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2023 Predictions for Storage and Backup Ransomware

CyberSecurity Insiders

Many of these attacks took advantage of known vulnerabilities and security misconfigurations in storage and backup systems. Continuity exposed the extent of the problem two years ago : on average, enterprise storage devices have 16 security misconfigurations, of which three are critical. Insurance Refusals and Rate Hikes.

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How One Company Survived a Ransomware Attack Without Paying the Ransom

eSecurity Planet

Cyber Insurer Provides Help. As Spectra Logic had the foresight to take out cyber insurance , Chubb representatives were professional and helpful, according to Mendoza. Also read: Top 8 Cyber Insurance Companies for 2022 Best Ransomware Removal and Recovery Services. Most had been infected. Lessons Learned.

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Local government cybersecurity: 5 best practices

Malwarebytes

Take cyber insurance , for example. Cyber insurance can prevent local governments from having to pay huge out of pocket costs in the event that they’re hit with a cyberattack. 24/7 monitoring of cyber threats. Employee security awareness training. Baltimore learned this the hard way. (An

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The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups. The problem is that businesses are not yet aware of double or triple extortion ransomware and how these tactics can affect their data protection strategies.

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The 2022 ThreatLabz State of Ransomware Report

Security Boulevard

Apply software security patches and conduct regular security awareness employee training to reduce vulnerabilities that can be exploited by cybercriminals. Prepare for the worst with cyber insurance, a data backup plan, and a response plan as part of your overall business continuity and disaster recovery program.

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Ransomware Prevention, Detection, and Simulation

NetSpi Executives

Disable or bypass detective security controls. Hunt and destroy or encrypt backups hosted in local and cloud networks as well as virtual machine snapshots. Some can’t afford not to pay, and some are covered by cyber insurance. Protect your backup systems. Does backup protect against ransomware?

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One of ransomware’s top negotiators would rather you not have to hire him

SC Magazine

Create backups and secure remote access, because during COVID, [the majority of attacks] were remote access credential stuffing or credential reuse, where the remote access didn’t have MFA enabled, and it was either RDP or a VPN concentrator. And, then, upgrading security awareness training. Also anti-phishing.