Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2020

Security researchers at Cyble reported that Nefilim ransomware operators allegedly targeted the mobile network operator Orange. Researchers from Cyble came across a post of Nefilim ransomware operators which were claiming to have stolen sensitive data of Orange S.A., SecurityAffairs – hacking, Nefilim ransomware).

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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Ransomware Backups Encryption Cybersecurity 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Some of the key findings of the report are: Ransomware still gets top of the podium, accounting for 34% of EU threats. Ransomware attacks are expected to continue to rise in frequency and sophistication. Zero-trust architectures can increase the security posture of a system by implementing the “never trust, always verify” paradigm.

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Social Engineering Backups Manufacturing DDOS 78

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 8, 2023

And when malware, ransomware, or other cyber threats get in the way, the focus shifts from forward progress to focused co-operation. Departments such as support, manufacturing, design, services, and delivery are enhanced by smart security measures, which allay distracting setbacks and increase the overall inertia.

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Risk Cybersecurity Technology CISO 214

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In AT&T Cybersecurity’s upcoming Cybersecurity Insights report, we’ll focus on how people are deploying network architectures at the edge. Organizations in finance, healthcare, manufacturing, energy and utilities, and the public sector will all grow their cybersecurity investments in 2022.

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Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Healthcare 125

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 119

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2021

Many IT experts are warning that it won’t be long before hackers compromise several unprotected home networks simultaneously to manufacture a forceful and large-scale breach of vital services and systems. Ransomware and fileless malware breaches will rapidly continue to destabilize businesses in 2021.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 28, 2021

This, of course, follows a devastating ransomware attack that resulted in a shutdown of Colonial Pipeline. However, the trajectory of ransomware attacks, supply chain corruption, denial of service attacks and cyber espionage is undeniable. Chris Clements , vice president of solutions architecture, Cerberus Sentinel.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This analysis from Dirk Schrader, Vice President of Security Research, and Michael Paye, Vice President of Research and Development, is based on Netwrix’s global experience across a wide range of verticals, including technology, finance, manufacturing, government and healthcare.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 24, 2023

The results focus on common edge use cases in seven vertical industries – healthcare, retail, finance, manufacturing, energy and utilities, transportation, and U.S. Surprisingly, ransomware dropped to eighth place out of eight in attack type. However, ransomware criminals and their attacks are relentless.

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Energy and Utilities Retail Manufacturing Healthcare 94

Malwarebytes

APRIL 20, 2022

It features one-of-a-kind tools designed to work against systems belonging to Schneider Electric, OMRON, and the Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA). For example, a ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline in 2021 caused it to halt operations for six days.

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Penetration Testing Architecture Manufacturing Technology 117

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Andariel adds ransomware to its toolset. We confirmed several victims in the manufacturing, home network service, media and construction sectors. Notably, in addition to the final backdoor, we discovered one victim infected with custom ransomware, underlying the financial motivation of this threat actor. Ferocious Kitten.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

PAM is an essential component in protecting organizations against data leaks and cyber attacks such as ransomware, malware and phishing. KuppingerCole supports companies, corporate users, integrators and software manufacturers in meeting both tactical and strategic challenges.

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Digital transformation Marketing Architecture Manufacturing 52

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As if that were not enough, many IoT devices have unalterable main passwords set by manufacturers. Ransomware Unlike DDoS malicious programs, ransomware largely targets IoT devices that contain user data: NAS boxes. DeadBolt, which affected thousands of QNAP NAS devices in 2022, is a prominent example of IoT ransomware.

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IoT DDOS Passwords Malware 92

The Security Ledger

JULY 23, 2021

Episode 218: Denial of Sustenance Attacks -The Cyber Risk To Agriculture Episode 217: What Fighting Pirates Teaches Us About Ransomware. says are responsible for a string of attacks on companies in the aerospace, biomedical, defense, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors, as well as academic research institutions.

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Government Technology Cyber Risk Architecture 78

SC Magazine

MAY 14, 2021

At the core, there are specific recommendations to improve federal cybersecurity, including improvements in the security standard for federal purchases, developing a playbook for response, and requiring a modern suite of security techniques, including endpoint detection and response and a zero trust architecture. .

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Government Manufacturing Ransomware Marketing 60

SecureWorld News

MAY 15, 2023

Shawn Surber, Senior Director of Technical Account Management at Tanium: "We spend a lot of time talking about the impact of ransomware to businesses and the theft of personal, health, and/or financial data. Those all have real value to sell for hackers and a somewhat definable business impact on the victims.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Many organizations have opted to converge their IT and OT environments, which can yield many benefits such as efficiency and more elegant architecture; at the same time, these decisions are not without risk.

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Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Threat Detection Technology 101

Security Boulevard

APRIL 20, 2022

Retail and wholesale moved from the fifth-most phished industry category all the way to first, ahead of last year’s most phished industry, manufacturing. Implement zero trust architectures to limit the blast radius of successful attacks. Improve Your Phishing Defenses. Simulate phishing attacks to identify gaps in your program.

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Phishing Retail Risk Architecture 115

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 17, 2022

Early in the pandemic, some shifted focus to help manufacture the emergency equipment needed to address a public health crisis. It makes sense that security budgets should follow to help protect these increasingly diverse and flexible architectures. But on the other hand, why does cloud security represent the smallest level of spend?

