Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Chief information security officers (CISOs) should proactively implement strategies and protect their infrastructures against hacking months and weeks leading up to this busy time of the year.  Top holiday cybersecurity tips for CISOs With so many things going on, where should you focus your resources?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

“If you want proof we have hacked T-Systems as well. ” Schafer said another mitigating factor was that VCPI had contracted with a third-party roughly six months prior to the attack to establish off-site data backups that were not directly connected to the company’s infrastructure. You may confirm this with them.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2023

The CISO of Acronis downplayed a recent intrusion, revealing that only one customer was impacted. database, backup configuration stuff, screenshots of backup operations, “Based on our investigation so far, the credentials used by a single specific customer to upload diagnostic data to Acronis support have been compromised.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The organization might discover something 10 to 15 minutes after a DC gets hacked, and terminate the attacker’s session, but the question becomes, what did they do during those 10 to 15 minutes?,” Cyber resiliency Even the FBI acknowledges that restarting systems from backup is not easy — under the best of circumstances.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The industry houses valuable patient data in abundance, and cybercriminals have become skilled at using powerful hacking tools to launch more weaponized and severe ransomware attacks against providers. A solid cybersecurity posture is only as strong as its policies, backups and disaster plans. Implement Threat Awareness Training.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 16, 2020

At the onset of the year, we predicted that the top priority for any CISO or CIO will be to manage the risk associated with digital transformation and enhance their security programs in order to keep up with new technological complexity. As we close out 2020, it’s no secret that this year has had more than its fair share of challenges.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

” SecurityScorecard CISO Mike Wilkes also noted the potential for malware and ransomware attacks to become much worse. See also: Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection. There are various aspects and implications that CISOs and their teams will need to understand in order to keep money secure.

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McAfee

OCTOBER 31, 2021

At McAfee Enterprise and FireEye we work to track malicious actors and integrate intelligence into our products and make content available for CISO, CEO etc. You should also maintain regular, offline backups and have an incident response plan ready. It’s important to understand the threat and what is happening. By Christiaan Beek.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2022

As hacks and extortion become more and more frequent, to truly minimize the risk of potential extortion and lost clear text data, a data security platform, specifically data-in-use encryption, also referred to as encryption-in-use, is the only option for complete protection and peace of mind.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 28, 2025

A pattern of attacks against global retail brands Police sources told the BBC that the hacking group Scattered Spider , a cybercrime gang reportedly including teenage members, is suspected of involvement. Haviv Rosh, CTO at Pathlock, suggests that CISOs must operate under the assumption that a breach is inevitable.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2022

The CISO should be the ultimate authority when reducing cybersecurity operations, personnel, and budgets. Number of endpoints that require backup for compliance. IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach study revealed a single data breach could cost a company up to $3.29 The number of endpoints required to have EDR/XDR security.

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Spinone

JULY 29, 2020

Here’s how our solution helps with these tasks: CISO A CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) is a C-level employee whose task is to oversee corporate security strategy. Analysts often work together with security architects. Security Architect A security architect is one of the senior-level IT security positions.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 14, 2024

RansomHub, now the most active ransomware group, has significantly upped its game by teaming up with the hacking group “ Scattered Spider.” For a CISO, sticking to policy terms is crucial to maintain coverage and avoid financial burdens. However, some cyber insurance policies explicitly forbid ransom payments.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

It is not only the CISO, CSO or CIO’s responsibility to care and do the right thing. The company should also perform frequent backups of key data and shut off old servers and virtual machines that aren’t being used anymore. Everyone is responsible and accountable.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

At the same time the need for data encryption that can withstand post-quantum hacking is nearly universal, as relevant to the small, mom and pop business as it is to Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. It’s why NIST will ultimately choose multiple algorithms to standardize and hold another handful close at hand as backup options.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Consequently, when different sophisticated hacking techniques, types of assaults, and malware are learned, your innocent employees become your cyber security partners. I’m not exaggerating: A s ecure cloud backup solution can save hours, days, months and years of your team’s work.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2021

