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A Ransomware Group Claims to Have Breached the Foxconn Factory

Hacker Combat

In December 2020, the DoppelPaymer extortion gang exposed documents allegedly stolen from some of its databases in the United States. After a severe ransomware assault has hit them, they devote the necessary time and money to strengthening their cyber security defenses.

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Top 7 Cloud Storage Security Issues & Risks (+ Mitigations)

eSecurity Planet

Once activated, the malware might evade detection and jeopardize data security by eavesdropping or stealing information from cloud service apps. Back up data: Establish comprehensive backups for speedy recovery in the event of a security incident or data loss.

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The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups. The problem is that businesses are not yet aware of double or triple extortion ransomware and how these tactics can affect their data protection strategies.

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APT trends report Q1 2021

SecureList

One of the suspected FinFly Web servers was active for more than a year between October 2019 and December 2020. As it turned out, it was active for a very short time around September 2020 on a host that appears to have been impersonating the popular Mail.ru The activities peaked in November 2020, but are still ongoing.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. All organizations should at least deploy basic security tools to monitor endpoints and secure access points, such as: Antivirus (AV) : Provides the most basic malware protection on the endpoint to block known malicious software and protect against basic attacks.

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Versa Unified SASE Review & Features 2023

eSecurity Planet

Pricing & Delivery Pricing for Versa’s SASE product was originally called Versa Secure Access and announced in 2020 to start at $7.50 Since Versa Unified SASE is the only top SASE vendor that offers an option for locally installed SASE control software, buyers with strong security needs (military, biotech, etc.)

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

eSecurity Planet

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. McAfee has been a major player in security for a long time. Annual Revenue: Privately held; most recent data suggests $544 million in fiscal 2020. Founded: 1987.