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Experts spotted a variant of the Agenda Ransomware written in Rust

Security Affairs

The main reasons to rewrite malware in Rust is to have lower AV detection rates, compared to malware written in most common languages, and to target multiple architectures. The ransomware was originally written in Go language and was employed in attacks aimed at healthcare and education sectors in countries like Thailand and Indonesia.

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IoT Devices a Huge Risk to Enterprises

eSecurity Planet

It also feeds into the larger argument for adopting a zero-trust architecture , a methodology that essentially assumes that no user or devices trying to connect to the network can be trusted until they’re authenticated and verified. Enterprises accounted for 28 percent, followed by healthcare devices at 8 percent.

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Top 7 Cloud Storage Security Issues & Risks (+ Mitigations)

eSecurity Planet

Limited Control & Visibility Insufficient visibility into the cloud architecture causes delays in threat responses, increasing the risk of data breaches. Examples include GDPR in Europe, HIPAA in healthcare, and PCI DSS for payment card data. Stay updated on relevant rules and adjust their storage rules accordingly.

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New ransomware trends in 2023

SecureList

In a quest for profits, attackers target all types of organizations, from healthcare and educational institutions to service providers and industrial enterprises, affecting almost every aspect of our lives. Ransomware keeps making headlines. In 2022, Kaspersky solutions detected over 74.2M

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Nine security lessons from the ‘Conti cyber attack on the HSE’ report

BH Consulting

But looking at the bigger picture, the real question to ask is: how did that email bypass the HSE’s defences, its antivirus and spam filters? Reliance was placed on a single antivirus product that was not monitored or effectively maintained with updates across the estate. 7: See cybersecurity as an investment, not a cost.

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Could allowlisting reduce the impact of ransomware, cyberattacks on health care?

SC Magazine

To Cheng, allowlisting is ideal for health care security stacks, as it’s designed as an additional defense mechanism for antivirus tools and other security measures. On the other hand, the denylist architecture would allow the ransomware threat to enter the system as the tool observes it for suspicious behavior.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture. > 54% of all data breaches come from ransomware attacks in manufacturing, healthcare, government, financial, retail, and technology industries. 30% data breaches and +23% ransomware for the first two months of 2024.