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8Base ransomware operators use a new variant of the Phobos ransomware

Security Affairs

8Base ransomware operators were observed using a variant of the Phobos ransomware in a recent wave of attacks. Cisco Talos researchers observed 8Base ransomware operators using a variant of the Phobos ransomware in recent attacks. The ransomware component is then decrypted and loaded into the SmokeLoader process’ memory.

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Ransomware Attacks on Schools: 'Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels' Stop Online Learning

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Ransomware attack shuts down California online learning. In Central California, the Selma Unified School District abruptly stopped online classes during the middle of the day because of a ransomware attack which was spreading across the district's network. Ransomware attack hits North Carolina schools.

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Top 7 SaaS Security Gaps for SMBs

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E-mail and file storage are basic necessities when it comes to businesses services. Maintaining these systems on-premises can be expensive, time consuming, require a great deal of support, and can encounter scalability issues depending on business growth. Not Backing up SaaS Data Backups are part of cloud security?

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Office 365 Backup. The Cost of Data Loss

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Microsoft’s Office 365 public cloud solution has become a major player in the public cloud space with many businesses either migrating to Office 365 from on-premises environments or other public cloud vendors. Let’s take a look at the topic – Office 365 Backup Why Important?

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Cloud Security Checklist

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The cloud has certainly matured as a platform and solution for today’s business-critical applications. Organizations have chosen to run not only production virtual machines on top of cloud infrastructure but also business services such as email and file storage. This could not be further from the truth.

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Ultimate Guide for Cloud Apps Audit for Education

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There is arguably no organization today that isn’t at least considering hosting business services in the public cloud. Cloud has revolutionized the way businesses thinking about their infrastructure. Cloud Ransomware Protection Ransomware poses a tremendous threat to data of all kinds.

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G Suite Admin Tasks Every Google Administrator Should Do

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However, by utilizing Google’s powerful infrastructure and software stack, businesses today are able to quickly have access to the same powerful infrastructure running Google’s services, as well as plug into Google’s business services such as Gmail , Google Team Drives , Google Calendar, and many other Google services.

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