insiders

They’re easier to use – a simple finger press – but they cost around $30 each, still need to be enrolled, and let’s not forget that you need a second one as a backup in case you lose the other one. Most big web platforms turned 2FA on around 2013 and the only people using it a decade later seem to be corporates and expert users.

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Addressing Remote Desktop Attacks and Security

eSecurity Planet

In November 2021, an unauthorized third party called a Robinhood customer support employee and, through social engineering , gained access to the company’s customer support systems. Other cybersecurity tools offered include DNS filtering, disk encryption , backups , and email security for Microsoft-oriented infrastructure.

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The Surge of Double Extortion Ransomware Attacks

Pen Test

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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6 Dangerous Microsoft Office 365 Security Concerns for Business

Spinone

To ensure that your data is safe, get a backup for Office 365. Using Outdated Software – companies pay about $36 295 to return their data from hacker By “software” we mean using old versions of Office like Office 2007 / 2010 / 2013 and not checking for the system updates and patches in Office 365.

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Top Cloud Data Breaches in 2018 Lessons Learned

Spinone

Cambridge Analytica is a British political consulting firm started in 2013 that set out to use technology including data mining and analysis during electoral processes. One positive bit of information about the Exactis breach was that it didn’t include payment card information or other details such as social security numbers.