SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you’re a small business owner looking to boost your cybersecurity efforts, you’ve likely come across the term “OWASP Top 10.” If cybercriminals gain this type of access to your site, it allows them to exploit for financial gain all kinds of sensitive data such as usernames, passwords, phone numbers, and bank account numbers.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 18, 2018

If your business has not yet made the move to the cloud, but is considering doing so, it can be confusing trying to choose one provider from the myriad of cloud backup options available. Not all cloud backup providers offer the same level of data protection. You can still use an alternative login to access your account.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

The additional result of these hacks include: •51% had their information phished •43% had credit card information stolen •35% had their username and password stolen •17% had their identity stolen or cloned Additionally, the study found that a large majority of Americans (75%) harbor genuine concerns about visiting websites that do not look secure.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 19, 2022

This may include firewall, password protection, security training, username and password authentication, data backup, business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solutions and so on. These are separate layers of defense that help protect your business and data in their own unique ways. Both factions are wrong.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

Government Accountability Office (GAO) data, 13 of the 16 agencies involved in the study reported a total cost savings of $291 million from using cloud services. These cybersecurity practices include using unique passwords, multi-factor authentication (MFA), data backups, secure Wi-Fi networks, and anti-virus software.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Cyber attackers, fraudsters, and hackers target both small-scale, midsized, and large online ecom enterprises. . . In fact, the frequency of small businesses fraud is at 28% compared to larger organizations at 22-26%. . This portrays a grim picture for ecommerce businesses — filled with data breaches and irate customers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2023

Organizations must prioritize email security measures that block malicious attachments, educate employees about ransomware threats, and establish robust data backup and recovery processes. These policies should cover topics such as password requirements, data handling, email attachments, and reporting suspicious activity.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Any idea how many computers you have in your business? Might seem like a silly question but you’d be amazed at just how many small businesses lose track of devices used by their employees, whether they are computers, laptops, tablets, or smartphones. Password managers. Safe surfing. Keylogger protection. Encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. Offline Backups. While virtual backups are great, if you’re not storing data backups offline, you’re at risk of losing that data.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

She established her small business, Amanda Naor Photography, to pursue a career that would allow her the flexibility to start a family of her own. Sharing her images with clients and acquiring new customers is essential to building a successful business, so Amanda created a custom website, amandanaorphotography.com with WordPress.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In Q2 2017, backdoors accounted for 23 percent of malware files. In Q3 2017, visitor attacks accounted for 26 percent of malicious files cleaned by SiteLock , which means that if an attack occurs on your website, it’s likely targeting your visitors. These attacks account for 8 percent of malware files.

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SecureList

MAY 8, 2024

From high-profile breaches in healthcare and industrial sectors – compromising huge volumes of sensitive data or halting production entirely – to attacks on small businesses that have become relatively easy targets, ransomware actors are expanding their sphere of influence.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Ransomware woes doubled by reinfection after improper remediation In November 2022, a small trades contractor in Alberta, Canada, received an alert for an elevated account running unauthorized commands and dumping credentials. The business followed most of the recommendations for password resets but failed to implement 2FA.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

That’s why large, medium-sized, and small businesses need to become more proactive in their approach to cyber security. Cyber security is important if you want to efficiently operate your business, and it’s also critical for protecting your clients’ information. If your system is hacked, you can use backups to restore your data.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2022

Small businesses generally don’t have time to dip into logs several times a day, monitor every aspect of endpoint security via complex management consoles, or jump from point product to point product to stay on top of security. If desired SMBs, can run backups up to four times per day. FortiGate Network Firewall.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Their backups worked, Tipton said, but the process itself happened slower than expected. Put passwords and disaster recovery plans on paper. Recovery plans typically identify the key systems and data inside your organization, and the shortest path to restoring critical business functions. Ransomware recovery lessons.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

Yet in reality, cybercriminals can target anyone, especially those who are less protected, while small businesses typically have smaller budgets and are not as securely protected as larger companies. If an employee enters their credentials, the scammers get access to their account. Scammers often reach employees by e-mail.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Organizations must prioritize email security measures that block malicious attachments, educate employees about ransomware threats, and establish robust data backup and recovery processes. These policies should cover topics such as password requirements, data handling, email attachments, and reporting suspicious activity.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Sugar ransomware, a new strain recently discovered by the Walmart Security Team , is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) that targets single computers and (likely) small businesses, too. If you get infected with ransomware, you’re going to want to get hold of those backups. Password managers can help with this.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Remote desktop software’s sensitive influence over other devices means identity and access management (IAM), password security , and multi-factor authentication are critical for risk management. Meanwhile, the suspect server was connected to the CDOT domain with an administrator account and the internet. Reconnaissance.

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Spinone

MAY 27, 2020

However, backups are an extremely important part of the overall security of organization data. A ransomware infection may render business-critical data completely useless without paying the ransom. In these cases, backups are the only way to recover data. How to secure cloud services?

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It's something that I've talked about with a lot of either small businesses completely separate from this small businesses or some student groups, and we talk about threat modeling, as you know, when you plan out things. What is the worst thing you could see happening to you. This is not trivial to develop protocols for.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Review your passwords, updating them as needed, and ensuring they are strong. Establish a unique password for each account. Consider using a password manager if you haven’t in the past. Backups have your back: Use the 3-2- 1 rule as a guide to backing up your data. Passphrase works Length trumps complexity.

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SC Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

The Russian state-sponsored hackers behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack relied on a decidedly more cybercrime-styled playbook for their latest reported attack, launching a sweeping phishing campaign designed to distribute malware to organizations via weaponized communications sent from a compromised email marketing account.

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