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VulnRecap 1/8/24 – Ivanti EPM & Attacks on Old Apache Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

The new year brought few new vulnerabilities, and only Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) and Kyber, the quantum resistant encryption algorithm, publicized new vulnerabilities or fixes. Speed remains critical to security, but more importantly, patching teams need to make progress with patch and vulnerability management. x or 4.9.7

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Manual work is better than automated operations, suggests Kaseya Ransomware Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

The value of veterans was revealed to the world when some retirees helped Norwegian Company Norsk Hydro remain in business through manual operations as most of their IT infrastructure became inoperable because of a file encrypting malware attack that crippled most of its automated operations.

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

Gartner predicts that by 2025, 60% of organizations will require integrated ransomware defense strategies on storage devices, up from 10% in 2022. The significant increase in organizations requiring integrated ransomware defensive methods indicates heightened cybersecurity threat awareness.

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The Clock is Ticking for PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Consumers’ payment data is a compelling target for criminals who continue to circumvent IT security defenses. According to the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report – Financial Services Edition , 52% of U.S. was released on March 31, 2022, and before we know it, businesses will face the compliance deadline of March 31, 2024.

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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. Simplistically, suppose the sensitive data is already encrypted. This gives you greater command over your keys while increasing your data security.

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5 Linux malware families SMBs should protect themselves against

Malwarebytes

There’s no shortage of reasons why an SMB might use Linux to run their business: There are plenty of distros to choose from, it’s (generally) free, and perhaps above all — it’s secure. But unfortunately, there’s more to Linux security than just leaning back in your chair and sipping piña coladas. 024BTC (~$720 USD as of June 2022).

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How Steganography Allows Attackers to Evade Detection

eSecurity Planet

While steganography is often considered something of a joke in capture-the-flag (CTF) events and other cybersecurity defense activities, it can happen in real attacks and can take security defenses by surprise simply by using another layer of cover. Also read: Top Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Solutions for 2022.