Cisco Security

JULY 14, 2021

Ransomware is wreaking havoc. Ransomware is making its way outside the cybersecurity space. Most people probably know what ransomware is (if not, go here ). Ransomware is now everyone’s problem – from governments to corporations and even individuals. Why is ransomware so dangerous, especially now? What can we do?

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Herjavec Group

JULY 20, 2021

From the HG Playbook is a blog series where our diverse, specialized thought leaders will discuss all things cybersecurity. We’ve all seen and heard about the most recent surge in ransomware attacks on business and government entities. Why Ransomware has Increased.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Mitigating Ransomware Attacks – Decoupling Encryption Keys From Encrypted Data. While ransomware attacks have been around for decades, their frequency has exponentially increased in the last few years, let alone the past several months during the pandemic. The potency of a ransomware attack lies in its diabolical ingenuity.

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Webroot

JUNE 21, 2021

It’s important for a business to be prepared with an exercised business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) plan plan before its hit with ransomware so that it can resume operations as quickly as possible. It’s also essential to ensure end-users are trained on ransomware threats as a part of a good security awareness training program.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In this blog post, we'll explore what CaaS is and how it has impacted the contemporary threat landscape. Some common examples of Cybercrime-as-a-Service offerings include: Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS): Cybercriminals offer ransomware packages that other individuals or groups can use to infect and encrypt their targets' data.

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Pentester Academy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Lab Walkthrough — The WannaCry Ransomware In our lab walkthrough series, we go through selected lab exercises on our INE Platform. Introduction In May 2017, a worldwide ransomware attack infamously known as WannaCry was set in motion. Ransomware damages would cost the world $5 billion (USD) in 2017. wannacry.zip.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

Backups… Let’s Get This Out of the Way. A challenge with outsourcing backup responsibilities is that companies often have no say in how often or the level at which third parties back up their information. “With ransomware being as big as it is right now, one of the first answers that everyone goes to is backups.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2022

“It is recommended that your QNAP NAS stay behind your router and firewall without a public IP address. The vendor also warned customers in January to secure their NAS devices immediately from active ransomware and brute-force attacks. You can schedule updates to avoid interrupting backup/sync or other tasks.

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Cisco Security

MAY 24, 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed that DarkSide, a Russian cybercriminal hacking group that targets victims using ransomware and extortion was behind the Colonial Pipeline attack. Have backups ready. After paying a $4.4 Isolate your OT and IT networks.

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 28, 2023

To lay it out, several factors got my attention as this being unusual: They’re not ransomware or DDoS kids. Even Wordpress backups, as apparently people build CRMs on Wordpress nowadays (I’m old). So even if you firewall off all incoming network traffic, if outgoing traffic is allowed they can still reach back to the server.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear. Social engineering invariably is the first step in cyber attacks ranging from phishing and ransomware to business email compromise ( BEC ) scams and advanced persistent threat ( APT ) hacks. It’s already happening.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2022

BlackByte is a full-featured ransomware family that first emerged around July 2021. The ransomware was originally written in C# and later redeveloped in the Go programming language around September 2021. The threat group exfiltrates data prior to deploying ransomware and leaks the stolen information if a ransom is not paid.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Implement a robust backup strategy that includes both onsite and offsite backups.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Here is a blog about the dark web I had written. To protect against these types of threats, businesses should invest in strong cybersecurity measures, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption. Another way hackers use the dark web to target businesses is through Ransomware.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

While cybersecurity advice is often focused on technology like endpoint protection, firewalls and anti-virus, it’s important to remember that behind every breach is a human. These documents will ask users to enable an embedded macro that then delivers malware, usually in the form of ransomware.

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Fox IT

JUNE 23, 2020

WastedLocker is a new ransomware locker we’ve detected being used since May 2020. Evil Corp were previously associated to the Dridex malware and BitPaymer ransomware, the latter came to prominence in the first half of 2017. The new WastedLocker ransomware appeared in May 2020 (a technical description is included below).

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

The most widespread techniques of monetizing cyberattacks include selling stolen databases, extortion (using ransomware) and carding. I will buy accounts for access to corporate VPNs or firewalls (FortiGate, SonicWall, PulseSecure, etc.) I publish log data of Azor ransomware for free, it could be useful for someone.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Phishing, ransomware, site defacement and SEO spam are just some of the most common threats SMBs face online. A web application firewall (WAF) to keep hackers out. A solution that runs regular site backups and can restore website files and the database in case of a site crash. Now, you can set up your online storefront.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 20, 2023

Similarly, a firewall, network access control, privileged identity management, SSL, TLS etc. For the purpose of this blog – we are going to use the term information security to mean both cyber and information security. Particularly with the rise in ransomware attacks which essentially can render personal data inaccessible.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 28, 2018

API-based CASB solutions are a much more seamlessly integrated approach to CASB technology in the cloud as opposed to a firewall-based approach. p> Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery – Backups and Recovery One of the most often overlooked areas in security is business continuity and disaster recovery.

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