Spinone

DECEMBER 17, 2018

G Suite for Education backup and security should be taken seriously as GSFE (formerly known as Google Apps for Education) puts creative, nimble, and flexible learning at the center of the educational experience. The global higher education system has expanded over the last 15 years in traditional and new markets.

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Javvad Malik

JULY 5, 2024

Oliver’s story brings into sharp focus the real-world consequences of cybercrime – the stress, the uncertainty, and the potential health complications that can arise from delayed medical procedures. The absence of a robust backup and recovery plan is a cardinal sin in the world of cybersecurity.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. During this time, many government agencies and consumer protection organizations come together to help educate consumers on how to keep their personal and financial information secure.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

The Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) warns of increased Akira ransomware attacks targeting NAS and tape backup devices of organizations in the country. Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices. They also explained that organizations can protect against the destruction of backups taking offline backups.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

From protecting sensitive corporate data to safeguarding our personal information, the battle against cybercrime is ongoing. As human errors have always been a significant cybersecurity risk and vulnerability, continuous security awareness education is paramount.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

The Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) warns of increased Akira ransomware attacks targeting NAS and tape backup devices of organizations in the country. Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices. They also explained that organizations can protect against the destruction of backups taking offline backups.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2023

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The pros behind Carbonite + Webroot joined forces with industry leading researchers at IDC to develop an easy-to-understand framework for fighting back against cybercrime. IDC researchers make an iron-clad case for cyber resilience by looking at the current state of cybercrime. Making the case. The results?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

As of February 2025, Medusa developers and affiliates have impacted over 300 victims from a variety of critical infrastructure sectors with affected industries including medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, and manufacturing.” ” reads the joint advisory. Attackers use Mimikatz to steal credentials.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Educate Yourself: Take the time to educate yourself about basic cybersecurity con-cepts and best practices. Be Skeptical of Phishing Attempts: Phishing is a prevalent cybercrime technique that involves tricking individuals into divulging their sensitive information.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2023

The threat actors also attempted to sell the stolen data on the BreachForums cybercrime forum that was recently shut down by law enforcement. The account was used to create database backups which were then downloaded and deleted. It also downloaded existing nightly full-backups of the database.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ongoing education and skill development requires educating teams and ensuring employees become proactive contributors to organizational defense. Focus on implementing robust backup and disaster recovery plans, user training, and the sharing of threat intelligence.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Today, any company can fall victim to cybercrime, which has become a major problem around the world. Educate Your Employees. Educating your workforce is one of the most powerful steps you can take toward protecting your business environment. If your system is hacked, you can use backups to restore your data.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. billion rubles.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The training aims to educate employees on phishing attempts that steal personal data such as credit card and email login details. Organize online company training to educate your team to enable them to apply the necessary protection tools. Encryption and data backup.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

“Since the cyber attack on 23 December 2019, UM has been working hard: on the one hand, to repair the damage and, on the other hand, to make education and research p ossible again as soon as p ossible.” The backup of a limited number of systems was also affected.”

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 16, 2021

million to cybercrime, as per official police statistics. One of the most damaging forms of cybercrime comes in the form of Ransomware. . Though, they will likely tell you, in most cases once you have been infected there is little you can do without a backup in place. . In the last 13 months the UK lost a reported £10.4

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The first step consists of recommending organizations to follow best practices to neutralize ransomware attack such as set up offline, off-site, encrypted backups. “In addition, educate your staff on the folly of using the same password on different platforms, and consider the many benefits of multifactor authentication.”

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In fact, the World Economic Forum (WEF) projects that by 2021: Global cybercrime costs could total approximately $6 trillion in the US. If cybercrime were a country, it would have the third largest economy in the world. Clearly, cybercrime is big business, and it operates like one. How big is the impact of cybercrime?

