Webroot

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In other words, 2022 has been an eventful year in the threat landscape, with malware continuing to take center stage. The 6 Nastiest Malware of 2022. 2022 was no different. 2022 was no different. With that, here are the 6 Nastiest Malware of 2022. Here are this year’s wicked winners. Here are tips from our experts.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 12, 2023

Between April 2022 and March 2023, the UK was a prime target for ransomware gangs. In August 2022, a ransomware attack on IT supplier Advanced caused widespread outages across the UK's National Health Service (NHS), the biggest employer in Europe and the seventh largest in the world.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

The emergence of NIS2 alongside GDPR stems from the acknowledgment that while data protection is vital, it represents just one aspect of cybersecurity. As a global trailblazer in information security and data protection regulation, the EU continues to lead the way in comprehensive cybersecurity standards.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 29, 2020

One of the largest market segments that make up cloud investment is Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings which will continue to grow to $116 billion this year and surpass $150 billion by 2022. With business-critical data in the cloud, backups are extremely important. What are the benefits of cloud-to-cloud backups?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

. “Our investigation has revealed that the threat actor pivoted from the first incident, which ended on August 12, 2022, but was actively engaged in a new series of reconnaissance, enumeration, and exfiltration activities aligned to the cloud storage environment spanning from August 12, 2022 to October 26, 2022.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

writes a cybersecurity prescription for the NHS and for social care, data protection hardware is becoming a big security gap, security specialist MITRE partners up to tackle supply chain security threats, while the E.U. The firm pointed out that unpatched vulnerabilities in storage and backup kit are a key attack point for ransomware.

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Webroot

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Insight from OpenText Security Solutions’ 2022 Global Ransomware SMB Survey sheds light on security priorities, concerns and posture. Fear of small security budgets getting smaller: Sixty-seven percent of SMBs spend less than $50,000 annually on cybersecurity. To learn more, go to: [link].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Cybersecurity Insiders has learnt from its sources that the threat actors accessed details such as tax file numbers, bank account details, superannuation data, in the attack that could lead to identity theft attacks in the coming weeks.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

Network monitoring is where business performance meets cybersecurity , making it a critical component of any organization’s development, security, and operations ( DevSecOps ) pipeline. This article looks at 15 of the best network monitoring tools and what to consider when evaluating monitoring solutions in 2022. Catchpoint.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Privileged accounts are among an organization’s biggest cybersecurity concerns. These accounts give admins control over data, applications, infrastructure and other critical assets that average system users don’t have permission to access or change. What is Privileged Access Management (PAM)? WALLIX Bastion. PAM best practices.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Cyberthreats against software supply chains moved to the forefront of cybersecurity concerns a year ago when revelations of the attack on software maker SolarWinds emerged. Going into 2022, threat groups will continue to target the supply chains of enterprises, which give them new avenues into greater numbers of potential victims.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2023

. “MyBB admin logs show the account of a trusted but currently inactive member of the forum admin team was used to access the web-based MyBB admin console twice: on 16 February and again on 21 February. The account was used to create database backups which were then downloaded and deleted.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Cyber risks top worldwide business concerns in 2022. trillion cumulative GDP growth.The skills gap is slowing digital transformation and in cybersecurity it’s increasing risks. Today they account for only 25% of the cybersecurity workforce, a 1% improvement in the last two years. The digital skills gap comes at a cost.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Cyberattack Statistics.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) about Zeppelin ransomware. Maintain offline backups of data, and regularly maintain backup and restoration. Ensure all backup data is encrypted, immutable (i.e.,

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Spinone

DECEMBER 2, 2018

San Francisco, CA, December 03, 2018 – Spinbackup, a leading global cloud backup and cloud cybersecurity solutions provider for SaaS applications, announced today the general availability of Office 365 Backup & Recovery to a secure cloud storage on AWS and GCP with multiple storage locations.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Alex Holden is founder of Hold Security , a Milwaukee-based cybersecurity firm. First spotted in mid-August 2022 , Venus is known for hacking into victims’ publicly-exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices. “ Cl0p ” a.k.a. “ TA505 “), and a newer ransom group known as Venus. ” .

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Krebs on Security

MAY 7, 2022

Sampath Srinivas , director of security authentication at Google and president of the FIDO Alliance, said that under the new system your phone will store a FIDO credential called a “passkey” which is used to unlock your online account. “I worry about forgotten password recovery for cloud accounts.”

