eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

Ransomware has now emerged as one of the key reasons to have a DR plan and DR technology in place. But it also requires software to orchestrate data movement, backup and restore technology to ensure a current copy of data is available, and the ability to recover systems and data rapidly.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 18, 2020

Here is Carnival Corporation's ransomware and cyber incident statement, in full: On August 15, 2020, Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc (together, the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") detected a ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted a portion of one brand’s information technology systems.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A lawsuit working its way through the courts could have a lot to say about the liabilities facing organizations that have been hit by ransomware attacks – and could have implications for cybersecurity preparation and regulation in general. ” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2021

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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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The state of cyber liability insurance The topic of cyber liability insurance is full of datapoints, statistics and graphs all showing upward trajectories. Security Magazine reports less than 10% of companies with fewer than 50 employees have dedicated financial resources for cybersecurity.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 19, 2024

Organizations need to prepare for the future of work by investing in collaboration tools and technology that foster adaptability. While incident response plans focus on specific cybersecurity risks, disaster recovery plans address various disruptions. How Do Disaster Recovery Plans Work?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups. At this point, typical defenses for ransomware, such as backups and restoration of systems and data, do not apply. What is Double Extortion Ransomware?

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SC Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Coats is a member of the Cybersecurity Collaborative , a chief information security officer membership organization owned by SC Media parent company CyberRisk Alliance. No,” said Corll, who is also a member of Cybersecurity Collaborative. Will our cyber insurer buy it or would we?” The news has their attention.”.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With vulnerabilities rooted in unsuspecting users, the task of preventing these attacks means both staff training and a robust email and network security system that includes a strong backup program so you have a recent copy of your data that you can roll back to. Offline Backups. Screenshot example. Adaptive Monitoring and Tagging.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Bad actors are always looking for ways to garner information and they have access to advanced technology. They followed the FBI’s advice to not pay the hackers and restored their system from backups they had kept for such an emergency. I’m tech-deficient but [know] enough to protect our information,” said the parent.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Make offsite, offline backups. To make this possible you’ll need comprehensive, recently tested, backups that are both offline and offsite, beyond the reach of your attackers. A muli-layered approach to cyber attack prevention. Our article on 5 technologies that help prevent cyberattacks for SMBs is a great start.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

On Wednesday – just Wednesday – news stories emerged about an airplane maker, information technology giant and computer game company all having operations disrupted by ransomware. Daniel advocated for the newly minted White House national cyber director , Anne Neuberger, to quickly develop a broad ransomware plan to address the problem.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2022

Meanwhile, the chief information officer, who has a very different mandate, often covers cyber security at the most senior level, yet IT operations and security priorities frequently conflict. Boards can learn a lot from how security and technology leaders work together, but the best way to do this is to consult both of them.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Hunt and destroy or encrypt backups hosted in local and cloud networks as well as virtual machine snapshots. Protect your backup systems.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other. Even small and midsize businesses (SMBs) have become targets because of their lack of cybersecurity measures.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Sopra Steria - One of the Largest Reported Ransoms Europe's major IT services firm Sopra Steria was breached in October 2020 by the Ryuk gang, with extensive backups preventing major disruption. Keep backups completely isolated and air-gapped offline to prevent malware from infecting those too. Use immutable object storage for backups.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2022

If an organization announced any change in financial condition, an increase in attack vectors, coordinated attacks again their systems, and cybersecurity attacks against their employees should be expected. That $3.29, even with cyber insurance, is still a significant hit to the organization’s bottom line.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Four years ago, the Australian Signals Directorate created the “Essential Eight” — recommendations to secure federal entities and improve cybersecurity protections. The UK’s National CyberSecurity Centre (NCSC) already provides a number of recommendations that overlap the Australian, US, and EU directives.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

Policy levers can include direct federal investment in baseline cybersecurity , regulations to improve baseline cybersecurity , more aggressive law enforcement and intelligence community takedowns of criminal infrastructure, and regulating cryptocurrencies. Ransomware is a complex policy issue. The bad guys are very good at getting in.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 27, 2022

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. You don’t need a dedicated SOC or crazy enterprise-grade cybersecurity to deal with “attacks of opportunity.”. For example, your network might have had a vulnerability.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 22, 2022

It’s easy to get jaded or to let down our guard because we have not seen the cyber meltdown that was predicted to coincide with the onset of a kinetic conflict involving top-tier military powers. Left of Boom refers to actions you can take to protect your organization before a cyber incident. Backup all critical data at least daily.

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SC Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

Last year a friend was preparing for a cybersecurity roundtable and asked me a thought-provoking question: What “black swan” event will make the world take stock of cybersecurity as an existential risk to the world? Technological obsolescence. Are the backup and restore capabilities in place?

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