IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Cybersecurity professionals stand on the frontlines, ever-vigilant against an increasing tide of cyber threats. From protecting sensitive corporate data to safeguarding our personal information, the battle against cybercrime is ongoing. Recognising the threat patterns Shaping a better cybersecurity future is imperative.

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Cytelligence

AUGUST 8, 2023

While large corporations often make headlines when they fall victim to cybercrime, the impact on small businesses can be equally devastating, if not more so. Cyber attackers find small businesses an attractive target for several reasons.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2023

On May 2021, WSSC Water suffered a ransomware attack that targeted a portion of their network that operates non-essential business systems. The ransomware affected the victim’s SCADA system and backup systems. The SCADA system provides visibility and monitoring but is not a full industrial control system (ICS).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Small businesses rarely have the capacity to hire a full-time cybersecurity professional, and the basic blocking and tackling of securing an organization can be overlooked, resulting in weak defenses that are vulnerable to even the less sophisticated or targeted cyberattacks. Many times, the issue is sheer size and staffing.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

5 Cyber Security Best Practices to Protect Your Business Data. Today, any company can fall victim to cybercrime, which has become a major problem around the world. Cyber attacks become more sophisticated every year. Wondering how your business can avoid being a victim of a cyber-attack? . . Source [link].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

October is coming to a close and so is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Since last October, we have seen enterprises such as SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, JBS USA Holdings, Kesaya, Olympus and more become victims of large-scale cyber attacks, causing ripple effects for the companies and their customers.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

“On Sunday, May 30, JBS USA determined that it was the target of an organized cybersecurity attack, affecting some of the servers supporting its North American and Australian IT systems. The company’s backup servers were not affected, and it is actively working with an Incident Response firm to restore its systems as soon as possible.”

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly at risk of cyber-attacks, and often serve as a launch pad for larger threat campaigns, according to Cisco’s 2018 SMB Cybersecurity Report. Humans remain the biggest and most common cybersecurity threat to businesses of all sizes. Phishing and Spear Phishing.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Threat actors hacked the home computer of a DevOp engineer, they installed a keylogger as part of a sophisticated cyber attack. Then the attackers exploited a flaw in a third-party media software package to target the firm. The backup contains both unencrypted data (i.e. ” reads the update published by the company.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

In this piece, Robert discusses Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM) and his message to his fellow business leaders as a champion of the global initiative. This National Cybersecurity Awareness Mo­­nth, what message do you have for fellow business leaders? Should the everyday individual be concerned with the topic of cybersecurity?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2021

“On Sunday, May 30, JBS USA determined that it was the target of an organized cybersecurity attack, affecting some of the servers supporting its North American and Australian IT systems. The company’s backup servers were not affected, and it is actively working with an Incident Response firm to restore its systems as soon as possible.”

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. A major focus of cybersecurity as an industry is its efforts to detect, root out, and respond to potential fraudsters attempting to trick companies and people out of their money, data, or both. of cyber attacks IBM handled. billion in reported losses.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance on how to prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks. The fact sheet also recommends organizations to protect sensitive data belonging to customers or employees.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

French electronics manufacturer Lacroix Group shut down three plants after a cyber attack, experts believe it was the victim of a ransomware attack. The French electronics manufacturer Lacroix Group shut down three facilities in France, Germany, and Tunisia in response to a cyber attack. We are in the final!

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

As coronavirus-themed cyber attacks ramp up, consumers and companies must practice digital distancing to keep themselves protected. That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. Sadly, coronavirus phishing and ransomware hacks already are in high gear.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 9, 2021

President and Chief Executive Officer, Colonial Pipeline testifies during a hearing on the Hill to examine threats to critical infrastructure, focusing on the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack. “It’s the only way we’re going to learn that these attacks continue to change, [that] there’s variants of these attacks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

NCA infiltrates the cybercriminal underground with fake DDoS-for-hire sites Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 awarded $1,035,000 and a Tesla for 27 0-days CISA announced the Pre-Ransomware Notifications initiative China-linked hackers target telecommunication providers in the Middle East City of Toronto is one of the victims hacked by Clop gang using GoAnywhere (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

