Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing often serves as the gateway to cyber attacks, opening the door to impactful follow-on activity like malware and ransomware deployment or access to internal networks, ultimately causing substantial financial losses. This rise is largely driven by financially motivated threat actors looking to maximize their profits.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 30, 2023

However, data is as vulnerable as it is valuable, and World Backup Day on Friday, March 31st, is a welcome reminder of the need to have a well thought out data protection strategy in place. The campaign began in 2011 as World Backup Month and was changed to World Backup Day later.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Every week or month a company in Australia is falling prey to cyber attack and the latest to add to the list is TPG Telecom LTD. Inadequate software updates to existing infrastructure, obsolete hardware and software, configuration errors, and some unknown vulnerabilities are leading to such cyber troubles.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2021

The project must be planned, following a common denominator for the whole software life cycle, to ensure the security requirements for the data, functions and programming language. This will allow the client to verify the specified features and the designer to proceed with the implementation of the software architecture.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 13, 2023

First is the news related to Kodi Media Player software as a hacker is claiming to have accessed and stolen details related to about 400,000 Kodi users, now being dumped on a hackers’ forum. Interestingly, the hackers stole the data after stealing the login credentials of Admin console and siphoned information related to backups.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

Military software is unlikely to be any more secure than commercial software. And since military software is vulnerable to the same cyberattacks as commercial software, military supply chains have many of the same risks. And militaries need to have well-developed backup plans, for when systems are subverted.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you’re wondering how to protect your small business against a cyber attack, you’re not alone. Almost 60% of cyber attack victims are small businesses, and within two years of the first attack, the likelihood that a small business will experience another is approximately 28%. A Step-by-Step Guide to Mitigation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

However, that IT department often does not have the investment it requires, so holes in their security leave them vulnerable to attacks — from viruses to hackers to phishing. These attacks often begin with an email with links or attachments that seem benign but give the hacker access to a single system followed by the network.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2019

A ranomware attack knocked the Weather Channel off the air for at least 90 minutes Thursday morning, federal law enforcement are investigating the incident. A cyber attack hit the Weather Channel and forced it off the air for at least 90 minutes. IT staff has restored the normal operations using the backups.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

The unknown hackers were able to breach the council's networks and deploy malicious software, causing widespread disruption. Due to the attack, thousands of street lamps remained illuminated throughout the day, wasting significant energy and money. One of the most visible impacts was on the city's street lighting system.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

Use antivirus software. Your devices need excellent antivirus software to act as the next defense line by blocking and detecting known malware. Having to update devices and software can be a minor annoyance, but it is essential to maintenance. You can keep a data backup on hardware or use a cloud-based service.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2021

On April 27 the Swiss cloud hosting provider was hit by a ransomware attack that brought down the company’s server infrastructure. The company is currently working to restore operations from its backups with the help of experts from HPE and Microsoft. The backup systems can be used for recovery. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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. Read next: Best Incident Response Tools and Software.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 13, 2024

This is an urgent notice to inform you that your data has been compromised, and we have secured a backup.” This note is followed by instructions to contact the attackers via Telegram to negotiate the return of their data. These platforms are integral to developers’ daily operations, making them prime targets for cyber adversaries.

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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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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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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

As coronavirus-themed cyber attacks ramp up, consumers and companies must practice digital distancing to keep themselves protected. Social engineering invariably is the first step in cyber attacks ranging from phishing and ransomware to business email compromise ( BEC ) scams and advanced persistent threat ( APT ) hacks.

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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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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

NormShield found that all of the 2020 presidential hopefuls, thus far, are making sure their campaigns are current on software patching, as well as Domain Name System (DNS) security; and several are doing much more. Identify the applications, devices and accounts that you need to protect.

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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. Good news is that the team of forensic experts of Olympus Camera contained the malware spread by shutting down the infected computers.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

“We are absolutely committed to ensuring UK academia is as safe as possible from cyber threats, and will not hesitate to act when that threat evolves.”. This summer the NCSC investigated an increased number of cyber attacks on universities, schools, and colleges, most of them were hit with ransomware. ” reads the advisory.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Research from Deloitte found that 91% of all cyber attacks begin with a phishing email. Keeping technology up to date Another simple weapon in the war on cybercrime – keeping your devices, software and apps up to date. Pirated or unlicensed software can spread dangerous malware and viruses to your devices.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

In this session, Matt and Wendy gave their hot takes on five critical points related to responding to and preventing pesky cyber breaches and incidents. Backups… Let’s Get This Out of the Way. Most importantly, if backups are online, they have a higher chance of being susceptible to malware and other cyber-attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 21, 2021

A data breach can potentially cripple your organization, so it’s crucial to set up firewalls and prop up valuable cyber defenses to protect sensitive data. However, not all cyber attacks occur digitally. Not all data breaches and other cyber attacks are directly caused by deliberate attempts by hackers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

Step 3: Use backup and disaster recovery (BDR) software to restore systems and data from backups taken before the network was infected by ransomware. Step 4: Review all the facts surrounding the ransomware attack to figure out how it started so you can begin to put additional preventive measures in place.

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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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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.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

If this is true, then it does not answer the question as to why many of the largest and best protected global corporations and Governments institutions worldwide have been victims of major Cyber-attacks despite deploying the most expensive defence solutions in the market. For more information on this breach, see Embraer Cyber Attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2023

The Phishing email attack took place in the year 2021 and the Museum of Gloucester that identified the unauthorized intrusion is still being affected by the cyber incident. Acronis, the backup software developer and supplier, has downplayed the twitter speculations that its servers were compromised by a cyber-attack.

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Spinone

JANUARY 24, 2021

So, should you backup your Office 365 data? Such risks are one of the key concerns expressed by our customers when considering our backup. If something happens from Microsoft’s side, you won’t be able to reach your data and continue working unless you have a backup. This article was updated in January 2021.

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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. ” continues the update.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 8, 2021

Over the July 4 th weekend, the REvil ransomware syndicate hit software supplier Kaseya Ltd. provides network management software, and its virtual systems/server administrator (VSA) product was targeted to spread the ransomware through Kaseya's managed service provider customers. Zero-Day Attack Confirmed. . Kaseya Ltd.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

The FBI has issued a warning to the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. The FBI is warning the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. ” reported BleepingComputer. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

For businesses, this means implementing a comprehensive incident response plan that includes secure, immutable backups and regular testing to ensure rapid recovery in the event of an attack. This new wave of malware infections serves as a stark reminder for businesses and individuals to strengthen their cyber defenses.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Legitimate software and tools built into operating systems are then misused to establish persistence and traverse their victims’ networks.” Compromised organizations can be exposed to several simultaneous or consecutive cyber-attacks because the IABs usually do not offer exclusivity of their assets to the buyers.

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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. Software Corruption: Software are not infallible products.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The same holds true for the cyber underground. Related: Leveraging botnets to scale attacks For a long while now, criminal hackers have relied on leveraging low-cost botnet services to blast out cyber attacks as far and wide as they could, indiscriminately. Over the past 18 months or so, a fresh trend has come into vogue.

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