Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

But what are the risks with this approach? The state of cyber liability insurance The topic of cyber liability insurance is full of datapoints, statistics and graphs all showing upward trajectories. But MFA should not only be viewed as a prerequisite for obtaining cyber liability insurance.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

And a key part of building out any cybersecurity policy for your local government is to develop an organizational understanding of risk to systems, people, data, and so on. Take cyber insurance , for example. CISA, GSA, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) help monitor for issues in the namespace.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 19, 2024

Critical considerations include assessing business recovery risks, ensuring employee safety, and mitigating financial losses. Organizations need to prepare for the future of work by investing in collaboration tools and technology that foster adaptability.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

In that sense, leaders across the executive team are being briefed about the likelihood of attack, and weighing potential costs tied to risk against nearer term cybersecurity investments. They’re not going to save $250,000 at the risk of, say, $5 million,” Corll added. Will our cyber insurer buy it or would we?”

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2022

In just a few years, cyber has transformed from the nerd in the corner into the Kim Kardashian of risk. businesses can be built on, and destroyed by, cyber risk. Ask your cyber exec to explain the threats facing the organisation. discuss how your company’s culture supports cyber security and risk management.

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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. Description. Staff Awareness.

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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. These methods provide significant security risks for businesses of all sizes. What is Double Extortion Ransomware?

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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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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Double extortion introduces catastrophic risks of data breach and loss of customer trust if sensitive information gets leaked publicly. 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.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

While a typical ransomware attack just encrypts the data, exfiltration raises the risk by threatening to make sensitive data public. The developer has fewer risks, and the buyer does all of the work. There are, however, some industries at higher risk than others. Supply chain companies are primarily at risk.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

An organization must: Prepare a good backup policy and procedure. This is particularly true of server protection, where, as Symantec Endpoint Security VP and General Manager Adam Bromwich notes, “traditionally IT has not turned on all the protection technologies available to them. Simple Ransomware Recovery. Ransomware Security.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2022

That $3.29, even with cyber insurance, is still a significant hit to the organization’s bottom line. If the CEO requires a 20% reduction across the whole organization, reducing security only puts the company at risk for a breach that could make far more financially impactful than a drop in sales.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 6, 2021

The eight areas are: Application Control Patch Applications Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings User Application Hardening Restrict Administrative Privileges Patch Operating Systems Multi Factor Authentication Daily Backups Each area comes with guidance to improve maturity of the area. Watch this space — there’s more to come!

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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? Every year, cyber events nudge up the digital risk level and we’ve become desensitized to the increasing temperature.

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