Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

While implementation of security technologies such as multi-factor authentication and encryption have slightly increased, we have not yet reached the level where the majority of applications, data and operational technology are fully protected. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up. Governments step up to protect all businesses.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Encryption and data backup. To create strong passwords that are hard to guess, combine the two-factor authentication with your password for verification purposes. Invest in cybersecurity insurance. Cybersecurity insurance involves the transfer of financial risk that may arise from doing business online.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

Information such as social security numbers, dates of birth, insurance details, and payment card information can fetch considerable sums, depending on the authenticity and novelty of the sourced data. Law enforcement agencies worldwide have been intensifying their efforts to apprehend notorious ransomware gangs.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

.” The CPU will address critical vulnerabilities in Oracle Essbase, Graph Server and Client, Secure Backup, Communications Applications, Communications, Construction and Engineering, Enterprise Manager, Financial Services Applications, Fusion Middleware, Insurance Applications, PeopleSoft, Support Tools, and Utilities Applications.

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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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SecureWorld News

APRIL 9, 2024

without the ability to get insurance approval for services ranging from a drug prescription to a life saving operation. Many pharmacies have been unable to give patients medicine due to insurance verification failures. But it's not just doctors. Our modern healthcare system is deeply dependent on computers and data networks.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

The costs of recovering from such incidents, especially for smaller organizations without cyber insurance, can be devastating. Having basic cyber hygiene Advanced technology is important, but basics like regular data backups, software updates, strong password policies, and multi-factor authentication are fundamental.

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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). Create offsite, offline backups.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 24, 2023

The information varied from person to person, but may have included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers (SSNs), health insurance information, medical record numbers, patient account numbers, dates of service and/or limited treatment information used by TGH for its business operations.

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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

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Backup and encryption.

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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. Only store personal patient data on internal systems that are protected by firewalls, and ensure extensive backups are available if data is ever compromised.

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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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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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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. Planning for disaster recovery and routine data backup: Healthcare businesses may suffer severe consequences due to data loss or system malfunctions.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 9, 2022

Another attack in early August, this time against a healthcare management firm in Dallas, Texas, resulted in the theft of valuable information, including patient information, health insurance and financial data. Securing healthcare and medical organizations.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 13, 2023

Backup Information It’s always a good idea to back up your data in case of any unexpected event. Most operating systems provide cloud storage options for easy backups. Set up 2FA : Setting up two-factor authentication (2FA) on your accounts can give you an extra layer of security against online threats.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 15, 2023

KMaaS can help organizations comply with industry regulations and standards such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) by providing secure key lifecycle management and encryption services.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

US agencies warn that groups employed DarkSide ransomware in attacks aimed at organizations across various Critical Infrastructure sectors, including manufacturing, legal, insurance, healthcare, and energy. Require multi-factor authentication for remote access to OT and IT networks. Implement regular data backup procedures .

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Use multi-factor authentication. That’s where multi-factor authentication (MFA) comes in. Make offsite, offline backups. To make this possible you’ll need comprehensive, recently tested, backups that are both offline and offsite, beyond the reach of your attackers. Can your EDR handle a ransomware attack?

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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

APRIL 23, 2021

Particularly audacious social media scams entail cybercriminals creating a dummy account, sometimes called a sock account, then seeking connections with real accounts to add legitimacy to their profiles in order to up the authenticity factor of their phishing messages. In today’s world, a cyberattack is launched every 39 seconds.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

." — Asaf Lerner, Director, Thales, speaking during a Remote Session Broadcast: Why Authentication and Access Management Is the Foundation of Security in a Zero Trust World, now on demand. #7. And that's just good, regular backups of data. And part of that is going to be your cyber liability insurance.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 23, 2021

J Jaramillo Insurance . An insurance company in Puerto Rico. . lafand wbadmin to delete any backups . Enable multifactor authentication (MFA) for all user accounts if possible. Perform frequent backups and recovery tasks based on system criticality (daily, weekly, or monthly), and keep backups offline and encrypted.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 8, 2022

health insurance policy and group plan number, group plan provider, claim information). The types of protected health information potentially involved (only if this information was provided to MRIoA) include contact and demographic information (i.e.,

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SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2022

On the plus side, manual execution allows mature defense teams the ability to respond before the entire environment is encrypted, and allows for recovery from backups for specific folders instead of rebuilding the systems or environment from the ground up.". What is North Korea up to?

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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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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. Some can’t afford not to pay, and some are covered by cyber insurance. Enable multi-factor authentication. Protect your backup systems.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

Prepare for the worst with cyber insurance, a data backup plan, and a response plan as part of your overall business continuity and disaster recovery program. Apply software security patches and conduct regular security awareness employee training to reduce vulnerabilities that can be exploited by cybercriminals. Have a response plan.

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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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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

They might identify home users with publicly exposed devices and target them with a phishing email, but more typically we see adversaries go after poorly configured edge devices, such as a Windows server with Remote Desktop Protocol exposed and no multifactor authentication in place as an ideal access vector.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

An organization must: Prepare a good backup policy and procedure. 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. Simple Ransomware Recovery.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Focus on implementing robust backup and disaster recovery plans, user training, and the sharing of threat intelligence. Camellia Chan , Co-Founder and CEO, Flexxon Chan In a single month, major breaches hit MGM, DP World Australia, Philippine Health Insurance – just to name a few.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Multifactor authentication (MFA) can protect critical applications and devices, as can zero trust security principles. Ransomware-proof backups: You can limit the damage caused by ransomware by maintaining an effective backup and disaster recovery plan. But make sure you manage the encryption keys well.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

Credential monitoring, password policy, [multi-factor authentication], are preventable problems. Sometimes they have the cyber insurance policy. It actually almost matches up with maybe 70% or 80% of the clients that we’re supporting, who had almost identical attacks with an old credential, with a weak password on a VPN.

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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. It had cyber insurance: "The university’s cyber insurance policy paid part of the ransom, and the university covered the remainder.

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