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Ransomware and Cyber Extortion in Q4 2024

Digital Shadows

To gain access to internal networks, Akira targeted local accounts with disabled multifactor authentication (MFA) and SonicOS firmware versions vulnerable to exploitation, often exposed to the internet for virtual private network (VPN) access. In addition, aligning PowerShell policies with user roles further minimizes abuse.

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12 Essential Risk Mitigation Strategies for 2024

Centraleyes

Additionally, ensure that updates are authentic and delivered over secure channels to maintain the integrity of software installations. Maintain a list of trusted certificates to validate the authenticity of executable files and scripts. Time is of the essence when it comes to patch management.

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Best Disaster Recovery Solutions for 2022

eSecurity Planet

“With a cyberattack, it’s more than just data that needs protecting—at risk is really the entire physical infrastructure from applications and operating systems down to low-level firmware and BIOS. The Cyber Incident Recovery offering provides immutable and air-gapped backup for data recovery with at least one offline backup copy.

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Zero Trust: Can It Be Implemented Outside the Cloud?

eSecurity Planet

I am very surprised that the cyber insurance industry has not required zero trust architecture already, but perhaps the $1.4 All resource authentication and authorization are dynamic and strictly enforced before access is allowed. Networks need to be segmented and authenticated. No asset is inherently trusted.

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