eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

We must cover the basics. A zero-trust architecture with continuous authorization might be the preferred option for some, but a traditional security framework can provide adequate security for many. We should encrypt data at rest. So easy to say, so difficult to do correctly. Ransomware Response. Simple Ransomware Recovery.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

The Platform hosts a collection of products that combine to provide more than basic network access control. As a pioneer in the network access control (NAC) market, Forescout understands that their customers will need to detect and control a wide variety of endpoints and applications. Who is Forescout?

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

In the recent case of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack , the Department of Justice and FBI were able to recover a majority of the crypto-payment made to the DarkSide ransomware group. For these industries and more, data storage, identity management, and smart contracts are applications where blockchains could shine.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Sure, you can still buy them (and there are companies out there that would just love to sell them to you!), That's it - I'm calling it - extended validation certificates are dead. The usefulness of EV is going, going. pic.twitter.com/5DpTbsfNNO — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) May 15, 2018. Here are the world's 10 largest sites: no EV!

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SecureList

MAY 25, 2021

However, the similarity in the cryptographic scheme, ransom notes and use of the same data leak website address led us to believe it’s the same campaign. Fake payment websites. Over the past few years, the ransomware threat landscape has been gradually changing. We have been witness to a paradigm shift. Chronology. Trik botnet.

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Ransomware Encryption Malware Energy and Utilities 103

SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

While direct customer facing businesses like restaurants and retailers have had to change their opening hours, adapt their business models or close their doors entirely, there are still millions of jobs that can be done at home, outside of the usual office working environment. What changed: guilty pleasures and life-work disbalance.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

What if you discovered a flaw in a ransomware payment system that unlocked the data without paying the ransom? In this episode, Jack Cable talks about hacking the Qlocker ransomware and briefly interrupting its payment system. Failure to pay, and your data is encrypted forever. Would you use it? Would you help others?

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

What if you discovered a flaw in a ransomware payment system that unlocked the data without paying the ransom? In this episode, Jack Cable talks about hacking the Qlocker ransomware and briefly interrupting its payment system. Failure to pay, and your data is encrypted forever. Would you use it? Would you help others?

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Hacking Ransomware Cryptocurrency Engineering 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Thankfully, cybersecurity professionals everywhere are working on inventing new tech and improving upon legacy technology solutions to maintain pace with these criminals who threaten our data security. By September of 2021, the number of publicly reported data breaches had already surpassed the total of the previous year by 17%.

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