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Ransomware Revival: Troldesh becomes a leader by the number of attacks

Security Affairs

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. The revival of ransomware. rar archive files. Dangerous email.

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What is not included in a Cyber Insurance Policy

CyberSecurity Insiders

From the client’s side, all PCs must have antivirus software and must be kept updated. Some policies do not cover losses incurred by a company indulging in illegitimate data collection of individuals or clients. Otherwise, the cyber insurer will not offer any policy coverage.

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Malwarebytes receives highest rankings in recent third-party tests

Malwarebytes

Our recent participation in two highly-regarded industry evaluations, namely MRG-Effitas and Info-Tech’s Data Quadrant Report, reflects our belief that continual testing and unbiased validation are crucial to our mission to deliver easy, effective, and efficient cyber protection for customers.

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Trusted relationship attacks: trust, but verify

SecureList

7 Fulfilling attack objectives In most cases, the attackers launched ransomware in the target organization’s infrastructure ( Impact Data , Encrypted for Impact, T1486 ). It’s worth noting that group policies or remote creation of Windows services were often used to distribute ransomware files in the infrastructure.

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Data Loss Prevention for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

IT Security Guru

CyberEdge Group’s ninth annual Cyberthreat Defense Report (CDR) highlighted that ransomware attacks’ main target was mid-sized businesses. Regularly backing up data to secure off-site locations or cloud storage ensures its availability and recoverability in case of data loss.

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StripedFly: Perennially flying under the radar

SecureList

ThunderCrypt During our analysis, we stumbled upon an earlier version of the malware, which led us to the discovery of a related ransomware variant called ThunderCrypt. The ThunderCrypt ransomware exhibited a strikingly similar array of functionality and modules when compared to StripedFly. onion:1111. What was the real purpose?

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EDR, MDR, XDR: Choosing the right solution for your business

Digital Shadows

This is a more advanced detection of threats beyond what may be caught by traditional antivirus. Enhanced visibility across the environment, including alerting, using granular endpoint data. Best-case scenario, your provider does all of the analysis and actions detailed in the ransomware scenario above. What Is XDR?