Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

As the expression goes, no one cares about backups, they care about restores. As the expression goes, no one cares about backups, they care about restores. According to the Internet, Time Machine and Synology NAS servers don't play well together. Do yours work? Do yours work?

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

With adversaries destroying backups to increase extortion payouts, recovery will grow harder and slower, emphasizing the need for stronger security controls and architecture. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 2, 2020

“Others have gotten the message about the need for good backups, and probably don’t need to pay. Disable RDP: Short for Remote Desktop Protocol, this feature of Windows allows a system to be remotely administered over the Internet. It may be worth hiring a competent security firm to make sure this is done right.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 9, 2022

If you use the Internet on your computer, then it is connected to the widest network there is – the World Wide Web. Since most of them are acting in the Internet environment, it is crucial that they always stay up to date and patched, because cyber-felons use vulnerabilities in older/unpatched versions to get control of your system.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2021

Security experts now are desperately trying to reach tens of thousands of victim organizations with a single message: Whether you have patched yet or have been hacked, backup any data stored on those servers immediately. “The sooner they can run a backup, the better. AVERTING MASS-RANSOMWARE.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Patch known vulnerabilities in internet-facing software and disable or harden the login credentials for remote work tools like RDP ports and VPNs. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Prevent intrusions and stop malicious encryption. Don’t get attacked twice.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The first centers on targeting healthcare organizations that offer consultations over the Internet and sending them booby-trapped medical records for the “patient.” Tripwire’s tips for all organizations on avoiding ransomware attacks include: Making secure offsite backups. ”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2025

The images include the consoles of the Veeam backup and Hewlett Packard Enterprise server. We are raising it from backup copies. Internet monitoring service NetBlocks confirmed a disruption in Nodexs connectivity following the attack on Tuesday night. Internet should work for many. “Dear subscribers!

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2021

Top of the heap this month (apart from the ongoing, global Exchange Server mass-compromise ) is a patch for an Internet Explorer bug that is seeing active exploitation. “We strongly encourage all organizations that rely on Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-Based) to apply these patches as soon as possible.”

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

If your company has internet facing assets—and who doesn’t—it’s important to apply network segmentation. A common step for small organizations is to separate the systems that require internet access from those that don’t. Make sure you have backups that are as recent as possible and that are easy to deploy.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 14, 2020

A full 17 other critical flaws fixed in this release tackle security weaknesses that Microsoft assigned its most dire “critical” rating, such as in Office , Internet Exploder , SharePoint , Visual Studio , and Microsoft’s.NET Framework. Thankfully, I was able to restore from a recent backup.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

“This can be hugely damaging in the event of ransomware attacks, where high privileges can enable the attackers to stop or destroy backups and other security tools,” Breen said. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 25, 2024

Friday’s massive internet outage, caused by a mid-sized tech company called CrowdStrike, disrupted major airlines, hospitals, and banks. The catastrophe is yet another reminder of how brittle global internet infrastructure is. Compare the internet with ecological systems. Nearly 7,000 flights were canceled.

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Zero Day

MARCH 14, 2025

A failover internet connection is a good idea if you work from home - and it's not complicated to set up. Here's what to know.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

2, 2019, this blog reported that the company — which had chosen not to pay the ransom and instead restore everything from backups — was still struggling to bring its systems back online. Other than different antivirus and not allowing RDP connections to the internet they don’t seem to have put any additional safeguards in place.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

re is was one of the original “residential proxy” networks, which allow someone to rent a residential IP address to use as a relay for his/her Internet communications, providing anonymity and the advantage of being perceived as a residential user surfing the web. re servers, data and backups of that data.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Threat actors targeted tens thousands of unauthenticated Redis servers exposed on the internet as part of a cryptocurrency campaign. The tool is not designed to be exposed on the Internet, however, researchers spotted tens thousands Redis instance publicly accessible without authentication. ” warns Censys. bash_history).

