CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 28, 2022

Breaking The Myths: Storage, Backup, And Data Recoverability. A few years ago, very few CISOs thought that storage & backups were important. Ransomware has pushed backup and recovery back onto the agenda. Cybercriminals like Conti, Hive and REvil have been actively targeting storage and backup systems, to prevent recovery.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Canadian government discloses a data breach after threat actors hacked two of its contractors. Data belonging to current and former Government of Canada employees, members of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel have been also exposed. Both contractors suffered a security breach in October.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 1, 2022

Backup encryption is the process of converting backups from plaintext to ciphertext using mathematical algorithms and encryption keys for maximum data security. The post Backup Encryption: What It Is and Why It’s Important for Data Security appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 19, 2022

Do you know, for example, where all of your backups are – even the ones made years ago? If the data in any such backups contains information that remains sensitive, the backups need to be located, decrypted, re-encrypted, and the originals properly destroyed (or properly wiped and overwritten).

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 20, 2022

And, while today’s commercially-created quantum machines are nowhere near powerful enough to approach quantum supremacy, absolutely nobody knows the true extent of the quantum capabilities of all of the technologically-advanced governments around the world. Clearly, there is a need to act in advance – and acting takes time.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 17, 2023

If an agreement is reached, this would only bind government organizations, but even that could potentially have a large impact. Other experts believe that the energy spent on achieving this would be more effectively spent on helping less well-equipped governments improve their cyber-defenses. Create offsite, offline backups.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 10, 2025

Regardless of your political views, we must all agree that equipping our government with best cybersecurity talent, technology, and resources is critical to protecting our national interests," said Bruce Jenkins, CISO at Black Duck. In other words, dependence on government services for cybersecurity should always have a backup plan.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 16, 2025

The panic was triggered earlier this week when MITRE Vice President Yosry Barsoum warned in a letter to the CVE Board that government funding for the CVE and Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) programs would expire on April 16. What was at stake? Since its inception, the CVE Program has operated as a U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

25, 2023— DataPivot Technologies , a prominent provider of Data Center, Cloud and Data Protection Solutions, understands that healthcare providers today are scrambling to solve complex clinical, operational and patient data backup & recovery challenges. North Andover, Mass.,

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 6, 2019

Do your best to disable the "secret questions" and other backup authentication mechanisms companies use when you forget your password­ -- those are invariably insecure. The best way for you to protect yourself is to change that incentive, which means agitating for government oversight of this space.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It may also help to know that your supplier is aligned with a standard of cybersecurity deemed good enough by government organizations. Make sure you have backups that are as recent as possible and that are easy to deploy.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Deploy Endpoint Detection and Response software like Malwarebytes EDR that uses multiple different detection techniques to identify ransomware, and ransomware rollback to restore damaged system files. Don’t get attacked twice.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Ensure compliance with regulations When IT support processes fail to align with manufacturing needs, the consequences are significant: Staying informed: Governments and industry bodies frequently update regulations to address emerging threats. Companies must monitor these changes and ensure compliance to avoid legal penalties.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As of August 2023, it's estimated that around 40 million individuals and more than 2,500 businesses were affected across various sectors, including healthcare, government, finance, and education. Notable organizations hit include major financial firms, government agencies, and educational institutions worldwide.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

For some time, many local government officials did not recognize the risk of behaviors in which they were engaged. Local governments need security because of the high level of stored sensitive information and number of systems they use to share data with state and federal government programs.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) put out a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to alert government agencies about cybercriminals using a vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion to gain initial access to servers. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

One of these virtual private servers was exclusively employed in attacks against entities across Taiwan, including commercial firms and at least one municipal government organization. The threat actor hosted newly compiled malware on different procured virtual private servers (VPSs). Another VPS node was used to target a U.S.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 8, 2024

A primary concern with quantum computing is its ability to break encryption standards essential to online communication, financial transactions, and secure government data. Current efforts to address quantum threats Recognizing these risks, organizations and governments are developing quantum-resistant cryptographic methods.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This attack underscores a critical lesson for businesses: even the most vital institutions, such as a city government, are vulnerable to cyberthreats. With cyberthreats getting more advanced , businesses and local governments alike must work together to share resources, insights, and best practices to improve cybersecurity across the board.

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

​The Ukrainian government's military intelligence service says it hacked the Russian Federal Taxation Service (FNS), wiping the agency's database and backup copies. [.]

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) are warning of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide in multiple industries, including government, finance, energy, manufacturing, and healthcare. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2024

A Ukrainian government source told Reuters that Kyiv’s hackers are behind the cyber attack that disrupted operations at the Russian state media company VGTRK on Putin’s birthday. The cyberattack on VGTRK disrupted online broadcasts, internal services, and communications, reportedly wiping servers and backups.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

In this episode, we discuss the UK governments demand for Apple to create a secret backdoor for accessing encrypted iCloud backups under the Investigatory Powers Act and its potential global implications on privacy.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Deploy Endpoint Detection and Response software like Malwarebytes EDR that uses multiple different detection techniques to identify ransomware, and ransomware rollback to restore damaged system files. Don’t get attacked twice.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 7, 2025

With corporate layoffs and government workforce reductions frequently making headlines, leaders often underestimate the potential for massive data loss and intellectual property liability. The post Corporate Layoffs Put Company IP at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 21, 2022

It is no secret that cybersecurity professionals universally recommend that people, businesses, and governments employ strong encryption as one of several methods of protecting sensitive information.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Tape vendors have been promoting themselves as a solution to the ransomware problem because of their ability to provide air-gapped data backup, but trying to recover terabytes of data from a tape drive can be a little like, well, running into red tape. Q: Can you air gap a disk backup system? Tape vs. Disk: The Ransomware Issues.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Additionally, the senior governing body must possess the expertise to oversee the company's cybersecurity program. Update the incident response plan to include procedures such as the internal process for responding to cybersecurity events, recovery from backups, and conducting a root cause analysis after an event.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

and Swiss governments sought the suspects, and Switzerland has requested their extradition. The Talos researchers discovered a number of features implemented by Phobos allowing operators to establish persistence in a targeted system, perform speedy encryption, and remove backups. Both the U.S.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 8, 2022

Federal government organisations in Brazil may need to reassess their approach to cyberthreats, according to a new report by the country’s Federal Audit Court. One of the biggest problems in the cybercrime section of the report relates to backups. Specifically: The lack of backups when dealing with hacking incidents.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Backup Is Hard. That double threat — exfiltration and destruction/encryption — makes backup and encryption of data critically important for recovery and to avoid extortion when hackers threaten to release sensitive data. “ Immutable backups ” are often touted as the answer here. Really Hard. Prepare Now.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2024

Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Deploy Endpoint Detection and Response software like ThreatDown EDR that uses multiple different detection techniques to identify ransomware, and ransomware rollback to restore damaged system files. Don’t get attacked twice.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

The service requires applicants to supply a great deal more information than typically requested for online verification schemes, such as scans of their driver’s license or other government-issued ID, copies of utility or insurance bills, and details about their mobile phone service. government websites. ” Signing up at ID.me

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2020

. “ It could be someone in the security research community, a government, a disgruntled insider, or a rival cybercrime group. Specifically, Trickbot has a backup control mechanism: A domain name registered on EmerDNS, a decentralized domain name system. We just don’t know at this point.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

A data breach typically means the company must notify customers and local law enforcement, often government agencies like the FTC, or Health and Human Services, or others. Once you have a solid foundation of what people can and can’t do, then you can put in the processes, procedures, tools, and technologies to implement those controls.

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