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. Many businesses or government entities will never call or email you. Network design and architecture. Regularly scan your backups for known malware.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. This article explores network security architecture components, goals, best practices, frameworks, implementation, and benefits as well as where you can learn more about network security architecture.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

government is recommending to ensure the operations of Critical National Infrastructure are not affected by ransomware attacks. Governments step up to protect all businesses. Government Towards a Zero Trust Architecture dictate U.S. Backup your systems and test regularly the effectiveness of your backups.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 26, 2022

73% had backup and recovery systems. Also read: Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection. We must understand that while prevention, detection, and backup are essential, no ransomware defense strategy is complete without eliminating data exfiltration. 75% had prevention and detection. Stolen Credentials Source of Attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

The US government agencies warned of threat actors that are targeting ICS and SCADA systems from various vendors. “The APT actors’ tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

In 2020, the SolarWinds supply chain attack opened backdoors into thousands of organizations (including government agencies) that used its services, while late last year, the far-reaching Log4J exploit exploded onto the scene. New major exploits are being revealed with almost clockwork regularity.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Before performing a firewall configuration, consider factors such as security requirements, network architecture, and interoperability; avoid typical firewall setup errors; and follow the best practices below. Once tested, the firewall is ready for production, with a backup configuration safely preserved.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

However, government agencies have warned organizations to be prepared for more widespread attacks as the conflict persists. Use a zero trust architecture to secure internal applications, making them invisible to attackers. Implement a zero trust network access (ZTNA) architecture. Zero trust remains the best defense.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

To improve security and resilience, additional approaches include data masking, patch management, disaster recovery, and backup. This can include transitioning from one cloud to another or implementing a multi-cloud architecture. This technique provides automated backups, professional support, and remote access from anywhere.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Targeted companies in every industry including education, utilities, retail, finance and government. IT must respond quickly by shutting off system and networks to prevent ransomware from spreading – a considerable disruption – and restoring encrypted data from the most recent backup.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With vulnerabilities rooted in unsuspecting users, the task of preventing these attacks means both staff training and a robust email and network security system that includes a strong backup program so you have a recent copy of your data that you can roll back to. Offline Backups. Screenshot example. Statistics. Ransomware predictions.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Backup has in some sense always been about the security of data. In the event of a data loss or disaster, you could turn to your backup to retrieve the data. But these days, backup must do much more. “Or worse, what if your multiple copies or backups are also all bad?” Key Features of Ransomware Backup.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 27, 2021

government in the first six months of 2021. . A Zero Trust architecture should be at the center of every security strategy. Teams will likely discover key gaps, namely that their backup solutions may be insufficient and can actually take a longer period of time to recover than what the business can tolerate.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 28, 2022

Breaking The Myths: Storage, Backup, And Data Recoverability. A few years ago, very few CISOs thought that storage & backups were important. Ransomware has pushed backup and recovery back onto the agenda. Cybercriminals like Conti, Hive and REvil have been actively targeting storage and backup systems, to prevent recovery.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

As is obviously the case, public cloud architecture is vastly different from on-prem enterprise datacenters. The architecture of the Cloud App Security platform as outlined by Microsoft: With the Cloud Discovery mechanism, Cloud App Security uses traffic logs to discover and analyze cloud apps found and utilized within the organization.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

In the last year, such attacks have swept through every sector, affected schools, hospitals, critical infrastructure, transportation and governments. It is a very difficult issue to address because it’s not something the government would typically be involved in,” Dermody added. Part of the problem is technical.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The government agencies have observed an increase in ransomware attacks occurring on holidays and weekends, the choice of these period is motivated by the lower level of defense due to the reduced presence of the personnel. The Joint report provides the following recommendations to the organizations: Making an offline backup of your data.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

In our examples, the clothing brand secures a segregated design team with physical locks on the doors, extra computer security to prevent digital theft, and a backup solution for their marketing data. In this stage, incorporate governance or compliance concerns and establish the risk appetite (maximum amount of losses tolerable).

