Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

According to the report issued by the CERT-FR, operators behind the Pysa ransomware launched brute-force attacks against management consoles and Active Directory accounts. Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. newversion file extension instead of .

Education 92

Education Ransomware Encryption Antivirus 92

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

conduct employee phishing tests. conduct penetration testing. implement offline storage and tape-based backup. Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025. FBI Internet Crime Report 2020: Cybercrime Skyrocketed, with Email Compromise Accounting for 43% of Losses. All very sound advice.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

This betrays a lack of preparation for disaster recovery and ineffective penetration testing of systems. Exposed Technical Issues & Other Consequences The initial information exposes the critical importance of using MFA to protect remote access systems and testing backup systems for disaster recovery.

Healthcare 123

Healthcare Cybersecurity Backups Ransomware 123

Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Just like yesterday, all tech is hackable and cybercriminals penetrate 93% of company networks in less than 2-days. Today they account for only 25% of the cybersecurity workforce, a 1% improvement in the last two years. But it’s not all doom and gloom.

CISO 130

CISO Mobile Technology Risk 130

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

There’s an old adage in information security: “Every company gets penetration tested, whether or not they pay someone for the pleasure.” ” Many organizations that do hire professionals to test their network security posture unfortunately tend to focus on fixing vulnerabilities hackers could use to break in.

Cybercrime 316

Cybercrime VPN Malware Penetration Testing 316

SecureList

MAY 8, 2024

Another three were: compromise of internet-facing applications, which accounted for 50% of all ransomware attacks; compromised credentials (40%), of which 15% were obtained as a result of brute force attacks; and phishing. Conduct regular penetration tests and vulnerability scanning to identify and address vulnerabilities promptly.

Ransomware 119

Ransomware Encryption Small Business Cybersecurity 119

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 11, 2023

By Chinatu Uzuegbu, CISSP, CEO/Managing Cyber Security Consultant at RoseTech CyberCrime Solutions Ltd. For example, the organization would enroll every human and non-human identity considering the identification process first, then authentication second, authorization third and accountability last.

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Authentication Passwords Accountability Government 100