eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

So … the EDR missed an indicator of compromise, and while it may have compensated for it later, the firewall should have stopped inbound/outbound traffic but failed to do so.” Lace Tempest (Storm-0950, overlaps w/ FIN11, TA505) authenticates as the user with the highest privileges to exfiltrate files,” Microsoft notes.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Backups Passwords Software 97

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Healthcare and Public Health sector with ransomware. businesses, mainly in the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector, with ransomware operations. 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.

Ransomware 68

Ransomware VPN Cybercrime Accountability 68

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada. Zeppelin actors request ransom payments in Bitcoin, they range from several thousand dollars to over a million dollars.

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Ransomware Encryption Firmware Backups 85

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Authentication guarantees that users are who they say they are, typically through usernames and passwords or multi-factor authentication (MFA). Authorization governs what activities users are permitted to take after being authenticated. healthcare, finance) that impose strict security standards.

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Encryption DDOS Authentication Firewall 91

Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2022

Ransomware has targeted schools, local governments, and, during this pandemic, even hospitals and healthcare providers…An estimated three out of every four victims of ransomware is a small business.” Estimates on the amount of ransoms paid in 2020 run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. ” Senator Chuck Grassley.

Small Business 80

Small Business Cybersecurity Ransomware Backups 80

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

Firewall supplier Check Point Software Technologies has reported a massive surge in the registration of coronavirus-related domains, since Jan. Targeting key sectors The healthcare sector and local governments carry a huge burden and must communicate extensively and exhaustively to get us clear of COVID-19. It’s already happening.

Social Engineering 174

Social Engineering Cyber Attacks Scams Engineering 174

NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Logins without multi-factor authentication. Hunt and destroy or encrypt backups hosted in local and cloud networks as well as virtual machine snapshots. Enable multi-factor authentication. Protect your backup systems. Does backup protect against ransomware? Test your ability to restore from backups.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

An organization must: Prepare a good backup policy and procedure. The classic approach of a modern firewall , robust network security , and advanced endpoint security would be reasonable. We should use multi-factor authentication. Simple Ransomware Recovery. A Checklist of Post-Attack Tasks. How to Prepare for Ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Examples include GDPR in Europe, HIPAA in healthcare, and PCI DSS for payment card data. Backup files: Regularly back-up public cloud resources. Use web application firewall (WAF): WAF screens requests based on IP addresses or HTTP headers, identifies code injection attempts, and defines response quotas.

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Risk DDOS Data breaches Encryption 116

Cisco Security

JULY 14, 2021

Indeed ransomware has entered the mainstream as threat actors increasingly focus their attention on critical infrastructure providers that can’t afford any downtime or disruption from a cyber incident – from food and transportation suppliers to energy and healthcare systems. Store backups offline so they cannot be found by cyber intruders.

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Ransomware Technology Government Phishing 144

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In addition to Cyber Vision, the Cisco IoT Threat Defense also includes firewalls , identity service engines (ISE), secure endpoints, and SOAR. NetCloud for IoT offers remote management, dynamic routing protocols, zone-based firewalls, and extensibility for securing edge environments.

IoT 130

IoT Risk Firewall Software 130

Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

As is often the case, the cost of restoring files from backups can amount to more than paying the ransom. Backups aren’t working. Restoring from backup is certainly preferable to paying the bad guys for the damage they have inflicted. Ransomware today can actually look for backup files along with user data.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups Data breaches Encryption 52

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Security rules, access restrictions, and firewalls may be customized for each VLAN. Setting access rules: Access controls , such as authentication, role-based access controls, and permissions management, limit access to sensitive data and resources.

Data privacy 102

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2022

Therefore this article will focus on data lake-specific concerns and also ignore aspects of security that apply general and well understood security such as: identity verification , scanning for malware , resilience ( backups , etc.), firewalls , network threat detection, and incident response.

Encryption 112

Encryption Big data Government Technology 112

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

While MSPs also provide a wide range of business services, here we’ll focus on managed IT and cybersecurity service providers. Types of IT MSPs Of course, even within these categories lie many different specialties. For IT services and infrastructure, some larger MSPs will provide generalist services and attempt to solve all problems.

Penetration Testing 89

Penetration Testing Software Cybersecurity Risk 89

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

While MSPs also provide a wide range of business services, here we’ll focus on managed IT and cybersecurity service providers. Types of IT MSPs Of course, even within these categories lie many different specialties. For IT services and infrastructure, some larger MSPs will provide generalist services and attempt to solve all problems.

Penetration Testing 76

Penetration Testing Software Cybersecurity Risk 76

SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

I will buy accounts for access to corporate VPNs or firewalls (FortiGate, SonicWall, PulseSecure, etc.) Company is a private healthcare organization with its own laboratory. There is access to a network, admin-level access, direct connection to SSH servers, access to backups. Screenshot translation. I have a small team.

VPN 89

VPN Accountability Ransomware Encryption 89

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

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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Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 94