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 6, 2021

This change reflects a movement we’re seeing in governments worldwide to be more assertive in improving government agency security. Not surprisingly, these changes primarily focus on government agencies and the vendors who supply them. Like most organizations, government agencies struggle to meet their existing requirements.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

From secure reference architecture implementation to supporting organizational changes, execute fix-it programs efficiently. Own Your Risks: Ensure Ownership and Foster Responsibility Ensure clear governance and accountability over risk ownership. Action Steps: Implement key initiatives identified in the strategic plan.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

These safeguards, when combined with adherence to security best practices and standards, establish a strong security architecture for public cloud environments. Authorization governs what activities users are permitted to take after being authenticated. Create data retention policies that govern how long data is stored.

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Notice Bored

JULY 21, 2022

but rather than bloat the SecAware policy template , we choose to leave the details to other policies and procedures.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Backup all critical data at least daily, and preferably more often, to offline storage and protected with MFA and immutable encryption. Build out a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), and adopt a “Zero Trust or Bust” mentality for cybersecurity and risk management. Practice makes perfect!

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LRQA Nettitude Labs

JANUARY 25, 2024

Select AI models considering security and functionality trade-offs: Balance model architecture, configuration, training data, algorithms, and hyperparameters. Engage in Information-Sharing Communities : Actively participate in global information-sharing communities across industry, academia, and governments.

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Spinone

JANUARY 14, 2019

Manage Google Team Drives and Ensure Content Governance Capabilities Managing with Google Team Drives content kept and deleted frequently brings a headache for G Suite administrators, and such mistakes can turn into expensive legal or compliance volumes.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Backup and disaster recovery procedures ensure that data is always available. Backup and Disaster Recovery: Data backup and disaster recovery plans assure data availability and business continuity in the event of data loss or service failures. Here are some examples of hybrid cloud security architectures.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Public Cloud Environments A public cloud architecture is a shared infrastructure hosted by a cloud service provider. Security Guidelines and Procedures: Develop and implement comprehensive security policies and processes to govern your organization’s cloud use, guaranteeing consistency and compliance.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Education, government, energy and manufacturing are others. Ransomware-proof backups: You can limit the damage caused by ransomware by maintaining an effective backup and disaster recovery plan. A reliable backup is the quickest way to recover from a ransomware attack, but proper response and investigation will help.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Ransomware exploded into greater prominence over the last decade with high-profile attacks on hospitals, city governments, and large corporations. Sopra Steria - One of the Largest Reported Ransoms Europe's major IT services firm Sopra Steria was breached in October 2020 by the Ryuk gang, with extensive backups preventing major disruption.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Tape vendors have been promoting themselves as a solution to the ransomware problem because of their ability to provide air-gapped data backup, but trying to recover terabytes of data from a tape drive can be a little like, well, running into red tape. Q: Can you air gap a disk backup system? Tape vs. Disk: The Ransomware Issues.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Featured Partners: Cloud Backup & Storage Software Learn more Why Cloud Security Is Important Robust cloud security safeguards sensitive information and enables secure access for authorized users. Compliance Requirements Stringent regulations governing data handling and privacy exist in various industries and jurisdictions.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Protect Your Data To avoid unauthorized access and data loss, NIST encourages data protection measures, including encryption, backups, and secure storage methods. Implement regular backups: Set up automated backup systems to produce or recover copies of cloud-stored data on a regular basis in the case of data loss or corruption.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

Governments, nonprofits, and schools—some forced to close their doors—didn’t escape unscathed. Services—a catch-all term encompassing service-providing sectors such as transportation, travel, finance, health, education, information, government, and a myriad of other industries—was targeted the most by cybercriminals.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Limited Control & Visibility Insufficient visibility into the cloud architecture causes delays in threat responses, increasing the risk of data breaches. Implement strong data governance policies, conduct regular compliance audits, and employ cloud services that offer features matched with industry standards.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

Here’s what they had to say, edited for clarity and length: Vikram Asnani, senior director – solution architecture, CyberGRX. It even took steps to make it harder for victims to recover from data backups. Chris Clements, VP of solutions architecture, Cerberus Sentinel. Gary Phipps, VP of solution architecture, CyberGRX.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

NIST continues to encourage the development of lightweight cryptography that can be used in constrained environments and researchers also continue to explore new types of hardware (microchips, architecture, etc.) Pressure on both professional and personal encryption can also be seen in government legislation.

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SC Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

They took governance processes that could previously take eight years and implemented tech innovations into just eight months,” said Sehgal. Most entities, including those that have fallen victim, have backup plans and processes in place, which are routinely tested, explained Sehgal. COVID-19 pushed health care to be proactive.

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