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RSAC insights: Sophos report dissects how improved tools, tactics stop ransomware attack

The Last Watchdog

A new report from Sophos dissects how hackers spent two weeks roaming far-and-wide through the modern network of a large enterprise getting into a prime position to carry out what could’ve been a devasting ransomware attack. Over the course of 14 days they installed an array of malware deep inside the firewall.

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Combatting ransomware: a holistic approach

IT Security Guru

Although cybercrime as a whole has seen a rise during the pandemic, arguably ransomware has been one of the more successful and lucrative attack types. Our own research report, the State of Encrypted Attacks Report 2020 , found that there had been a 500 per cent rise in ransomware compared to 2019. Security hygiene is the best defence.

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Cybersecurity in the Evolving Threat Landscape

Security Affairs

The cybercriminal’s arsenal grows daily, from ransomware and supply chain attacks to advanced persistent threats (APTs) and zero-day exploits. Old Tools Are Failing Miserably In their mission to strengthen their digital defenses, defenders employ a range of tools and approaches, each with their strengths and weaknesses.

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New Healthcare Hacks Are Inhibiting Patient Care

SecureWorld News

Already, several major ransomware attacks have struck hospitals and other healthcare organizations. How does ransomware affect healthcare? The digital transformation of the healthcare industry, combined with COVID-era technology and policy changes, have provided significant benefits to healthcare workers.

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NEW TECH: CyCognito employs offensive bot network to put companies a step a head of attackers

The Last Watchdog

Related :Promise vs. pitfalls of IoT For small- and mid-sized businesses, firewalls, antivirus suites and access management systems represent the entry stakes for participating in today’s digital economy. Today we’re in the throes of digital transformation.

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MY TAKE: How SASE has begun disrupting IT — by shifting cybersecurity to the ‘services edge’

The Last Watchdog

Security got bolted on by installing firewalls at web gateways. Defense-in-depth meant adding on layers of intrusion detection and data loss prevention systems, while also keeping antivirus software updated and vulnerabilities patched. Fast forward to the present. Connectivity has become spectacularly complex.

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Q&A: How emulating attacks in a live environment can more pervasively protect complex networks

The Last Watchdog

Spirent refers to this as “data breach emulation,’’ something David DeSanto, Spirent’s threat research director, told me is designed to give companyies a great advantage; it makes it possible to see precisely how the latest ransomware or crypto mining malware would impact a specific network, with all of its quirky complexity.