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Best Practices to Make Sure VPN Access Remains Seamless

eSecurity Planet

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has forced enterprises of all sizes and industries to adopt new work approaches that keep employees safe at home while ensuring productivity and security. Many organizations have used VPNs for years to provide seamless connectivity without compromising security for employees who travel or work remotely.

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FBI issued an alert on Ragnar Locker ransomware activity

Security Affairs

FBI is warning private industry partners of a surge in Ragnar Locker ransomware activity following a confirmed attack from April 2020. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a flash alert (MU-000140-MW) to warn private industry partners of an increase of the Ragnar Locker ransomware activity following a confirmed attack from April 2020.

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An Unholy Union: Remote Access and Ransomware

Approachable Cyber Threats

During the COVID-19 pandemic for example, you may use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to connect to your organization’s network as if you’re sitting in the office, or you might use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to connect to your computer that’s now collecting dust on your office desk. VPNs continue to be problematic as well.

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Big Game Ransomware being delivered to organisations via Pulse Secure VPN

DoublePulsar

A security vulnerability in a popular enterprise remote access product is being used to deliver ransomware into organisations , with targeted delivery to also delete backups and disable endpoint security controls. I realised in some recent incidents, impacted companies ran Pulse Secure VPN (it’s super easy to spot with Shodan).

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China-linked threat actors have breached telcos and network service providers

Security Affairs

“Upon gaining an initial foothold into a telecommunications organization or network service provider, PRC state-sponsored cyber actors have identified critical users and infrastructure including systems critical to maintaining the security of authentication, authorization, and accounting. Enforce MFA on all VPN connections [ D3-MFA ].

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Experts saw 100k+ daily brute-force attacks on RDP during COVID-19 lockdown

Security Affairs

” Unfortunately, most organizations often neglect the protection of RDP accesses and workers use easy-to-guess passwords and with no additional layers of authentication or protection. Between December 2019 and until February 2020, the experts observed a number of attacks between 70,000 and 40,000 on a daily basis.

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FBI warns of ransomware attacks targeting the food and agriculture sector

Security Affairs

In another incident that occurred in March 2021, a ransomware attack blocked the operations at a US beverage company, while in a November 2020 attack on a US-based international food and agriculture business threat actors requested the payment of a gigantic $40 million ransom. Consider installing and using a VPN.