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Giant health insurer struck by ransomware didn't have antivirus protection

Malwarebytes

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), has confirmed that it was unprotected by antivirus software when it was attacked by the Medusa ransomware group in September. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Don’t get attacked twice.

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Cost-Effective Steps the Healthcare Industry Can Take To Mitigate Damaging Ransomware Attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

Cyberattacks are rapidly overwhelming the healthcare sector. Both large and small healthcare providers continue to be a tantalizing target for repeated ransomware attacks due to limited security budgets that lead to an overall weakened cyber defense system. By Tom Neclerio , Vice President of Professional Services at SilverSky.

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Wannacry, the hybrid malware that brought the world to its knees

Security Affairs

The spread of this ransomware was considered to be the worst cyber attack in terms of contamination rate and scope, putting public offices and companies (especially healthcare facilities) out of operation. Only the registration of this domain subsequently created the condition (kill swich) for the malware to stop spreading.

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SHARED INTEL: How ransomware evolved from consumer trickery to deep enterprise hacks

The Last Watchdog

Local governments, small and medium-sized businesses, large international corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions are the common targets. In the meanwhile, both businesses and individuals should be proactive in terms of their defenses and maintain data backups to minimize the impact of a potential ransomware attack.

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Ransomware Prevention, Detection, and Simulation

NetSpi Executives

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Do antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools stop ransomware? Protect your backup systems.

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Calling Home, Get Your Callbacks Through RBI

Security Boulevard

Antivirus Inspection Not all RBI products will prioritize this time factor. This makes it more imperative that C2 domains are well established with positive reputations and a good history of being categorized as trustworthy in reputable categories such as news, finance, or healthcare sites. Why Do We Still Recommend RBI?

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

eSecurity Planet

Examples include GDPR in Europe, HIPAA in healthcare, and PCI DSS for payment card data. Backup files: Regularly back-up public cloud resources. Back up data: Establish comprehensive backups for speedy recovery in the event of a security incident or data loss.

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