eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

An organization must: Prepare a good backup policy and procedure. Paying for internal assessments and penetration tests by a third party can provide fresh thinking and a level of assurance for stakeholders such as customers, the board of directors, and the insurance company that wrote our cyber insurance policy.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In this comprehensive article, we will examine the evolution and surge in these double extortion campaigns, look at real-world examples of how high-profile companies have been significantly impacted, and provide best practices for defending against and recovering from such attacks. Use immutable object storage for backups.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2022

In just a few years, cyber has transformed from the nerd in the corner into the Kim Kardashian of risk. businesses can be built on, and destroyed by, cyber risk. Ask your cyber exec to explain the threats facing the organisation. discuss how your company’s culture supports cyber security and risk management.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

And a key part of building out any cybersecurity policy for your local government is to develop an organizational understanding of risk to systems, people, data, and so on. Take cyber insurance , for example. Related : Cyber threat hunting for SMBs: How MDR can help. Also delivered free of charge by the NCATS team.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

For readers coming to this article in a ransomware emergency, see How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack. While a typical ransomware attack just encrypts the data, exfiltration raises the risk by threatening to make sensitive data public. The developer has fewer risks, and the buyer does all of the work.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

But the season-four episode “Decrypt” did capture many of the key elements that play into an attack scenario, including incident response, the role of cyber insurance agencies, and the ethics of paying. SC Media asked two cyber experts with health care experience for their own take on which parts of the episode – written by Thomas L.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2022

Milwaukee-based cyber intelligence firm Hold Security this week posted a screenshot on Twitter of a conversation in which one Conti member claims to have a journalist on their payroll who can be hired to write articles that put pressure on victim companies to pay a ransom demand. “There will be trades with the insurance company?

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