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Why backups are not the panacea for recovery from a ransomware attack

SC Magazine

The most pervasive wisdom about preventing damage from ransomware is to backup systems, but that alone may not be enough. The most pervasive wisdom about preventing damage from ransomware is to backup systems. So in an era of increased concern about ransomware, is solving the ransomware scourge as simple as investing in some backups?

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U.S. CISA adds Edimax IC-7100 IP Camera, NAKIVO, and SAP NetWeaver AS Java flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Security Affairs

The third issue added to the KeV catalog is a directory traversal vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-12637 , in scheduler/ui/js/ffffffffbca41eb4/UIUtilJavaScriptJS in SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java 7.5. dot dot) in the query string, as exploited in the wild in August 2017.

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New Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Institutions in New York State Take Effect November 1, 2024

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

These new rules date back to March 1, 2017, when the NYDFS implemented comprehensive cybersecurity regulations for financial services companies and other covered entities. Implement a business continuity and disaster recovery plan that complies with specific requirements and ensures backups are available to restore critical operations.

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Vulnerabilities in Weapons Systems

Schneier on Security

Transportation Command in 2017, after learning that their computerized logistical systems were mostly unclassified and on the internet. This is just one of many risks to our normal civilian computer supply chains. And militaries need to have well-developed backup plans, for when systems are subverted. This is not speculative.

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The Data Breach Disclosure Conundrum

Troy Hunt

If the breach is likely to result in a high risk of adversely affecting individuals’ rights and freedoms, you must also inform those individuals without undue delay. Was the disclosed data likely to lead to "a high risk of adversely affecting individuals’ rights and freedoms"? 49% were already in @haveibeenpwned.

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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group

Krebs on Security

“Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network. According to Constella Intelligence , a data breach and threat actor research platform, a user named Semen7907 registered in 2017 on the Russian-language programming forum pawno[.]ru Details after contacting on jabber: truniger@xmpp[.]jp.” ” Mr. .”

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12 Data Loss Prevention Best Practices (+ Real Success Stories)

eSecurity Planet

Industry-specific rules: Check relevant regulations on a regular basis to verify data security compliance , and use DLP to protect sensitive data and reduce regulatory risks. Potential threats: Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability scans, and penetration testing to evaluate potential threats and weaknesses.

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