SecureWorld News

MARCH 12, 2024

Restore from backups, if available If you have been diligent in regularly backing up your WordPress website, recovering from a hack will be a breeze. Reverting to an earlier backup is far simpler than meticulously reviewing extensive code and manually cleaning up the database, sitemap, and third-party components.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

Recent infection on Macs: The recent variant of Dridex malware that targets MacOS systems delivers malicious macros via documents in a new way. The variant overwrites document files to carry Dridex's malicious macros, but currently, the payload it delivers is a Microsoft exe file, which won't run on a MacOS environment.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Firewalls monitor and control incoming and outgoing traffic while also preventing unauthorized access. Configurations, network diagrams, and security rules should be documented for future reference and auditing. Overlapping rules may impair firewall efficiency or expose flaws that allow attackers to circumvent regulations.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2020

Snake samples employed in more recent attacks implements the ability to enable and disable the firewall and leverage specific commands to block unwanted connections to the system. This list contains processes related to the industrial world and several security and backup solutions.” ” continues the analysis.

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Hacker Combat

MAY 4, 2022

Ransom virus, often known as ransomware, blocks users from gaining access to their computer or personal documents and requests payment in exchange for access. Configure a firewall with regularly updated rules. Use the System Restore feature to retrieve backups that had not been encrypted or locked. Do not pay ransom demands.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 19, 2023

This helps assessors to correlate the diagram to the firewall configuration rules or (AWS) security groups (or equivalent). Each firewall or router within the environment and any management data paths also need to be shown (to the extent that you have control over them). encryption, since it is based on your web-site’s certificate.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 17, 2023

This can include measures such as firewalls , antivirus, access management and data backup policies, etc. This should also include implementing technical, administrative, and physical security controls, such as firewalls, encryption, regular security awareness training, etc.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

Having basic cyber hygiene Advanced technology is important, but basics like regular data backups, software updates, strong password policies, and multi-factor authentication are fundamental. For instance, hardware- or software-based firewalls can monitor incoming and outgoing network traffic and block suspicious activity.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 2, 2022

As part of our continued expansion, we wish to appoint a Technical Cybersecurity Consultant who can conduct security assessments of clients technical infrastructure (M365/Azure/AWS/Backups/Networks etc.) M365/Azure/AWS/Backups/Networks etc.). A strong familiarity with web application security vulnerabilities and controls.

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Spinone

APRIL 30, 2020

of sensitive data in the cloud is stored in Microsoft Office documents, Microsoft OneDrive’s security issues can easily spin into a nightmare. Is OneDrive safe for sensitive documents? Before answering that, let’s quickly run through the material and elaborate—what exactly are these sensitive documents?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

“The FBI encourages recipients of this document to report information concerning suspicious or criminal activity to their local FBI field office.” ” concludes the alert. ” The FBI flash alert also includes mitigations to prevent LockBit ransomware infections: Require all accounts with password logins (e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Document the incident response process as a plan. Some of us don’t formally document our processes. We need to regularly update our documentation on a quarterly, annual, or event-driven schedule. Then we must effectively circulate the incident response documents. Document contingencies. Document contingencies.

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Cytelligence

MAY 24, 2023

Firewall and Antivirus Protection: Install and maintain a reputable firewall and antivirus software on all your computers and networks. Data Backup and Recovery: Regularly back up your critical business data to an offsite location or cloud storage. These tools can help detect and block malicious activities and malware.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

At this point, the ransomware silently begins to encrypt critical user files on the local machine and mounted network drives, files like Word documents, PDFs, spreadsheets and more. If the worst happens and ransomware successfully encrypts target files, a backup may save the day. Test backups regularly to assure integrity.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

How to use this template: Comments intended to guide understanding and use of this template will be enclosed in brackets “[…]” and the ‘company’ will be listed as [eSecurity Planet] throughout the document. Common mitigations include, but are not limited to: Deploy mitigating security control such as a new security tool (Firewall, etc.)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

Network diagrams should document all connections to systems that store, process, or transmit information. Firewalls should be implemented between any wireless networks and the organization’s internal network. Firewall rules should be audited, verified, and updated at least semi-annually. Protect the exchange of information.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Security Misconfigurations Inadequately designed security settings, such as open ports, lax access restrictions, or misconfigured firewall rules, might expose infrastructure vulnerabilities. Firewalls Firewalls play an essential role in enhancing the security of your system.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Data Security: Airtight Backup If you don’t have a robust Data Loss Protection (DLP) plan, all your security strategy will fall apart. The core of all the DLP plan is having a ransomware-proof backup that will let you restore data in case you get hit. Backup your data at least three times a day; 3.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Preparedness is even worse for supply chain attacks and BEC, with only 44% and 48% having a documented response to those attacks, respectively. Threat intelligence also ranks high among respondents, used via network traffic (57 percent, firewall / IPS traffic (53 percent), dark web data (46 percent) and user behavior (44 percent).