Track : Exploitation and Ethical Hacking. Joe Carson | Chief Security Scientist & Advisory CISO, ThycoticCentrify. Update, patch, and backup your devices before you leave home. Paula Januszkiewicz | CEO and Founder, CQURE Inc. and CQURE Academy. Mike Jankowski-Lorek | Director of Consulting, CQURE Inc.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

Last Friday, July 2, in a matter of a few minutes, a Russian hacking collective, known as REvil, distributed leading-edge ransomware to thousands of small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) across the planet — and succeeded in locking out critical systems in at least 1,500 of them. Bill Lawrence, CISO, SecurityGate.io.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Cybersecurity: The CISO’s View: You’ll know about the pillars and rules that assure cybersecurity, find out about the role of the Chief Information Security Officer. No hacking or programming experience is needed. Price: free Duration: 5 weeks Format: you get lessons in your email every two days.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2024

SolarWinds redux In many ways, CrowdStrike was a repeat of the SolarWinds supply chain hack. Dylan Owen , CISO, Nightwing Owen Now is a good time to review incident response plans and identify any weak spots, like missing backups. Don’t fall victim to downloading phony solutions.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

For example, it is unclear how much data would have been unrecoverable if a decryption key had not become available as the HSE’s backup infrastructure was only periodically backed up to offline tape. “For example, they do not have a CISO or a Security Operations Center established.”

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Related: High-profile healthcare hacks in 2021. Remember to implement and enforce these suggestions with the traditional Information Security principles we all need to remain secure: good access control (passwords, multifactor authentication, least privilege rights), patch management, frequent backups, and audit logs.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Ransomware has become one of the most dangerous and high-profile problems facing CIOs and CISOs worldwide. The threat actor claimed to have hacked into T-Mobile’s production, staging, and development services two weeks prior to the event, including an Oracle database server containing customer data, sources told the Bleeping Computer.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2022

There also was a list of responses companies should take if they’ve been compromised, including isolating affected systems and maintaining and securing backups. Rick Holland, CISO and vice president of strategy at cybersecurity vendor Digital Shadows, told eSecurity Planet that a key message from the alert is the use of logs.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

PBS : Judy Woodruff: Officials confirm that a Russian criminal group is behind the hacking of a crucial energy pipeline. The Biden administration said it is working with a Colonial Pipeline Company to deal with the cyber hack and its effects. It’s about challenging our expectations of people who hack for a living.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

While cybersecurity has its bad side (breaches, hacks, AI); it also has a good side (good practitioners and vendors fighting the good fight, AI). Preparing for Q-Day in 2025 should be a top priority for CISOs for this very reason. Death, taxes, and cybersecurity. Growing patchwork of U.S.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

It’s about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. Vamosi: So you’re CISO at a major corporation and all of sudden there’s been a ransomware attack in your network, and it’s spreading throughout your infrastructure. An incomplete backup combined with a broken decryptor.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The FBI and other global law enforcement teams worked together on this case, compromising backups that were later restored by the gang, giving authorities access to internal systems, a tactic often deployed by the gang itself. Are the backups stored offline? Have we tested our ability to revert to backups during an incident?".

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2024

It cites cyber incidents such as the 2021 Oldsmar water treatment facility hack as examples of real-world risks. Steven Aiello , Field CISO, AHEAD, said lack of funding may be an inhibitor for better securing critical infrastructure like water treatment facilities. "I

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 5, 2025

That headache is real, of course, but accountants and lawyers will step up to sort it out," said Mike Wilkes , Former CISO, MLS; Adjunct Professor, NYU. So what should CISOs do? They should know which parts come from high-risk places and have backup plans ready. given the tensions around core economic impacts of the tariffs.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 27, 2019

At times it can seem like a war of attrition, which brings us to the first series of predictions for 2020: CISOs will get worse at their jobs. We will also see better backup practices that will help minimize or neutralize the threat of these attacks. . Buckle up, because that driverless car might be hacked along the way.

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