The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Local governments, small and medium-sized businesses, large international corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions are the common targets. David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Even some of the top consumer antivirus tools have begun to add machine learning-based detection. malicious links) by email or social media messages using techniques like spoofing and social engineering. Considering hackers are increasingly targeting healthcare networks, that’s a huge concern.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 21, 2022

The healthcare industry has been no exception. Already, several major ransomware attacks have struck hospitals and other healthcare organizations. How does ransomware affect healthcare? Cancer patients at the center were also forced to look to other healthcare facilities for radiation treatment.

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NopSec

MAY 21, 2020

In third position the “social engineering” technique is another relevant attack vector that leads to security breaches. Most of the backdoor and C2 implants available and custom built have already been fingerprinted by antivirus and anti-malware systems.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

A prime example is the healthcare sector, where the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates encryption to protect patient health information. According to a Ponemon Institute study, the data breach cost for healthcare organizations without encryption was $380 per record, compared to $230 for those with encryption.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

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.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

Seen in attacks against healthcare and manufacturing agencies, RedLine started with heavy-hitter industries and only got worse as more users purchased it. Users should receive regular social engineering training about what to look for in phishing emails and messages. OpenLink - open a link in the default browser.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

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? Increasingly, they also threaten to leak stolen data.

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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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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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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Examples include GDPR in Europe, HIPAA in healthcare, and PCI DSS for payment card data. Mitigating Malware Reduce malware threats in cloud storage using these strategies: Deploy antivirus solutions: Install antivirus solutions, update them on a regular basis, and monitor cloud environments continuously.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 16, 2019

That’s why organizations in healthcare, finances, and education are the most attractive targets. Ransomcloud is not only a decrypting malware but a complex of social engineering tactics behind it. And here’s what may be a hint: A sense of urgency, which is a common social engineering tactic. Absolutely!

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

All of them were ordinary people using our free antivirus solution, seemingly unconnected with any organization of interest to a sophisticated attacker of this kind. The group delivers its malware using social engineering. It also turned out that the motherboards infected in all known cases came from just two manufacturers.

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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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Spinone

OCTOBER 4, 2019

That’s why organizations in healthcare, governance, finances, and education are the most attractive targets. Hackers come up with more sophisticated social engineering tactics. Antivirus programs don’t detect 100% of ransomware, and hackers are constantly finding new methods and tactics.

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