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Six Steps to Protect Your Organization from Ransomware | #RansomwareWeek

CyberSecurity Insiders

Conduct risk assessments and penetration tests to determine the organization’s attack surface and what tools, processes and skills are in place to defend against attacks. If an attack occurs, Gartner notes, the press is likely to contact company directors, not the CISO. Data Backup. Initial Assessments. Least Privilege.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources. Passwordless authentication : Eliminates passwords in favor of other types of authentication such as passkeys, SSO, biometrics, or email access. 50% cloud targets.

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Vulnerability Management Policy Template

eSecurity Planet

Testing must be performed to verify that resources have been installed, configured, integrated, and secured without error or gap in security. Active Vulnerability Detection Vulnerability scans and penetration testing will be performed [quarterly] and after significant changes to resources to test for unknown vulnerabilities.

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Simplifying the fight against ransomware: An expert explains

Malwarebytes

How do you restore from backups , and what backups are most important to restore from first? Start with your CISO, COO and all department heads, as well as any security staff you have,” Kujawa says. What is the company’s policy on dealing with attackers ? What data is most vulnerable , and how can you protect that data?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Digital Forensics

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: So you’re CISO at a major corporation and all of sudden there’s been a ransomware attack in your network, and it’s spreading throughout your infrastructure. In my character, I like to research things, so basically I started with penetration testing, and I still do that. So what led Paula into forensics?