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Ransomware Attacks: The Constant and Evolving Cybersecurity Threat

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Ransomware Attacks: The Constant and Evolving Cybersecurity Threat madhav Tue, 03/12/2024 - 13:00 Enterprise data collection is skyrocketing, driven by factors like connected devices, cloud computing, personal data collection and digital transactions. It accounts for 25% of all data breaches.

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Advanced threat predictions for 2024

SecureList

In this article, we will review the past year’s trends to see which of our 2023 predictions have come true, and try to predict what is to come in 2024. The malware posed as ransomware, demanding money from the victims for “decrypting” their data. A review of last year’s predictions 1.

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Google aims to reduce data theft with app data and account deletions

Malwarebytes

Now the focus is on data collection , or to be more accurate, data deletion. Google wants people to be able to scrub data associated with an app. This counts for data inside of the application itself, but also out there on the web. Labels which indicate a level of trustworthiness for developers.

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Volt Typhoon Disrupts US Organizations, CISA Issues Alerts

eSecurity Planet

In February 2024, the CISA, NSA, and FBI warned of PRC cyber actors pre-positioning themselves again to disrupt the IT networks of U.S. Reconnaissance Reconnaissance is the starting point of Volt Typhoon’s cyber campaign, characterized by thorough planning and data collection. Volt Typhoon struck again on several U.S.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why managed security services — MSS and MSSP — are catching on

The Last Watchdog

As new data protection legislation (such as the GDPR and the CCPA) joins current laws, the regulatory environment becomes increasingly complex (like HIPAA and PCI DSS). An MSSP can assist with data collection and report generation to establish compliance during audits or in the aftermath of a possible incident. MSSPs in 2022.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

Small to Medium Business are, today, the target of APTs and ransomware. MUSIC} VAMOSI: In EP 49, I talked with Huntress, a managed service provider that discovered the ransomware affecting customers of Keysea. And because they were plugged into those clients, they were able to limit the spread of the ransomware.