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#ISC2CONGRESS – Lessons Learned from the Baltimore Ransomware Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

The only saving grace was that the city had invested in both on-premise and cloud backups. When trying to log on to their computers, users were getting a message saying the systems had been encrypted with Ransom.Robinhood ransomware. Backup Strategy. Having a backup strategy is also critical. Still, it cost U.S. $18

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Local government cybersecurity: 5 best practices

Malwarebytes

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. Data encryption for data at rest and in transit. Baltimore learned this the hard way. (An Enhanced logging. Consider outsourcing.

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Simplifying the fight against ransomware: An expert explains

Malwarebytes

A solution that provides options for file recovery (in case something does get encrypted) Finally, these features are valuable for detecting and thwarting all malware , not just ransomware: Exploit prevention Behavioral detection of never-before-seen malware Malicious website blocking Brute force protection.