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Krebs on Security

MAY 11, 2021

On deck this month are patches to quash a wormable flaw, a creepy wireless bug, and yet another reason to call for the death of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) web browser. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches. “IE needs to die – and I’m not the only one that thinks so,” Breen said.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2020

Many security news sites are reporting that Microsoft addressed a total of four zero-day flaws this month, but it appears the advisory for a critical Internet Explorer flaw ( CVE-2020-0968 ) has been revised to indicate Microsoft has not yet received reports of it being used in active attacks. SANS Internet Storm Center on Patch Tuesday.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 12, 2019

Microsoft on Tuesday pushed out software updates to fix more than five dozen security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems, Internet Explorer , Edge , Office and Sharepoint. The bulk of the remaining critical bugs fixed this month reside in Internet Explorer, Edge and Office. SANS Internet Storm Center.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Microsoft today released updates to plug nearly 100 security holes in various versions of its Windows operating system and related software, including a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that is actively being exploited. So do yourself a favor and backup your files before installing any patches.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 20, 2022

And, of course, the consequences of not fully locating and re-protecting old data can be catastrophic; a single long-forgotten laptop, ZIP disk, CD, or backup tape – or even an old floppy disk! could potentially lead to terrible financial losses, legal headaches, and ruined reputations.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 13, 2021

Other products that got patches today include Microsoft Office , Bing , SharePoint Server , Internet Explorer , and Visual Studio. The SANS Internet Storm Center as always has a nice visual breakdown of all the patches by severity. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

February 11 marks Safer Internet Day , encouraging us to work together to make the internet a safer and better place. And while February 14 usually means love is in the air, Valentines Day is also a popular day with internet scammers. Looking for more information and solutions?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

A cyber attack hit Iranian government sites and nuclear facilities Ransomware operators exploited Veeam Backup & Replication flaw CVE-2024-40711 in recent attacks GitLab fixed a critical flaw that could allow arbitrary CI/CD pipeline execution Iran and China-linked actors used ChatGPT for preparing attacks Internet Archive data breach impacted (..)

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 9, 2019

These patches apply to Windows , Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge browsers, Office, Sharepoint and Exchange. A good backup means you’re not pulling your hair out if the odd buggy patch causes problems booting the system. SANS Internet Storm Center’s Patch Tuesday Priorities. “You can bet an exploit is imminent there.”

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Despite efforts by Columbus officials to thwart the attack by disconnecting the city’s systems from the internet, it became evident later that substantial data had been stolen and circulated on the dark web. In Columbus’s case, Rhysida reportedly demanded 30 bitcoins — around $1.9

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Krebs on Security

MAY 12, 2020

A reliable backup means you’re not losing your mind when the odd buggy patch causes problems booting the system. So backup your files before installing any patches. Further reading: SANS Internet Storm Center breakdown by vulnerability and severity. Microsoft’s Security Update catalog.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The crooks running the Trickbot botnet typically use these config files to pass new instructions to their fleet of infected PCs, such as the Internet address where hacked systems should download new updates to the malware. But the new configuration file pushed on Sept.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

As an enterprise security team, you could restrict internet access at your egress points, but this doesn’t do much when the workforce is remote. Back up your data and secure your backups in an offline location. In short, anything accessible from the internet should be given extra attention.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2021

.” Part of the difficulty in patching against the Log4Shell attack is identifying all of the vulnerable web applications, said Johannes Ullrich , an incident handler and blogger for the SANS Internet Storm Center. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches. “Treat it as such.”

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 10, 2021

For a complete rundown of all patches released today and indexed by severity, check out the always-useful Patch Tuesday roundup from the SANS Internet Storm Center. So do yourself a favor and backup before installing any patches. CVE-2021-26424 could be exploited by sending a single malicious data packet to a vulnerable system.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

VCPI) provides IT consulting, Internet access, data storage and security services to some 110 nursing homes and acute-care facilities in 45 states. Milwaukee, Wisc. based Virtual Care Provider Inc. All told, VCPI is responsible for maintaining approximately 80,000 computers and servers that assist those facilities.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 7, 2022

Experts say the changes should help defeat many types of phishing attacks and ease the overall password burden on Internet users, but caution that a true passwordless future may still be years away for most websites. Image: Blog.google. But Bellovin said much depends on how securely such cloud systems are administered.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 14, 2024

Regardless of whether you use a Mac or Windows system (or something else), it’s always a good idea to backup your data and or system before applying any security updates. For a closer look at the individual fixes released by Microsoft today, check out the complete list over at the SANS Internet Storm Center.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

With the recent demise of several popular “proxy” services that let cybercriminals route their malicious traffic through hacked PCs, there is now something of a supply chain crisis gripping the underbelly of the Internet. A review of the Internet addresses historically used by Super-socks[.]biz Image: Spur.us.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 21, 2022

Data that must remain private simply cannot be readable by unauthorized parties – and that rule applies both when the relevant information is at rest on an internal server, in the cloud, or on some backup media, as well as when it is in transit over any form of network or other means of communication.

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