CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Second, The Australian Cyber Security Centre( ACSC) has issued a public statement that companies operating in healthcare, food distribution and energy sector are super-vulnerable to sophisticated cyber attacks that could end up in information steal.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Tip 3: Securing and Monitoring the Network Small businesses often overlook network security, leaving them vulnerable to attacks. INE Security advises businesses to secure their network by using firewalls, encrypting data, and regularly updating security software. Many cyber attacks exploit vulnerabilities in outdated software.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

The cybercriminals encrypted critical data and systems across the council's networks, severely hampering its ability to operate and provide services to residents. This is due to a technical issue connected to the recent cyber attack, when we were forced to shut down our IT systems. Cedric Leighton, CNN Military Analyst; U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

iConnect faced a major disruption of its Exchange services, stemming from a corrupted RAID drive and extending into their backups. Backup strategies. Encrypt sensitive data and maintain regular, secure backups to ensure data integrity and availability, even in the event of system failures or cyber attacks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2020

While the Coronavirus is spreading worldwide, a massive cyber attack hit the town hall of Marseille and the metropolis. According to sources informed of the fact, the cyber attack is unprecedented in its scale. At the time there are no details about the attack and the family of ransomware that hit the city.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2021

After learning about the attack, Buffalo Public Schools immediately third party forensic advisor to investigate the incident. But as the school district had an effective business continuity plan, it was thinking to recover the data from the backups instead of bowing down to the demands of hackers. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

A coordinated attack in the fall of 2019 hit 22 smaller Texas communities at once for a combined ransom of $2.5 The Texas attack showed that what once was thought to be a big city problem is leaving every local government vulnerable, and attacks are on the rise.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Speakers at last week’s MITRE ResilienCyCon conference had a surprisingly candid message for attendees: You will likely be breached at some point so focus on the controls and response capabilities your organization needs to survive a cyber attack. Backup Is Hard. MSSPs Fare Well in First MITRE Evaluations. Really Hard.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 4, 2024

Understanding Cybersecurity Cybersecurity involves protecting internet-connected systems, including hardware, software, and data, from cyber-attacks. Cyber threats can lead to significant financial losses , damage to reputation and have serious legal consequences. Encrypt Sensitive Data Encryption is vital for data security.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Quality password managers like the one included with Webroot Premium will generate, store and encrypt all your passwords, requiring you to only remember one password. Research from Deloitte found that 91% of all cyber attacks begin with a phishing email. noreply@yourbank.com.)

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Knowing what ransomware is and how it works is essential for protecting against and responding to such attacks. There are several methods of delivering ransomware attacks.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 7, 2021

Now that most disaster recovery and business continuity plans include robust data backup strategies, cyber attackers use a combined ransomware approach that both encrypts data and steals data. Research notes a 715% year-over-year increase in ransomware during 2020. The post What is File Sanitization?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If that’s so, then Veeam Backup and Replication software is offering a data recovery warranty of $5 million from ransomware attacks. Veeam’s Premium Edition offers Modern Data Protection and Recovery capabilities against many cyber attacks, including those emerging out of file encrypting malware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Threat actors hacked the home computer of a DevOp engineer, they installed a keylogger as part of a sophisticated cyber attack. Then the attackers exploited a flaw in a third-party media software package to target the firm. The backup contains both unencrypted data (i.e. ” reads the update published by the company.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2023

In December 2019, the FBI issued a warning to the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. The decryptor also supports the “Scan Entire System” mode which allows users to search for all encrypted files. For encryption with MegaCortex V1 (the encrypted files have the “.aes128ctr”

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IT Security Guru

MAY 12, 2024

Implement HTTPS Using HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) encrypts data transmitted between the user’s browser and the website. Data Encryption Encrypt sensitive data both in transit and at rest. Use strong encryption algorithms and manage encryption keys securely.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2022

Healthcare providers are opting to pay a ransom in the event of ransomware attacks, instead of recovering it from data backups. The reason is as it is easy and guarantees 100% encrypted data return- Of course, as per their perspective!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 24, 2022

