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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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

No wonder this threat keeps our client’s CISO and security teams up at night. Data Security: Airtight Backup If you don’t have a robust Data Loss Protection (DLP) plan, all your security strategy will fall apart. What you should remember when implementing your backup plan is that backups are not ransomware-proof by default.

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Spinone

JANUARY 24, 2020

There are five main ways to get a ransomware infection: Phishing emails Exploit kits Brute force attacks Malicious apps and extensions Infected executables You can get more details in our article, revealing 5 main ransomware sources. It combines backup and ransomware protection functionality to counter the ransomware threat.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Phishing Campaign Assessment (PCA) : Evaluates an organization’s susceptibility and reaction to phishing emails. In Michigan’s Cyber Partners Program , for example, local communities receive services from a CISO-level consultant. Conducted free of charge by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Here’s a scenario for how AD is factoring into ransomware attacks: The attacker gets a toehold inside the network by phishing an employee login , or via a targeted credential stuffing exercise, or through cross-site scripting. Hackers recognize this and so AD has become a favorite target. You should be able to recover in less than 24 hours.”

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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. Adversaries will leverage techniques like phishing, known vulnerabilities, malware, crimeware and more to attain their goal. Prediction: Help Wanted: Bad Guys with Benefits.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Phishing Simulations from Cyber Aware Phishing simulation is a program designed for business owners and employers to train their staff to identify phishing scams. Given that phishing accounts for 90% of data breaches , this simulation must be a part of every company’s security education.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Many security programs focus on employee education (creating a strong password, being aware of phishing, etc.). In addition, make it easy to report security concerns (phishing, data leaks, social engineering , password compromise, etc.). Educate employees. Your employees can be your first line of defense or your weakest link.

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SC Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

The CIOs and CISOs suggested that while real-time patch status may be known for certain devices, it does not exist for many.”. The cause is often system vulnerabilities or insiders, such as clicking on a malicious link in a phishing email or the exploit of a bad application.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

18, 2021, when an employee on a Windows computer opened a booby-trapped Microsoft Excel document in a phishing email that had been sent two days earlier. “For example, they do not have a CISO or a Security Operations Center established.” “The HSE assessed its cybersecurity maturity rating as low,” PWC wrote.

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Cisco Security

JULY 14, 2021

For example, they will compromise backup systems so that administrators cannot use them to restore data. Oftentimes, phishing and social engineering are used to steal credentials and/or get employees to click on a malicious link or attachment. Store backups offline so they cannot be found by cyber intruders.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2023

Produced by the company’s security experts, the guide is part of the CISO Toolkit, which is designed to help cybersecurity managers to communicate tips and best practices and help employees in maintaining a higher level of security – easily and effectively. Also recommended is to carry a secure hard copy of essential travel documents.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

It even took steps to make it harder for victims to recover from data backups. Bill Lawrence, CISO, SecurityGate.io. VPNs, firewalls, email gateways have all been misused recently to gain a foothold with privilege inside an organization’s network without having to phish a user or hope for open RDP to compromise.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

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. Is it a phishing campaign? Number one trend is simply through phishing. Maybe your first concern is to make sure the company is functional.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 12, 2021

Terence Jackson, CISO at Thycotic shared his thoughts on the significane fo this type of attack: “The certificates that were compromised were used by Mimecast email security products. These products would access customers Microsoft 365 exchange servers in order for them to provide security services (backup, spam, and phishing protection).

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Prevent Rely solely on offline backups Disallow unnecessary file sharing. While CIOs, CISOs, and purchasing managers often make a faith-based decision on software, greater accountability in software development starting below the OS can lead to more data and risk-driven decisions. Old way New way. Malicious Cloud Applications.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2022

Russia has very advanced cyber warfare skills which keep them hidden once a network is compromised, although ironically, the initial attack vectors are typically those of low-tech email phishing campaigns, taking advantage of people reusing already compromised passwords or using easily guessed passwords.”. Tactics and Responses.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It’s pretty devastating in that it arrives through phishing or some other common attack vector, sits on your network for a period of time, and then encrypts your data such that the system is inoperable until you pay a ransom for the decryption key. He was the first CISO for a US presidential campaign, working for Pete Buttigieg.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. Used active multi-email engagements after effective phishing screenings. Deployed malvertising and SEO poisoning to evade detection tools.

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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. . Okay, simmer down all you cybersecurity people. Ransomware will continue to thrive.

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