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One Year Later: What Have We Learned Since the Colonial Pipeline Attack

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

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. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up. Todd Moore | VP, Encryption Products.

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

Byron: It’s gone from simple file encryption to multifaceted, multi-staged attacks that leverage Dark Web services, such as initial access brokers (IABs,) as well as make use of Living off the Land (LotL) embedded tools. Erin: Do you think cyber insurance should play a bigger role in companies’ cybersecurity strategies?

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The 2022 ThreatLabz State of Ransomware Report

Security Boulevard

Double-extortion attacks, which include data exfiltration in addition to encryption, are rising even faster at 117% year-over-year. However, government agencies have warned organizations to be prepared for more widespread attacks as the conflict persists. Implement a zero trust network access (ZTNA) architecture.

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As ransomware inches from economic burden to national security threat, policies may follow

SC Magazine

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. They will still pay, but it will be illegal.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!!

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Best Disaster Recovery Solutions for 2022

eSecurity Planet

In many ways, DR is playing catch up with the rise in effectiveness of cyber criminals. The global cost of ransomware has risen from $325 million to $20 billion from 2016 to 2021, and on average, only 65% of encrypted data was restored after a ransom was paid. Top DR Solutions Including Security Features. RPOs are measured in seconds.

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Securing Government Agencies: Essential Eight and Other Efforts

Duo's Security Blog

This change reflects a movement we’re seeing in governments worldwide to be more assertive in improving government agency security. Service providers are already encouraged to comply with the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). Not surprisingly, these changes primarily focus on government agencies and the vendors who supply them.