eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Q: If a ransomware attack happens on your system(s) and all the data is encrypted, is it possible that the hacker has total control of your system(s), meaning administrative privileges? Since all the system data is encrypted, the hackers have admin/root privileges. With ransomware, do hackers control your system?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Cyber attackers, fraudsters, and hackers target both small-scale, midsized, and large online ecom enterprises. . . In fact, the frequency of small businesses fraud is at 28% compared to larger organizations at 22-26%. . This portrays a grim picture for ecommerce businesses — filled with data breaches and irate customers.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

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 ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.”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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Jane Frankland

JULY 17, 2023

Given a whole range of PESTLE factors, IT decision makers (ITDMs) from small businesses to enterprises with managed IT environments are under increasing pressure to make smarter investments with their budgets. The tech sector is always dynamic, always changing. But now it’s transforming faster and more unpredictably than ever.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Staab notes the long held advice like keeping backups is less useful in a world where many ransomware operators are switching to a “double extortion” model, both encrypting files and threatening to post them online. And allies often want to help – an important factor given the global architecture of many ransomware campaigns.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

When I looked at what Amazon and Google and Microsoft are pushing for it’s really a lot of horsepower going into the architecture and designs that support that service model, including the building in of more and more security right up front. Yes, they’re still making lots of use of non-U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 9, 2023

Qualys does not publish prices , but customers have reported pricing packages from below $300 for small businesses and up to $2,000 for larger packages. Free trials subscriptions are available.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Applications have become more complex, their architecture better. As time went by, and big gangs that targeted financial institutions were ambushed, Russian-speaking cybercriminals switched to other industries, attacking both large and small businesses. Cybergangs operate like small businesses that deliver various services.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Slack brings team communication and collaboration into one place so you can get more work done, whether you belong to a large enterprise or a small business. In a cloud application and mobile world, organizations can’t rely on traditional perimeter security architecture to secure access to applications. Read more here.

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