eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

Penetration tests are vital components of vulnerability management programs. In these tests, white hat hackers try to find and exploit vulnerabilities in your systems to help you stay one step ahead of cyberattackers. Here we’ll discuss penetration testing types, methods, and determining which tests to run.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In a year where ransomware has raised the alert levels everywhere, the go-to answer from many is redundancy through offline, remote backups – but are they enough? Backups are a critical component of any enterprise cybersecurity posture, but they are not an airtight strategy. Why Are Backups Critical? The Argument for Backups.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Potential threats: Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability scans, and penetration testing to evaluate potential threats and weaknesses. Sample zero trust navigation dashboard from Cloudflare Implement the 3-2-1 Backup Rule When applying the 3-2-1 backup rule, make sure you have three copies of your data: one primary and two backups.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 18, 2022

The same symptoms will occur in your IT environment as the malware spreads downloading data and expanding across your global network corrupting backups and leaving little options. Social engineering. Social engineering is the most prevalent way threat actors find their way into your environment. Network design and architecture.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

Specifically, the agency added: Recommendations for preventing common initial infection vectors Updated recommendations to address cloud backups and zero trust architecture (ZTA). Create policies to include cybersecurity awareness training about advanced forms of social engineering for personnel that have access to your network.

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

If the attacker knows their way around the target infrastructure, they can generate malware tailored to the specific configuration of the target’s network architecture, such as important files, administrative accounts, and critical systems. Then, the adversary generated custom ransomware using the privileged account they had access to.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Where do we backup data and code? And next up in the testing phase, implement a wide variety of security tests to test your application’s implementations and making sure no severe bugs make it to production. You should also test your application against a software composition analysis (SCA) tool.

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