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

In December 2020, the DoppelPaymer extortion gang exposed documents allegedly stolen from some of its databases in the United States. To detect attacks, scan all emails and conduct regular data backups. Configure firewalls to prevent rogue IP addresses from gaining access.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Cloud network configurations: Networking settings, subnets, firewalls, and routing configurations are critical for successful communication between cloud services and are handled by configuration tools to align with the desired state. It supports incident response planning. It increases compliance. Analyze test results.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With vulnerabilities rooted in unsuspecting users, the task of preventing these attacks means both staff training and a robust email and network security system that includes a strong backup program so you have a recent copy of your data that you can roll back to. Offline Backups. Screenshot example. Block Executables.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

This might involve technological solutions, like firewalls or encryption, or policy-based solutions, such as enhanced training and stricter access controls. The use and exchange of documents, especially in PDF format, remain paramount for an array of essential business operations. That's right, even PDFs are an attack vector.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

While cybersecurity advice is often focused on technology like endpoint protection, firewalls and anti-virus, it’s important to remember that behind every breach is a human. These documents will ask users to enable an embedded macro that then delivers malware, usually in the form of ransomware.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Businesses must also ensure they have secure backups of their critical data. Hence, since ransomware locks down files permanently (unless businesses want to cough up the ransom) backups are a crucial safeguard to recover from the hack. Lack of Cybersecurity Knowledge. SQL Injection.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Capture the technical details: Include notes, screenshots, and log files in the report, but to make documentation less disruptive, take video and narrate while conducting the pentest and take screenshots later. They may know they have a network, but not understand how firewall rules protect that network.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

OCTOBER 16, 2020

They can steal information, edit documents, send emails that look like they’re from your boss, or even install ransomware. Once a hacker is on your computer or in your network, that’s when the problems start. That last one is especially problematic.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

After performing the entire risk management process, you have to document it. Operational users. Software, Hardware, Network. System Devices/Networking Components. Application Layer. Network elements. Policies and Procedures. Information. Data Owner. Size of Data. Who will manage the data? Transmission. Processing. Overheating in Room.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2019

Other documents included social security numbers, names, and addresses for over a hundred thousand brokers, credentials for remote access to ODS workstations, and communications meant for the Oklahoma Securities Commission. The server also included email backups from 1999 to 2016, the largest and most recent reaching 16GB in size. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Per Kubernetes’ documentation , kube-apiserver is the front end for the Kubernetes control plane. In order to use etcd, organizations need to have a backup plan for the highly sensitive configuration data that they’d like to protect with this store. kube-apiserver. What it is. What it is. Why it needs to be secured. kube-scheduler.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

[Comments intended to guide understanding and use of this template will be enclosed in brackets “[…]” and the ‘company’ will be listed as [eSecurity Planet] throughout the document. The purpose of this section is to introduce the reader to the policy purpose and what to expect later in the document.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

It allows manually uploading log files from firewall, proxies, and other devices for analysis. With Cloud App Security, Microsoft documents visibility to more than 16000+ cloud apps. However, backups should prove to be a cornerstone in design when architecting any security solution.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Thoroughly documenting various cybersecurity threats facing your business is an important part of building a response plan, but it’s even more important to describe the steps employees can take to quickly identify and address those threats. As a rule, you should always keep a clean backup of your website’s files and database stored offline.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Or they can package malware that can be directly installed on your machine or come through an email attachment disguised as something trustworthy , like a document or link from your boss. Incident response and a clean air-gapped backup copy of your data are critical cybersecurity tools these days. Put recovery strategies in place.

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Spinone

MARCH 27, 2018

Luckily, cloud technology has made superior backup and recovery technology accessible to schools on smaller budgets with limited resources and using online cloud-based software and storage such as G Suite reduces the need to invest in hardware and IT staff purely to protect data. G Suite for Education.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Network Device Configuration: Automation ensures consistent adherence to security policies by configuring firewalls, routers, and switches. Backup and Recovery: Regular data backup and recovery processes are automated to ensure business continuity in the face of security incidents.

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Spinone

JANUARY 30, 2019

Depending on the industry and the use cases required, file storage can include various file types from documents, media, spreadsheets, PDFs, vendor specific files, network shares, etc. Not Backing up SaaS Data Backups are part of cloud security? File storage is also a fundamental necessity for most businesses. In short, yes!

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