CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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.

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Healthcare Ransomware Social Engineering Identity Theft 105

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Italy was also marginally affected by the attack and the case was dealt with by the Computer Crime Operations Centre of the Postal Police (CNAIPIC ) [link] , which promptly issued an alert [link] on the very day of the event, recommending some useful actions also to prevent further possible propagation. What should we learn from this?

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Malware Computers and Electronics Encryption Ransomware 92

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The main reason why these campaigns exploded so dramatically was that they used previously leaked NSA exploits called EternalBlue and DoublePulsar, which made the attacks absolutely inconspicuous and therefore almost impossible to prevent. WannaCry and NotPetya cyber-attacks have since been attributed to state-funded threat actors.

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Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Eric George, Director, Solution Engineering – Digital Risk & Email Protection at Fortra , notes that “Organizations will continue to migrate to cloud-based email solutions. While these solutions (such as [Microsoft365]) offer a level of protection and capabilities (antivirus, anti-spam, archiving, etc.),

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Cybersecurity CISO Government Technology 140

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. Healthcare firms, for example, may prioritize HIPAA compliance, but banking institutions have their own significant security rules.

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Software Phishing Mobile Threat Detection 130

Spinone

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Usually, cyber-attackers decrypt your files after they receive the payment. However, attackers tend to target the most valuable data. That’s why organizations in healthcare, governance, finances, and education are the most attractive targets. Hackers come up with more sophisticated social engineering tactics.

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Ransomware Backups Encryption Government 53

Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom. Public organizations Education, government, healthcare, finance, law enforcement – the occurrence of ransomware in these sectors is quadrupled in the past few years. Use antivirus. There are two opposite positions on this.

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Ransomware Encryption Antivirus Backups 59