. “Dole plc ( DOLE :NYSE) announced today that the company recently experienced a cybersecurity incident that has been identified as ransomware.” A Texan grocery store shared on Facebook a memo sent by Dole that was informing it that the company was forced to shut down its systems in North America to contain the attack.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Researchers from cybersecurity firm TG Soft are warning Italian entities and companies of LockBit 3.0 Black and BlackCat/AlphV attacks. TG Soft ‘s CRAM researchers had the chance to test their Heuristic Behavioral technologies to combat even the variants of this family type of Ransomware attacks. Black The LockBit 3.0

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Weak cybersecurity evaluations, inappropriate network segmentation, and legacy devices expand the healthcare threat landscape. Exercising a sound cybersecurity strategy has to consider the nature of the healthcare profession where human life is a top priority. This is the first recorded case of death attributed to a cyber-attack.

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

Cyber-attacks are on the rise and are becoming more potent with each day. Whether you use your computer for personal or professional purposes, cyber-attacks are an imminent threat to your privacy and personal or professional information. Backup and Recovery Tools. Identity Theft Protection Tools. Ad Blockers.

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Herjavec Group

MARCH 20, 2021

Our Founder and CEO, Robert Herjavec sat down with Small Business Journal’s Chloe Caldwell to discuss his insights on cybersecurity in 2021 and how the most recent Herjavec Group Cybersecurity Conversations Report explores the past year and how to best prepare for the year ahead. Ready to learn more?

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Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2022

” Esteban Jimenez , founder of the Costa Rican cybersecurity consultancy ATTI Cyber , told KrebsOnSecurity the CCSS suffered a cyber attack that compromised the Unique Digital Medical File (EDUS) and the National Prescriptions System for the public pharmacies, and as a result medical centers have turned to paper forms and manual contingencies.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

trillion cumulative GDP growth.The skills gap is slowing digital transformation and in cybersecurity it’s increasing risks. Today they account for only 25% of the cybersecurity workforce, a 1% improvement in the last two years. When they surveyed 200 women in cybersecurity , 49% said the pandemic had positively affected their career.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing and most destructive cyber threats today. Cybersecurity researchers largely agree that ransomware growth has been astronomical; the only question is by how much. Given how high profile ransomware attacks have become, you may be wondering if you, too, could become a target.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2019

. “Two organizations in our area are recovering from recent cyber attacks. “La Porte County paid the ransom on a cyber attack that locked up part of the government’s computer system. The Ryuk virus got into the backup servers.” ” reported the WSBT.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

The ransomware attack was said to be executed on 17th January 2021 and over 200Gb of data was exfiltrated. As part of ransomware negotiation, the original ransom ask for $8m worth of Bitcoin, was said to have included the Conti gang providing the following cybersecurity advice to FatFace: IT teams to implement email filtering.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

A few days ago, Microsoft warned dozens of hospitals of the risks of ransomware attacks due to insecure VPN devices and gateways exposed online. Microsoft urges hospitals and health care organizations to implement security measures to protect public-facing devices to increase their resilience to cyber attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. billion malware attacks worldwide in the first half of 2022 alone. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. It can shut down your business – in the case of healthcare organizations that can be life-threatening for patients – damage your reputation with customers and employees, and invite further attacks as cybercriminals view your organization as an easy mark.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The backup channel for sharing information is email. GIB Threat Intelligence cyber threats data collection system has been named one of the best in class by Gartner, Forrester, and IDC. Group-IB is a partner of INTERPOL, Europol, and a cybersecurity solutions provider, recommended by SWIFT and OSCE. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 27, 2020

Ransomware is becoming an epidemic in the cybersecurity world, with new strains being created continuously by criminals to extort money out of unsuspecting users. Lessons learned” from attacks that did not generate a pay-out. Effectiveness of data backup strategies. Read more about our predictions for cybersecurity in 2020. .

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 31, 2020

This follows a one-week break in learning caused by a ransomware attack against the district. A significant cyber attack forced the school system to take down most technology services in order to stop the corruption of school system servers and computers. Ransomware increasing as criminal groups look for new ventures.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 12, 2020

What do we know about this cyber attack on law firm of the stars? According to the bad actors behind REvil attacks, the initial ransom demand was an incredible $21 million. Ransomware attacks are in the middle of this evolution right now. The company says we're not going to pay the ransom, or we've got the backups.

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