Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 15, 2023

The most effective way to ensure data security is through encryption and proper key management. Key Management as a Service (KMaaS) allows companies to manage encryption keys more effectively through a cloud-based solution instead of running the service on physical, on-premises hardware.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

Remember, sometimes a little common sense goes a lot further than the fanciest encryption out there. Ransomware is another significant threat, where attackers encrypt an organization's data and demand payment for its release. The key here is implementing smart, affordable cybersecurity strategies that work best for nonprofits.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 24, 2023

“Fortunately, TGH’s monitoring systems and experienced technology professionals effectively prevented encryption, which would have significantly interrupted the hospital’s ability to provide care for patients.” Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Stop malicious encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 In May, cybersecurity researchers revealed that ransomware attacks are increasing their aggressive approach by destroying data instead of encrypting it.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

But it also requires software to orchestrate data movement, backup and restore technology to ensure a current copy of data is available, and the ability to recover systems and data rapidly. This type of backup and DR technology offers RPOs measured in hours. See the Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2023

The incident was noticed on March 14, and a week later PharMerica identified that the personal information accessed included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medication lists and health insurance information. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) further increases security by forcing users to submit many pieces of identification before getting access. Data encryption both in transit and at rest: Patient data should be encrypted in transit and at rest to prevent unauthorized access.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Require phishing-resistant MFA for as many services as possible—particularly for webmail, VPNs, accounts that access critical systems, and privileged accounts that manage backups. Secure PII/PHI at collection points and encrypt the data at rest and in transit by using technologies such as Transport Layer Security (TPS).

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SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2022

The FBI says that since May 2021, North Korea threat actors have used Maui to encrypt servers responsible for healthcare services, such as electronic health records services, diagnostics services, imaging services, and intranet services. The only required argument is a folder path, which Maui will parse and encrypt identified files.".

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2023

As we’ve seen recently, cyber insurance is no guarantee of avoiding a ransomware pitfall either with refusal of payout being decided in a court of law. Ensure your RDP points are locked down with a good password and multi-factor authentication. Backup your data. Make an emergency plan sooner, rather than later.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 23, 2021

This is the act of exfiltrating sensitive data from the victim network before the encryption stage of the attack[1]. J Jaramillo Insurance . An insurance company in Puerto Rico. . lafand wbadmin to delete any backups . Malware analysis researchers have also discovered that LockBit 2.0 Deckx Garage . Belgium .

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

According to open-source reporting, since August 2020, DarkSide actors have been targeting multiple large, high-revenue organizations, resulting in the encryption and theft of sensitive data. Require multi-factor authentication for remote access to OT and IT networks. Implement regular data backup procedures .

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SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

Upon discovery, Prominence reset all user credentials and secured the impacted environment, launching an investigation and data restoration processes from its backup systems. But the insurer is notifying all 45,000 members from the 2019 to 2020 timeframe, as a precaution. Notably, not all plan members were affected by the incident.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Take cyber insurance , for example. Cyber insurance can prevent local governments from having to pay huge out of pocket costs in the event that they’re hit with a cyberattack. An important caveat here is that cyber insurance is becoming increasingly expensive: check out our article on 4 ways to save money on cyber insurance ).

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) as soon and as efficiently as possible. Backup all critical data at least daily, and preferably more often, to offline storage and protected with MFA and immutable encryption. Having insurance and the ability to pay a ransom is not the answer!

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

Double-extortion attacks, which include data exfiltration in addition to encryption, are rising even faster at 117% year-over-year. This allows you to minimize the data that can be encrypted or stolen, reducing the blast radius of an attack. Deploy inline data loss prevention. Have a response plan.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. When a scenario like that occurs, it’s important to have triage and backup procedures in place to minimize the overall damage a cyber attack can deal to your business.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Destructive attacks and the sale of direct access into corporate networks are also rising trends and the lucrative payoff potential from all these is changing how adversaries approach their craft; a typical ransomware attack today is designed to do a lot more than simply encrypt data.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Logins without multi-factor authentication. In addition to encrypting data and holding it hostage, ransomware attackers also upload valuable data to other systems on the internet. Rather than stealthily copying the data, ransomware attackers may upload the data quickly to a website via FTP using SSH encryption.

