Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

The crooks behind an affiliate program that paid cybercriminals to install the destructive and wildly successful GandCrab ransomware strain announced on May 31, 2019 they were terminating the program after allegedly having earned more than $2 billion in extortion payouts from victims. Vpn-service[.]us

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The FBI says BEC caused half of all US cybercrime losses in 2019 , at a total of $1.77 The Ponemon Institute reported in 2019 that 47% of SMBs had been the victims of attacks that started when criminals compromised an employee password , at an average cost of more than $384,000. Remind your employees of security best practices.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2023

SASE provides an edge security solution that addresses these challenges without the bottlenecks of traditional virtual private network (VPN) solutions. Bottom Line: Implement SASE to Improve Security and Operations Sprawling organizations with many cloud-based or remote resources will greatly benefit by adopting SASE solutions.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Founded in 2004, Cloudflare initially wanted to determine the source of email spam and became dedicated to building a better, more secure internet. Cloudflare became a public company in 2019 when it listed under the stock symbol “NET” on the NYSE.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

For example, Microsoft recommends using disk encryption to encrypt data at rest, separate database encryption, and encrypted VPN gateways for data transmission. Secure & Centralize Key Management Use encryption experts and centralize encryption key management for improved security.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

New applications no longer use TDES, but TDES-encrypted data can be found in legacy environments and Microsoft only retired 3DES from use within Office 365 in 2019. Get the Free Cybersecurity Newsletter Strengthen your organization's IT security defenses by keeping up to date on the latest cybersecurity news, solutions, and best practices.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

One of the suspected FinFly Web servers was active for more than a year between October 2019 and December 2020. We investigated a long-running espionage campaign, dubbed A41APT, targeting multiple industries, including the Japanese manufacturing industry and its overseas bases, which has been active since March 2019.

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