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2023

The real world impact of cybercrime rears its head once more, with word that 14 schools in the UK have been caught out by ransomware. Special Educational Needs (SEN) data. Backup your data. Backups are the last line of defence against an attack that encrypts your data. Contractual offers made to members of staff.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Backup and recovery – according to FEMA , 40% of small businesses never reopen after a disaster. For a smaller business with limited IT capabilities, conducting regular and all-encompassing backups of all systems will provide a simple but very effective defense against a variety of threats and risks.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2023

To help K–12 schools and school districts in their struggle against cybercrime the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released the report, Protecting Our Future: Partnering to Safeguard K–12 organizations from Cybersecurity Threats.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Because cybercrime is big business (and the fastest-growing type of crime), new attack methods are always arising. Prepare for disaster recovery with Website Backup. Additionally, cybercriminals aren’t the only reason you need regular site backups.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

Initially the municipal government in the town downplayed the incident, saying that attackers stole only a small amounts of data and that all the information had been restored from backup copies. ” The attack was orchestrated by the Vice Society ransomware group which hit Lake Geneva.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Local governments, small and medium-sized businesses, large international corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions are the common targets. Forward outlook Ransomware is a dynamic and increasingly hybrid segment of cybercrime. Depending on the number of infected computers, ransoms can reach millions of dollars.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Shared service providers are being increasingly targeted by cybercrime cartels to manifest island hopping," he said. This should include restoring from backups, client outreach, and reporting to law enforcement among others. Educate your staff. Backup your files. Get an EDR solution.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

Although a relatively unsophisticated cybercrime, they can shut down servers, expose data, paralyze 911 centers, and disrupt traffic management systems. Effective defense from cyberattacks ultimately depends on education and overriding the chance of human error whenever possible.

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SecureList

APRIL 18, 2022

The main parts of stopped services and processes include databases, email services, browsers, programs for working with documents, security solutions, backups and shadow copy services. Make sure you can quickly access your backups in an emergency. To protect the corporate environment, educate your employees.

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SecureList

APRIL 18, 2022

The main parts of stopped services and processes include databases, email services, browsers, programs for working with documents, security solutions, backups and shadow copy services. Make sure you can quickly access your backups in an emergency. To protect the corporate environment, educate your employees.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The United States is taking action today in partnership with the United Kingdom because international cooperation is key to addressing Russian cybercrime." This should include restoring from backups, client outreach, and reporting to law enforcement among others. Educate your staff. Backup your files. Get an EDR solution.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Then you want to add extra protection around your most critical data, in the form of zero trust access tools and high-integrity data backups. Professional services, health care, and education were the most popular targets for ransomware in 2020, with attacks against health care rising 75% in October alone according to Kroll.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Alyssa Miller, Business Information Security Officer (BISO) for S&P Global Ratings, presented on the importance of threat modeling at the 2021 Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Conference, and the quote below is one that consistently rings true about education and collaboration to get ahead of security risks. "I

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices. The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat actors behind the malware claim to have already hacked multiple organizations in multiple industries, including education, finance, and real estate.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

To restore functionality without having to decrypt files and pay a possible ransom (not recommended), it is always advisable to adequately safeguard backups, adopting backup strategies according to the 3-2-1 rule: keep at least 3 copies of company data in 2 different formats, with 1 copy offline and located off-site.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2021

This group focuses on public school districts and other educational institutions, like other ransomware gangs it implements a double extortion model and publishes data stolen from the victims on a data leak site. The targeting of backups to prevent recovery following ransomware deployment.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

2020 saw a record number of cyberattacks—and threats for school, university, and other educational institutes are growing each day. This is also true for victims of cybercrimes, too. They followed the FBI’s advice to not pay the hackers and restored their system from backups they had kept for such an emergency.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

To mitigate this security challenge, businesses must educate their employees on the basics of cybersecurity and include cybersecurity policies in the onboarding process of every new employee. Businesses must also ensure they have secure backups of their critical data. Security awareness should be ongoing and evolving.

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