eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Financial institutions in the 1990s and 2000s were some of the first to incorporate encryption to protect online transactions, particularly as backup tapes were lost in transit. Quantum computing attacks already present a real threat to existing standards, making the continued development of encryption pivotal for years to come.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In traditional on-site backup systems security is mainly a physical concern – ensuring data is backed up in more than one location in case of hardware loss or failure and restricting access to the physical backup media to only trusted employees. In cloud backup, security concerns are different.

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SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

The common methods for analyzing an iOS mobile infection are either to examine an encrypted full iOS backup or to analyze the network traffic of the affected device. This RAT allows an attacker to surveil and harvest sensitive data from a target computer. However, both methods are time consuming and require a high level of expertise.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Starting our list of the top database security vendors is the multinational cloud computing company, Alibaba Cloud. As is true with any cloud service, the Seattle cloud computing company emphasizes the shared responsibility model. One such example is the addition of cloud computing service Microsoft Azure in 2008. Alibaba Cloud.

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SiteLock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

REvil gained notoriety for stealing sensitive, unencrypted data from computers and networks—then demanding large payments from victims. It also deletes Windows copies of files and other backups to prevent file recovery. Use a password manager to generate and track your passwords. Secure network shares.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Controls can be anything from good password hygiene to web application firewalls and internal network segmentation, a layered approach that reduces risk at each step. Storing sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, or social security numbers in cookies is discouraged due to the potential risk of exposure.

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 21, 2020

By infecting a computer or mobile device with malware, a cybercriminal could gain control of your smart TV if your devices are using the same Wi-Fi. Connected Cars: Today, cars are essentially computers on wheels. Here are ten things you can do to stay smart home/IoT safe in 2020: Change the default username and password.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Cloud Cybersecurity Cybersecurity is the methodology that protects electronic data from cyber criminals. Training personnel to understand the security implications and necessity of creating strong passwords, screening attachments in email, and other behavioral security benefits. We live in a new world that must be focused on security.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Disable all the default settings, passwords, parameters, and accounts, and make sure to do so before connecting the system to the network environment. Compose a set of rules and standards regarding password creation and storage. Configure strong passwords for all the systems using your password guidelines.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Lately, though, the TSA in the United States has been upgrading its scanning machines so that everyone -- not just those who pay to be Clear and TSA Pre -- can go through without having to take electronic items out of your luggage. In different countries that might not be true; you may indeed have to provide your password.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

According to a recent post on its Facebook account, all of the corporation's public-facing applications have been back online since October 6, 2023, including "the website, Member Portal, eClaims for electronic submission of hospital claims, and EPRS for employer remittances." Create offsite, offline backups.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. To apply more pressure, the attacker might also encrypt backup files to render them inaccessible. Whenever a user uses the infected file, it gives the attacker access to their computer.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

A ransomware attack in New Jersey’s Somerset County disrupted services and forced employees to shut down computers and create temporary Gmail accounts to ensure the public could still email key departments. Automatic data backups to offsite and/or segmented servers will be key in keeping businesses operational in case of breach.

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

From the 1960’s to 2000 infusion pumps were mostly electromechanical devices with some embedded electronics, but the turn of the century delivered “smarter” devices with better safety mechanisms and the possibility to program them, which slowly opened the door to information security challenges.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For example: a user enumeration vulnerability, a weak password policy, and a lack of brute force protection and lockout can still lead to an attacker gaining access to an account. The CoP includes the following recommendations for manufacturers: No default passwords. Encryption is important when: Sending a password.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 22, 2022

But the leaked chats indicate this mercenary activity was of little interest to the tyrannical teenage leader of LAPSUS$, whose obsession with stealing and leaking proprietary computer source code from the world’s largest tech companies ultimately led to the group’s undoing.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Who else has access to something that's, that's not uncommon, interviewed that, for example, someone still had someone share Facebook passwords. It's not something I would recommend but people get in relationships, and then ratio ends and it turns out they never change their password, they still can read messages and stuff like that.

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