Spinone

APRIL 13, 2020

Recent research shows that 86% of business executives agreed that data breaches are more likely to occur when employees are working out of office. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that remote work is a serious challenge, and the inability to face it correctly leaves your data vulnerable. And not without a reason.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In today’s digital age, the threat of data breaches is a constant concern. Therefore, it is crucial to understand what hackers are planning to do with your data and take proactive measures to protect it. Phishing Attacks Phishing attacks are one of the most common and successful methods used by hackers.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We’ve spent years creating data protection software and here is what we’ve discovered along the way: to protect your company systems and data from ransomware, you need to use multiple strategies and tools at the same time. Backup your data at least three times a day; 3.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Throughout the last year, we’ve seen huge spikes in phishing, malicious domains, malware and more, and we don’t expect that to slow down. For example, a phishing email might drop a botnet/Trojan that listens for domain credentials. Once the criminals have domain credentials, they can disable security and/or tamper with backups.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 11, 2021

Phishing emails are often sent by a hacker and they continue to be a constant threat. Start by installing antivirus software and use it to scan your system every week for malware and viruses. Always make it a point to update your antivirus software whenever a new version is available so you get the latest protection.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 28, 2023

Businesses can prioritise protection efforts by classifying data based on its importance and regulatory requirements. Employee Education and Awareness : Human error remains a leading cause of data breaches. DLP, a top priority for SMBs Data leaks pose a threat to every organisation, but SMBs are at a higher risk.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2024

Protection Against Phishing and Data Breaches Phishing attacks involve a criminal initiating an email, text message, or phone call to trick you into providing your personal information, such as your username and password. The same concept applies to data breaches.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

In this article we will take a look at major cybersecurity risks and best practices how to reduce or avoid corporate data leakage. In March 2014, hackers used login information leaked by eBay employees to access sensitive user data of 145 million customers , putting these users at risk of identity theft, password theft and phishing risks.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

About 90% of cyber attacks begin with a phishing email, text or malicious link, so training users not to click on anything they’re not sure about could have the highest return on investment (ROI) of any prevention technique — if those training efforts are successful and reinforced. Don’t click on anything you’re unsure of.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

Computer Weekly said it had learnt that FatFace paid a £1.5m ($2 million US dollar) ransom to the Conti Ransomware gang , disclosing the gang gained access to FatFace network and their IT systems via a phishing email on 10th January 2021. conduct employee phishing tests. implement offline storage and tape-based backup.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Here are 12 New Year Resolutions for a safer and more secure digital you in 2021: Think before you click that email link: 2020 was a record-breaking year for ransomware, malware, and phishing , and many, if not most of these attacks were launched with the click on a link in an email.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

Behind the majority of these attacks: the ransomware gang known as Vice Society , a Russian-based group linked to multiple K–12 data breaches, including LA Unified, the second-largest school district in the nation. Require phishing-resistant MFA. cannot be altered or deleted).

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To train your employees and protect company data from human mistakes and, therefore, costly data breaches; 3. 3 Basic Cyber Security Training Courses For Everybody The best cyber security courses online listed below contain the information everybody must know to keep their data safe in the high-risk online environment.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Availability & Reliability Cloud storage service outages affect business operations and hinder access to crucial data. Downtime limits incident response, increases the risk of data breaches, and can be used as leverage for DDoS attacks. Make the default data storage settings private. million records exposed.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

18, 2021, when an employee on a Windows computer opened a booby-trapped Microsoft Excel document in a phishing email that had been sent two days earlier. But the antivirus software was set to monitor mode, so it did not block the malicious commands.” Now this is in itself isn’t bad.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked. Uber blames LAPSUS$ for the intrusion.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Okta notes that a large number of the exposed accounts belong to Okta administrators — IT people responsible for integrating Okta’s authentication technology inside customer environments — and that these individuals should be on guard for targeted phishing attacks.

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Chicago CyberSecurity Training

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

From Ransomware to Data Breaches The most common types of cyber attacks targeting law firms include ransomware, data breaches, phishing, insider threats, and malware attacks. Employee education is also critical; your staff should be trained to recognize and avoid common cyber threats like phishing emails.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As its name suggests, ransomware is a type of malware that cybercriminals use to hold machines or data hostage until a ransom has been paid. It’s often spread through phishing emails or malicious websites, exploiting vulnerabilities and security flaws in outdated operating systems. Back up your data. they had a full backup.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 16, 2019

O ver six million data records get lost or stolen every single day. The Cost of a Data Breach Study concluded that businesses pay $148 per one lost or stolen data record. Usually, the cost of lost or stolen data items reaches hundreds or even thousands of dollars per company. You can do the math.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Incident response strategies guarantee that breaches are managed and recovered from effectively. Backup and disaster recovery procedures ensure that data is always available. Data Control and Privacy Large amounts of data may be stored and analyzed in the cloud.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

As is often the case, the cost of restoring files from backups can amount to more than paying the ransom. In IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2019 cited the following: Lost business is the biggest contributor to data breach costs The average cost of lost business in 2019 was $1.42

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Phishing scams use it to compromise networks. They spot unwanted traffic such as spam, phishing expeditions, malware, and scams. In some cases, in-depth analysis is done on outgoing messages to detect and block the transmission of sensitive data. Point-in-time backup and recovery of contacts, email, calendars and files.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Cybersecurity refers to the set of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect digital devices, networks, and data from cyber threats. With the increase in the number of cyber-attacks and data breaches, it has become essential to take cybersecurity seriously. It includes viruses, worms, and Trojans.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Vamosi: Whenever there’s a data breach or an attack, I look at how long the bad actor was active on the compromised network. So that could happen for example, through phishing through fingers, main misconfigured things very well in the rubble. OFten network systems are misconfigured and that often leads to breaches.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2024

EastWind campaign targets Russian organizations with sophisticated backdoors Microsoft found OpenVPN bugs that can be chained to achieve RCE and LPE Foreign nation-state actors hacked Donald Trump’s campaign Malware ADT disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 30,000 customers International Press – Newsletter Cybercrime Hackers leak 2.7

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