Cisco Security

JULY 14, 2021

For example, they will compromise backup systems so that administrators cannot use them to restore data. Oftentimes, phishing and social engineering are used to steal credentials and/or get employees to click on a malicious link or attachment. Store backups offline so they cannot be found by cyber intruders.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

It even took steps to make it harder for victims to recover from data backups. Bill Lawrence, CISO, SecurityGate.io. VPNs, firewalls, email gateways have all been misused recently to gain a foothold with privilege inside an organization’s network without having to phish a user or hope for open RDP to compromise.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Phishing Campaign Assessment (PCA) : Evaluates an organization’s susceptibility and reaction to phishing emails. In particular, local governments looking to be eligible for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program must include these best practices in their cybersecurity plan: Multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. Multi-factor authentication : Protects stolen credentials against use by requiring more than a simple username and password combination for access to resources.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2022

Russia has very advanced cyber warfare skills which keep them hidden once a network is compromised, although ironically, the initial attack vectors are typically those of low-tech email phishing campaigns, taking advantage of people reusing already compromised passwords or using easily guessed passwords.”. Tactics and Responses.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

The truth is that solutions like single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) can spell disaster if initial access is all a malicious actor needs to traverse the network’s resources. Prevent Rely solely on offline backups Disallow unnecessary file sharing. Old way New way. Malicious Cloud Applications.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

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. Is it a phishing campaign? Number one trend is simply through phishing. Maybe your first concern is to make sure the company is functional.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It’s pretty devastating in that it arrives through phishing or some other common attack vector, sits on your network for a period of time, and then encrypts your data such that the system is inoperable until you pay a ransom for the decryption key. He was the first CISO for a US presidential campaign, working for Pete Buttigieg.

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