SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

Remember, sometimes a little common sense goes a lot further than the fanciest encryption out there. Phishing attacks, for instance, are extremely common: these are deceptive emails or messages designed to steal data. Furthermore, regular drills or simulations of cyber-attacks can prepare the team for real-world scenarios.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

Small businesses are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks since hackers view them as easy victims to target. While this may seem unlikely, statistics reveal that more than half of these businesses experienced some form of cyber-attack in 2022. They also have a limited budget to spend on effective cyber security measures.

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Spinone

APRIL 13, 2020

The cyber security aspect of working from home is extremely important, as cyber attacks are on the rise. Employees may accidentally delete important data, initiate a cyber attack by clicking a corrupted link or downloading an infected file, disclose sensitive data to a criminal, or intentionally steal corporate data.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Backup and Restoration: Keep offline backups of data and execute backup and restore on a regular basis. Encrypt backup data to ensure the data infrastructure’s immutability and coverage. Password Policies: Enforce NIST password policy requirements, such as lengthier passwords and the use of password managers.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

They would come for all kinds of data since data like credit card numbers equal directly to money, government or corporate secrets can be sold, and they can encrypt all kinds of critical data for ransom. They wouldn’t say no to corporate intellectual property since it can be used for further attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Turning off this kind of access when employees leave or no longer need it can shut down potential avenues for attack. Patching – routine updates pushed by vendors to their software can help to remove bugs from your IT infrastructure that could otherwise be exploited by cyber attackers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 21, 2021

A data breach can potentially cripple your organization, so it’s crucial to set up firewalls and prop up valuable cyber defenses to protect sensitive data. However, not all cyber attacks occur digitally. Not all data breaches and other cyber attacks are directly caused by deliberate attempts by hackers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

Confidentiality refers to protection of sensitive information from unauthorised disclosure using measures like encryption, access control etc., Integrity refers to accuracy and completeness of data to ensure data is not manipulated or corrupted using cybersecurity measures like data backups, system monitoring.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Five months later, Gunnebo disclosed it had suffered a cyber attack targeting its IT systems that forced the shutdown of internal servers. But the password to the Gunnebo RDP account — “password01” — suggests the security of its IT systems may have been lacking in other areas as well.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble has disclosed a cyber attack and that the threat actors have exposed the customers’ data. A series of messages published on Barnes & Noble’s Nook social media accounts state that it had suffered a system failure and is working to restore operations by restoring their server backups.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Cyber attackers, fraudsters, and hackers target both small-scale, midsized, and large online ecom enterprises. . . According to research, frauds and cyber attacks are among the top three threats weighing on the US business environment – with a weightage of 65%. . Create strong passwords. Injection frauds.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 20, 2022

From the H-Hotel release : “ unknown persons carried out a cyber attack on the IT network of the hotel company H-Hotels.com, which led to restrictions in digital communication. The cyber attack was discovered by the hotel company's IT security systems on Sunday. When an attack happens, who is contacted first?

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2021

Bose Corporation has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place earlier this year, on March 7. According to the breach notification letter filed by Bose, the company was hit by a sophisticated cyber attack, threat actors deployed ransomware within its infreastructure. ” continues the letter.

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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

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

“Maastricht University (UM) has been hit by a serious cyber attack. UM is investigating if the cyber attackers have had access to this data.”. At the time the university did not reveal details of the attack or family of ransomware that infected its systems. stated a notice published by the UM in December. “UM

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Very few weeks go by without news of another cyber attack or data breach and a quick scan of the BBC news website shows that in most months, there is at least one story that makes the national news headlines. The hacker group encrypted Travelex’s network and made copies of 5GB of personal data. SolarWinds.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The same holds true for the cyber underground. Related: Leveraging botnets to scale attacks For a long while now, criminal hackers have relied on leveraging low-cost botnet services to blast out cyber attacks as far and wide as they could, indiscriminately. Over the past 18 months or so, a fresh trend has come into vogue.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Although most people think of ransomware as a dodgy application that encrypts data and holds it for ransom, the concept is much more heterogeneous than that. The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A web application firewall (WAF) is one of the most important elements on your cyber security checklist, by monitor incoming traffic to help prevent severe cyber attacks to your site. Today, generic passwords like “password123!” As an added security measure you should use two-factor authentication or a password manager.

