ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

So you’ve been hit with ransomware and, for whatever reason, you paid the bitcoin but now the decryptor doesn’t work. Who are you going to call for help? Paula Januszkiewicz, from Cqure , joins The Hacker Mind to discuss her two presentations at SecTor 2021 on digital forensics. I believe there’s no perfect crime.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

You can often only retrieve your data by paying ransom to the attacker. Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. For readers coming to this article in a ransomware emergency, see How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs. Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2022

In today’s times, we are more aware of cyberattacks as these have become front-page news. Cyberattacks were used as the first salvo before any bullet or missile was fired. When these computers come online, any company or federal agency that is not upgraded to post-quantum cybersecurity will leave its data vulnerable to attackers.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

As the world marks the second Anti-Ransomware Day, there’s no way to deny it: ransomware has become the buzzword in the security community. Yet, much of the media attention ransomware gets is focused on chronicling which companies fall prey to it. And not without good reason. Part I: Three preconceived ideas about ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 1, 2023

But ransomware attacks have been ramping up in 2023 and reinfections are occurring all over the globe, forcing lean IT teams to prepare. Why are businesses getting hit with ransomware more than once? Why are businesses getting hit with ransomware more than once?

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

REvil essentially took full control of the Kaseya VSA servers at the MSP level, then used them for the singular purpose of extorting victimized companies — mostly SMBs — for payments of $45,000, payable in Minera. Related: The targeting of supply chains. Neither will come easily or cheaply.

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Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

2020 may have been the year of establishing remote connectivity and addressing the cybersecurity skills gap, but 2021 presented security experts, government officials and businesses with a series of unpresented challenges. Below, our security experts forecast where the main areas of concern lie in the year ahead. “In Ransomware.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

Should you pay, should you not? Mark Lance, the VP of DFIR and Threat intelligence for GuidePoint Security, provides The Hacker Mind with stories of ransomware cases he’s handled. But, unlike legal tech companies, Conti fines its underperformers, punhsing them for coming in below expectations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Adversaries are still taking advantage of hybrid or fully-remote workplaces and scattered security teams as we all lean into the new normal. Below are comments from tech industry experts on how companies can keep themselves and their employees safe moving forward. “The security risks of remote working have been well documented.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Contrasting that is, perhaps, a more nuanced statement from Howard Schmidt, President Obama’s first cybersecurity czar, who said “We see people talking about the digital Pearl Harbor from the worms and Trojans and viruses. That event did more damage than any computer virus or worm at the time. A cyberwar.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2021

compelling Colonial to pay them 75 bitcoins , worth a cool $5 million. In response, President Biden last week issued an executive order requiring more rigorous cybersecurity practices for federal agencies and contractors that develop software for the federal government. Keatron Evans, principal security researcher, Infosec Institute.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2021

However, with this has come adversaries who have grown more confident with attacking high level targets, such as the Colonial Pipeline and other critical infrastructure operations. We have seen firsthand that it takes more than an individual task force to combat ransomware and other related threats such as phishing, insider threats and more.

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