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Are You Vulnerable To Ransomware? 6 Questions to Ask Yourself

Vipre

Do you backup your business data regularly? Backup your data, system images, and configurations, test your backups, and keep the backups offline. Verify the integrity of those backups and test the restoration process to ensure it is working. Download: SMBs Under Attack eBook.

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How to Mitigate Ransomware Attacks with MFA

Duo's Security Blog

And for more information on protecting against ransomware, be sure to check out our ebook: Protecting Against Ransomware: Zero Trust Security for a Modern Workforce. Once the malware has been installed and spread, hackers can gain access to sensitive data and backup data, which they encrypt to hold the information hostage.

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Bad Luck: BlackCat Ransomware Bulletin

Security Boulevard

The ransomware targets virtual machines and snapshots, looking to escape containers, encrypt any possible persistence, and wipe out backups that weren’t carefully archived. Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Use multifactor authentication where possible. FBI Flash Briefing.

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Unless Your ID Cloud Vendor Can Fulfill These 5 Requirements, Proceed With Caution

Security Boulevard

Selecting a cloud vendor to help host your identity-related functions — such as user authentication, authorization, single sign-on, federation, and identity management — can be a business booster and a way to streamline efficiencies. Threatpost Cloud Security, The Forecast for 2022, eBook, page 26. Watch the full video here.

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To Cover or Not to Cover: The Cyber Liability Insurance Quandary Facing Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses

Duo's Security Blog

MFA is a necessity, not a luxury There is a good reason that nearly every cyber liability insurance carrier requires multi-factor authentication (MFA) and why, according to wholesale specialty insurance distributors CRC Group , clients without MFA risk non-renewal or a retention hike of 100% or more. What are you doing about backups?

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Understanding How Code Signing Impacts Your Organization

Security Boulevard

A modification to an IT script such as one responsible for backups could put all this sensitive data at risk. When properly protected, code signing is an effective tool to stop the spread of malware, and nearly every organization relies on code signing to confirm their code is authentic and hasn’t been corrupted with malware.

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What is ransomware-as-a-service and how is it evolving?

Malwarebytes

Companies have gotten more aware of ransomware and better prepared in terms of things like backups, for example. And this is why things like patching, two-factor authentication, and multi-vector Endpoint Protection (EP) are so important,” Stockley said. Get the eBook: Is MDR right for my business? More resources.