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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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SiteLock

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Designed to encrypt and lock files, Bad Rabbit is a type of ransomware that spreads through “drive-by-attacks” where insecure websites are compromised. Once Bad Rabbit has infected a computer, it attempts to spread across the network by using lists of simple username and password combinations (e.g., Perform regular backups.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

ransomware to conduct the cyber-attack, the hackers threaten to expose stolen files unless the company pays a ransom. Data is exfiltrated using an off-the-shelf and custom program to activate the LockBit ransomware in encrypting the victim’s files. To detect attacks, scan all emails and conduct regular data backups.

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Cytelligence

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Using NIST’s Missing Link: The Cyber Defense Matrix Organizations can turn to the Cyber Defense Matrix to overcome the limitations of the NIST CSF and provide a more actionable approach. Implement secure coding practices and web application firewalls (WAFs) to protect against web-based attacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Adiantum will bring encryption on Android devices without cryptographic acceleration. Password Checkup Chrome extension warns users about compromised logins. Hacker deleted all data from VFEmail Servers, including backups. Bank of Valletta shut down its operations after a cyber attack. Once again thank you!

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Often, a scammer will simply target the people in a company and fool them into giving up their personal details, account passwords, and other sensitive information and gain access that way. According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2%

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2021

Password protocols. Encryption strength. Data backups. what information assets could be impacted by a possible cyber attack, including hardware, systems, laptops, customer data and intellectual property), and then assesses the risks of losing control of these assets during a cyber event. Patch management.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

As a G Suite domain administrator, have you ever thought how often password cracking attempts are made on your account at Google? They organized 19 attempts to crack the Google account password. Password cracking is a method of recovering passwords that are stored in encrypted format.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Controls can be anything from good password hygiene to web application firewalls and internal network segmentation, a layered approach that reduces risk at each step. Storing sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, or social security numbers in cookies is discouraged due to the potential risk of exposure.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

About 90% of cyber attacks begin with a phishing email, text or malicious link, so training users not to click on anything they’re not sure about could have the highest return on investment (ROI) of any prevention technique — if those training efforts are successful and reinforced.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

It can be a password, a fingerprint, a face scan. Backup – a copy of physical or virtual data so in case they are being deleted or lost user could easily recover it. DLP is included in the organization policy, but individuals must also use this strategy to keep all data safe during ransomware or malware attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

A coordinated attack in the fall of 2019 hit 22 smaller Texas communities at once for a combined ransom of $2.5 The Texas attack showed that what once was thought to be a big city problem is leaving every local government vulnerable, and attacks are on the rise.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Any system or application that is protected only by a password is vulnerable to breach. Cyber hygiene is an essential aspect of effective risk management, and it must be continuous. Backup all critical data at least daily, and preferably more often, to offline storage and protected with MFA and immutable encryption.

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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 hackers installed a keylogger on the DevOp engineer’s computed and captured his master password.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

How to Defend: Empowerment Through Cyber-Threat Intelligence Executive boards and departments face a greater frequency of cyber-attacks and an increased number of vulnerability types across enterprise operations. This feature is designed to guarantee an immediate response to Ransomware attacks targeting a Google Drive.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

What Is a Cyber Attack? A cyber attack refers to a type of attack that is carried out by cybercriminals using a computer or group of computers to attack another computer, group of computers, or network. Cyber attacks target data in one way or another. Who are behind cyber attacks?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

5 Cyber Security Best Practices to Protect Your Business Data. Cyber attacks become more sophisticated every year. That’s why large, medium-sized, and small businesses need to become more proactive in their approach to cyber security. They should create cyber security policies and regularly update security programs. .

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Hybrid cloud security generally follows best practices for network security and cloud security : Network segmentation decreases attack surfaces. Encryption protects data both in transit and at rest. Backup and disaster recovery procedures ensure that data is always available.

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