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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. These keys are available to the attacker, and the encryption can only be decrypted using a private key. How Does Ransomware Work?

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Fundamentally, across the site, strong password policies and multi-factor authentication (MFA) must be enabled. Backing this up with MFA—via a third-party authenticator app—will ensure all login attempts are valid and verified, which will help if multiple users are trying to access a WordPress back-end.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

is perhaps better known as the online identity verification service that many states now use to help staunch the loss of billions of dollars in unemployment insurance and pandemic assistance stolen each year by identity thieves. prompts users to choose a multi-factor authentication (MFA) option. These days, ID.me

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SC Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

Credential monitoring, password policy, [multi-factor authentication], are preventable problems. Then, as bonus ones: Encrypt your data at rest, use intelligence services to monitor for breaches and catching the initial access brokers. Sometimes they have the cyber insurance policy. We call those “string alongs.”

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

An organization must: Prepare a good backup policy and procedure. We should encrypt data at rest. We should use multi-factor authentication. We also need to periodically check that the policy is up to date with the latest insurance providers, incident response vendors, attorneys, and executives’ contact information.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A ransomware attack can be achieved by encrypting files or folders, preventing system access to the hard drive, and manipulating the master boot record to interrupt the system’s boot process. MFA is also a mandatory requirement by insurers to qualify for cyber liability insurance. This gives your workers flexible MFA options.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

And this often happens when the hacker, the so-called threat actor, starts encrypting the computer systems. Encrypting computer systems can bring business operations to a standstill, partially because attacks usually occur when the company is least ready to respond e.g., at Christmas, during the summer, and on weekends.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 21, 2020

The ISO assisted the college in restoring locally managed IT services and systems from backup copies. The University had servers encrypted but restored the systems and the access from backups. Why pay if you have restored access to your encrypted system, the way the University of Utah was able to do?

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybersecurity measures, including robust encryption, secure authentication protocols, and regular security audits, can, of course, be utilized as part of a formidable defense against unauthorized access – but no security technologies should be deployed ad-hoc; security must be well planned and implemented carefully.

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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. It’s realistic that the bad guys had infected all the backups. You don’t negotiate with terrorists,” she says.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

” Over the next few weeks, chats from encrypted Telegram, and other communications were leaked. Obviously, organizations gotten smart to that and they started doing offline backups securing their backups differently, so that they would continue to have access and availability. By no means. Of the of the incident.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybersecurity measures, including robust encryption, secure authentication protocols, and regular security audits, can, of course, be utilized as part of a formidable defense against unauthorized access – but no security technologies should be deployed ad-hoc; security must be well planned and implemented carefully.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Among the Twilio customers targeted was encrypted messaging service Signal , which relied on Twilio to provide phone number verification services. Signal said that with their access to Twilio’s internal tools, the attackers were able to re-register those users’ phone numbers to another device. ” SEPTEMBER. A report commissioned by Sen.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 6, 2021

The eight areas are: Application Control Patch Applications Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings User Application Hardening Restrict Administrative Privileges Patch Operating Systems Multi Factor Authentication Daily Backups Each area comes with guidance to improve maturity of the area. Watch this space — there’s more to come!

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Spinone

JULY 8, 2020

An extremely important compliance regulation today is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)? Google does offer S/MIME email encryption. What is HIPAA?

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Whether it is synchronized files from on-premises to cloud environments or the risk of encryption of cloud email, ransomware is a real threat to your data. As is often the case, the cost of restoring files from backups can amount to more than paying the ransom. Backups aren’t working. Why do businesses pay the ransom?

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 9, 2023

A security bulletin released on May 31, 2023 by Progress Software states: “A SQL injection vulnerability has been found in the MOVEit Transfer web application that could allow an un-authenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to MOVEit Transfer's database. Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups.

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