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

This is our latest installment, focusing on activities that we observed during Q2 2022. We discovered a highly active campaign, starting in March 2022, targeting stock and cryptocurrency investors in South Korea. They are designed to highlight the significant events and findings that we feel people should be aware of. Final thoughts.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2022

will get some exclusive data safety features even if their respective iCloud accounts experience data breaches. The company has expanded its end-to-end encryption to 23 of iCloud data categories that include cloud backups, notes, and photos along with Apple Music Sing, and Freeform. Apple iPhone users using iOS 16.2

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 27, 2021

How CIOs Can Protect Data Against Ransomware Attacks in 2022. In the coming year, CIOs will focus on enabling changes to their data, cybersecurity, and cloud strategies—all while keeping an eye on hybrid work models and consumer privacy. Wed, 10/27/2021 - 08:34. Hims Pawar. Oct 27, 2021. A recent U.S. Establish a Zero Trust Mindset.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

As we didn’t have a comprehensive cybersecurity plan in place, the attack brought the entire business to its knees.”. Chubb set the company up with Ankura, a cybersecurity recovery specialist that has also trained the FBI on cybersecurity. Backups Wiped Out But Tape, Snapshots Survive. Cyber Insurer Provides Help.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The data breach suffered by LastPass in August 2022 may have been more severe than previously thought. The company engaged a leading cybersecurity and forensics firm to investigate the incident, at the time of disclosure it confirmed that the data breach did not compromise users’ Master Passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureList

MAY 8, 2024

Ransomware attacks continue to be one of the biggest contemporary cybersecurity threats, affecting organizations and individuals alike on a global scale. In this report, we share our observations, research, and statistics to shed light on the evolving ransomware threat landscape and its implications for cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. billion rubles. billion rubles.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 14, 2022

According to the sources reporting to our Cybersecurity Insiders, hackers accessed about 15k emails related to corporate customers that can prove as a serious threat in near future. million accounts as customers. The post TPG Telecom Australia becomes the latest victim to Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) about Play ransomware. Create offsite, offline backups. Don’t get attacked twice.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

re abruptly announced it was permanently closing after a cybersecurity breach allowed unknown intruders to trash its servers and delete customer data and backups. The various “iboss” email accounts appear to have been shared by multiple parties. Last week, a seven-year-old proxy service called 911[.]re

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Which are the most important cybersecurity measures that businesses can take to protect themselves in the cloud era? In this article, we will discuss 15 of the most important cybersecurity measures. You should back up your data regularly and store the backups in a secure, off-site location. Authentication. Monitor your activity.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) after observing Vice Society threat actors disproportionately targeting the education sector with ransomware attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

And a recent Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) study notes that cybersecurity is likely to be the top area for increased IT spending for 2022. According to ESG, 69% of organizations plan to spend more on cybersecurity in 2022. Another 29% say cybersecurity spending will be approximately the same as in 2021.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 19, 2023

By the end of 2022, the education sector had seen increased ransomware attacks. Between November and December 2022, there were 24 disclosed and confirmed ransomware attacks, five against K-12 universities and schools. Hive Ransomware added new additions to their VMware ESXi Linux encryptor in March of 2022.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

infosec #cybersecurity #threatintel #cyber #NFL pic.twitter.com/tl7OWM2Aqf — CyberKnow (@Cyberknow20) February 12, 2022. Version two of BlackByte does not have this flaw, so the 49ers will likely have to rely on backups to recover its affected systems. Smart marketing tbh. A timely FBI advisory.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

See more: eSecurity Planet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Product Awards Use Multiple Firewall Layers Configuring different firewall types to enhance security is necessary while implementing multiple firewall layers. Prioritize testing updates in a controlled environment to confirm compatibility and backup configurations before deploying.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2022

Cybersecurity authorities from Five Eye warn of threats targeting managed service providers (MSPs) and potential supply chain attacks through them. Multiple cybersecurity authorities from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K., Multiple cybersecurity authorities from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

President Biden’s 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy tasked the Treasury and Homeland Security Departments with investigating possible ways of implementing something similar for large cyberattacks. government has been looking into the issue for a while, though, even before the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy was released.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 20, 2023

Hackers from the Vice Society ransomware operation managed to access CommScope's network and exfiltrate data backups from the company's intranet and customer portal. Upon discovery, we immediately launched a forensic investigation with the assistance of a leading cybersecurity firm and reported the matter to law enforcement," Przychodni said.

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