These attacks also tend to be more successful in access and payout in the event of ransom demands, with 74% of attacks ending successfully for hackers. Here are a few prime examples of cyber-attacks in the education sector. Know what to do if a cyber incident occurs and who you need to contact.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The group claims to have stolen 5TB of patients’ and employee’s information, backups, PII documents, and more. In January, the LockBit ransomware gang formally apologized for the attack on the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and released a free decryptor for the Hospital. Other ransomware attacks recently hit US hospitals.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Like all ransomware, this is a type of malware that, once introduced into an organization, encrypts the data and then requires the victim to pay a ransom in order to decrypt it. Black attack analyzed by TG Soft ‘s CRAM researchers, showed that access by cyber criminals was via exposed RDP. Black The LockBit 3.0

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 8, 2021

A state-funded cyber attack has led to the New York Law Department hack disrupting legal proceedings from Saturday last week. And sources confirm that the disruption was caused by file-encrypting malware i.e. ransomware and it might take some time for the department to pull back the operations to normalcy.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Like other ransomware gangs, Lorenz operators also implement double-extortion model by stealing data before encrypting it and threatening them if the victim doesn’t pay the ransom. The group claimed to have stolen 5TB of patients’ and employee’s information, backups, PII documents, and more.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Whether it’s due to accidental deletion, hardware failure, cyber-attacks, or natural disasters, the loss of valuable data can have devastating impacts on an organization. Without adequate backups, the data they house can be lost forever. Cyber Attacks: Cyber-attacks are another cause of data loss.

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Spinone

MAY 14, 2020

Even with a single data breach or data loss event, the ROI of backup and cloud disaster recovery software proves to be well worth the cost. Why are backups critically important to your business continuity? Let’s look at the cost of a data breach and calculate the ROI of backup and disaster recovery software solutions.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And the bad news is that few of the servers severely affected, making the staff to suspend any data transfers and backups to maintain data continuity. Security firm Emsisoft says that the cyber criminal group has been active since 2019 and could have launched attacks on over 46 organizations so far.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Malign actors are using cyber capabilities to steal from, disrupt, or otherwise threaten financial institutions, investors and the public.”. To address the escalating cyber risks, the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) developed and published guidelines for Secure Tertiary Data Backup (STDB). Controlled.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Cryptographic inventories need finalizing and quantum safe encryption needs to be adopted for sensitive communications and data. Consumers will begin to see their favorite applications touting “quantum-secure encryption.” CISOs will have to get quantum resilient encryption on their cyber roadmap.

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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.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Hybrid cloud security generally follows best practices for network security and cloud security : Network segmentation decreases attack surfaces. Encryption protects data both in transit and at rest. Backup and disaster recovery procedures ensure that data is always available.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2024

Establish encrypted connections for data transmission. Consult the encryption guidelines. Plan for backups and restoration. • DBA • Infrastructure Team • Setup backup and recovery software. Define the backup frequency. Utilize policy templates and industry regulations. Maximize collaborative platforms.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The attacker gained initial access to two employee accounts by carrying out social engineering attacks on the organization’s help desk twice. Within six hours, the attacker began encrypting the organization’s systems. This concealed their attack until the environment was encrypted and backups were sabotaged.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Sources reporting to our Cybersecurity Insiders state that the “Group Litigation order” will be served to the staff association for police constables by early next year, as data of over 120,000 police officers could have been leaked through the ransomware attack that took place in March 2019 on the IT systems operating in Surrey Headquarters.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

MediaMarkt, the Europe’s number one consumer online retailer, has admitted that its IT infrastructure is working abnormally under the influence of a sophisticated cyber attack that appears to be of ransomware variant. But later chose to readily decrease the ransom demand to $50 million to be paid only in Bitcoins….a

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Data Security & Recovery Measures Reliable CSPs provide high-level security and backup services; in the event of data loss, recovery is possible. Users have direct control over data security but are also responsible for backup procedures and permanently lost data in the event of device damage or loss.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

5 Cyber Security Best Practices to Protect Your Business Data. Cyber attacks become more sophisticated every year. That’s why large, medium-sized, and small businesses need to become more proactive in their approach to cyber security. They should create cyber security policies and regularly update security programs. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

Most of the recent ransomware attack resulted in data breaches for the victims, threat actors implemented a double-extortion schema threatening the victims to data stolen before encrypting them on compromised systems. softwa re company Kaseya. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

Small businesses are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks since hackers view them as easy victims to target. While this may seem unlikely, statistics reveal that more than half of these businesses experienced some form of cyber-attack in 2022. They also have a limited budget to spend on effective cyber security measures.

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