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Threat Detection CISO Digital transformation Technology 142

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Meris may have infected more than 250,000 devices manufactured by Mikrotik, a Latvian company that develops routers and wireless ISP systems. Operations targeting a manufacturer on such a large scale are pretty unusual, and the specific vulnerabilities exploited in the attacks remain unclear.

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DDOS Firewall Manufacturing Wireless 103

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2022

Some on-premises use cases for this include video AI, synchronous media collaboration and industrial manufacturing. And these use cases can span many industries – manufacturing, public sector, healthcare, education, stadiums, retail and more. This is great news.

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Firewall IoT Mobile Technology 94

Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In his previous role at an IT services company, Hindriks was instrumental in adopting a holistic approach to fighting ransomware and other cybersecurity threats by implementing Cisco SecureX. The mission of food manufacturing company Leng-d’Or is to create healthy snacks with minimal environmental impact.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

The development of the connected car and, ultimately, autonomous vehicle will depend both on reliable connectivity and a strong cybersecurity architecture, to avoid such connectivity becoming the gateway to cyber-attacks. IoT security will remain a top priority. billion by 2025, up from 12.5 billion in 2020.

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IoT Healthcare Digital transformation Technology 86

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Organizations rely on these applications to support business processes such as payroll, treasury, inventory management, manufacturing, financial planning, sales, logistics and billing. Disrupt critical business operations by corrupting data, shutting processes down completely, or deploying ransomware. Change banking details .

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Risk Manufacturing Threat Detection Cybersecurity 97

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

IDC reports that about 37% of organizations were the victim of a ransomware attack in 2021, and the average ransom fee requested has skyrocketed from just $5,000 in 2018 to $200,000 today. Take Merck, for instance, the global drug manufacturer that suffered a massive attack. being the biggest target.

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Government Cybersecurity Cybercrime Technology 122

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 12, 2022

As such, it encompasses areas such as antivirus , anti-spam, malware protection , ransomware protection , and mobile device protection. Advanced support is available for attended or unattended shared devices, COPE (corporate-owned, personally-enabled) architecture, and BYO (bring-your-own) policies. Key Differentiators.

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Mobile IoT Marketing Risk 107

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Carried out by ReRez Research , DigiCert’s poll queried senior officials at organizations in the fields of healthcare, industrial manufacturing, consumer products and transportation ranging in size from 999 to 10,000 employees. times as likely to have experienced IoT-based Malware or Ransomware attacks. Interconnected security.

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IoT Encryption Authentication Penetration Testing 166

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. SASE network architecture, like multi-cloud storage, brings multiple systems together to link security solutions for the greatest effect. Article by Beau Peters.

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Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Risk Cybercrime 105

SC Magazine

APRIL 27, 2021

Some companies will roll out separate or distinct products to help protect clients against different threats, like ransomware, insider threats and data exfiltration. Despite their belief that their Data Defense tech represents a truly novel approach to security, it’s one that can still fit into existing IT and security architectures.

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Software Antivirus Technology Encryption 90

SC Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

And the epidemic of ransomware threatens the ability of countless organizations to function, including healthcare providers dealing with the brutal reality of the pandemic. Is it feasible for the organization, based on its IT architecture, personnel or other factors? The curious case of the Oldsmar, Fla., Will it avoid vulnerabilities?

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Marketing Cybersecurity Government Risk 68

Spinone

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The Internet of Things devices create a rapidly growing network of connected objects that frequently were manufactured without taking the security issues into consideration; so additional data protection or encryption can not be implemented. Cyber Crime Targets Who are the actors?

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Cybersecurity Cyber Risk Marketing Risk 73

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

A41APT is a long-running campaign, active from March 2019 to the end of December 2020, that has targeted multiple industries, including Japanese manufacturing and its overseas bases. Ransomware encrypting virtual hard disks. Ecipekac: sophisticated multi-layered loader discovered in A41APT campaign.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) : In today’s ransomware-riddled environment, two-factor authentication should also be considered a minimum requirement for all forms of remote access. Email Security: Many attacks escape network security detection through malicious emails, such as phishing , business email compromise (BEC), and ransomware.

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Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 107

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 14, 2022

And DDoS attackers have adopted a tactic from ransomware groups and are seeking payment from victims and potential victims. Meanwhile, the 2021 State of the Data Center Industry research report placed DDoS behind ransomware as the threats that most worry the enterprise. Key Differentiators. Stops Layer 3, 4 and 7 attacks.

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DDOS DNS Firewall Media 124

McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

An architecture diagram below helps demonstrates the system layout and design when a pump is present in the docking station. Figure 2: System Architecture. million dollars to get their oil pipeline running again from ransomware attacks. This is what SpaceCom and any pump docked into the Space Station rely on for their exchange.

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Computers and Electronics Authentication Software Risk 145

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

While we were unable to obtain the same results by analyzing the CERT-UA samples, we subsequently identified a different WhiteBlackCrypt sample matching the WhisperKill architecture and sharing similar code. The following day, Avast Threat Research announced the discovery of new Golang ransomware in Ukraine , which they dubbed HermeticRansom.

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Malware Firmware Government Phishing 135