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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. To prepare for ransomware attacks, Okumu stressed the importance of an incident response plan (IRP) that addresses both the technology and business sides of recovery. Backup Strategy. Having a backup strategy is also critical.

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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. CISA, GSA, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) help monitor for issues in the namespace. Partner up!

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How to build a cyber capable board

Security Boulevard

Ask your cyber exec to explain the threats facing the organisation. 2 Talk to your CISO. Few chief information security officers (CISOs) have a close relationship with the board in their organisations?—?many discuss how your company’s culture supports cyber security and risk management. many do not report to it directly.

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How Information Security Breaks The Classic IT Model

Security Boulevard

That $3.29, even with cyber insurance, is still a significant hit to the organization’s bottom line. The CISO should be the ultimate authority when reducing cybersecurity operations, personnel, and budgets. Technology Producers and Corporate Consumers. One group consumes the technology while the other one is the enabler.

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Simplifying the fight against ransomware: An expert explains

Malwarebytes

In other words, ransomware attackers are not usually using any advanced technology or tactics: a lot of times it’s simply an attack of opportunity. How do you restore from backups , and what backups are most important to restore from first? For example, your network might have had a vulnerability.