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Brazil’s court system shut down after a massive ransomware attack

Security Affairs

. “The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) announces that the court’s information technology network suffered a hacker attack, this Tuesday (3), during the afternoon, when the six group classes’ judgment sessions were taking place. The presidency of the court has already called the Federal Police to investigate the cyber attack.”

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World Backup Day on March 31 Seeks to Protect Data Before It's Gone

SecureWorld News

Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist and Advisory CISO at Delinea : "World Backup Day is a reminder for all organizations to review their backup strategy and ensure it is resilient against cyber attacks. Because when it comes to cyber attacks, the question is not if, but when.

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SHARED INTEL: Here’s why CEOs who’ve quit Tweeting are very smart to do so

The Last Watchdog

Corporate consultancy PwC’s recent poll of 1,600 CEOs worldwide found that cyber attacks are now considered the top hinderance to corporate performance, followed by the shortage of skilled workers and the inability to keep up with rapid tech advances. Corporate inertia still looms large.

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Breach of healthcare debt collection firm exposes 1.9M patients – cyber experts weigh in

CyberSecurity Insiders

The Professional Finance Company, PFC, suffered a ransomware attack on February 26 and on July 1 confirmed that over 650 healthcare providers were affected by the breach. According to a notice from PFC, attackers stole confidential patient information including patient names, addresses, and outstanding account balances.

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Three Risk Mitigation Strategies to Address the Latest Data Security Threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

By Dannie Combs , Senior Vice President and CISO, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) As security threats to data continue to ebb and flow (mostly flow!), There have been reports of hackers leveraging ChatGPT to generate malware and encryption scripts, which can significantly accelerate cyberattacks.

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ThreatWise TV: Exploring Recent Incident Response Trends

Cisco Security

Our guests also talk about incidents and cyber-attacks that they themselves have consulted on recently, including a particularly interesting insider threat case. . Pre-ransomware is when we have observed a ransomware attack is about to happen, but the encryption of files has not yet taken place. .

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“Left of Boom” Cybersecurity: Proactive Cybersecurity in a Time of Increasing Threats and Attacks

Cisco Security

The primary job of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is to exercise continuous diligence in reducing risk, within the risk appetite and risk tolerance of the organization, so that the likelihood of a boom is low, and the corresponding magnitude of harm is limited. Some “Left of Boom” Processes. Frameworks.