Spinone

APRIL 13, 2020

In this cyber security guide , we’ll help you to learn more about risks and cyber security best practices for remote work. Cyber Risks of Remote Work For many organizations, the global coronavirus epidemic played a significant role in their decision to let employees work out of office.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 3, 2024

Risk Management : Organizations are mandated to implement measures aimed at minimizing cyber risks in alignment with the new Directive. These measures encompass incident management, strengthening supply chain security, enhancing network security, improving access control, and implementing encryption strategies.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Mattel discovered that it was the victim of a ransomware attack on its information technology systems that caused data on a number of systems to be encrypted. Was it from backups or perhaps paying a ransom? The company says that hackers did not steal data in this particular cyber incident. "A Cyber risk is business risk.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

We'll carefully walk you through a tested, systematic process for identifying, assessing, and managing cyber risks. You'll learn about the importance of thorough risk assessments, real-time threat intelligence, and effective incident response plans.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The below industries are at particularly heightened risk—but it is important for all global organizations to prepare their defense and response to such attacks: Figure 1: Industries Targeted (Credit: CISA). The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange uses the principles of zero trust to protect your organization from cyber risks.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

Data is exfiltrated using an off-the-shelf and custom program to activate the LockBit ransomware in encrypting the victim’s files. Employees should undergo frequent cyber security awareness programs to keep them up to date on the latest cyber risks and how to recognize an attack in its early stages.

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Cytelligence

AUGUST 8, 2023

A cyber security audit is an essential first step in identifying vulnerabilities and weaknesses in the organization’s digital infrastructure. This thorough assessment helps small businesses understand their cyber risk landscape and determine where improvements are needed.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Encryption In Flight and At Rest Data We hear about encryption quite a lot these days. Many attach the word encryption to bad guys who use ransomware to encrypt data and then hold that data hostage until a ransom is paid. Sadly, ransomware sheds a bad light on encryption. What is encryption anyway ?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2021

Encryption strength. Data backups. With security risk assessments, the cybersecurity professionals within an organization can clearly see the efficiency of the organization’s controls, determine risk factors, come up with detailed plans and solutions, detect vulnerabilities and offer options to alleviate them.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

It is vital for any enterprise landscape to ensure viable, open, and reliable corporate communications – fostering innovation and economic prosperity, with respect to safeguarding against disruption and serious cyber risk perception. What are the benefits of cyber security awareness trainings?

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 18, 2020

Hackers encrypted some files. 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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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

Conduct assessments to improve visibility into control effectiveness and cyber maturity levels within your organization. Identify areas with insufficient visibility and potential cyber risks. Evaluate control effectiveness and cyber maturity levels.

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Spinone

JANUARY 3, 2019

This G Suite Backup and G Suite Security Guide covers 9 burning-hot cloud security topics. The following articles will provide insights into practical cybersecurity, each is a simple step-by-step walkthrough to solve common problems using G Suite backup and G Suite security best practices.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

These types of recent exclusions leave a large hole in companies’ coverage for cyber risks, placing even more pressure on the government to help. One of the reasons Chertoff gives for why the backstop is important is to help clarify for organizations what cyber risk-related costs they are and are not responsible for.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The size of the cyber risk to companies cannot be underestimated. To indicate the size of the cyber risk to companies, there is, on average, a cyber-attack every 39 seconds, which does not mean that every attack is successful, but that there is an attempt to access companies’ computer systems with that frequency.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A particularly insidious new trend is the rise of "double extortion" attacks, in which cybercriminals not only encrypt an organization's data but also threaten to publicly release sensitive stolen information if the ransom is not paid. CryptoLocker, in 2013, pioneered the use of strong encryption algorithms.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Is data encrypted in transit and at rest? Determine which threats and vulnerabilities affect your firm and its SaaS apps.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Malign actors are using cyber capabilities to steal from, disrupt, or otherwise threaten financial institutions, investors and the public.”. To address the escalating cyber risks, the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) developed and published guidelines for Secure Tertiary Data Backup (STDB). Controlled. Verifiable.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Coupled with the current pandemic and the cybersecurity threats that have been very prevalent and growing in recent years such as ransomware, there are many different cyber risk types n 2020 that your business needs to prepare for. What are the types of cyber security threats? Cyber attacks target data in one way or another.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

While industry experts discourage paying ransoms for fear of encouraging this type of attack, many cities without reliable backup or backups that are encrypted are left with no option but to pay the ransom to get back up and running. The prevalence of portable devices again exacerbates cyber risks.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 21, 2020

The ISO assisted the college in restoring locally managed IT services and systems from backup copies. The University had servers encrypted but restored the systems and the access from backups. Why pay if you have restored access to your encrypted system, the way the University of Utah was able to do?

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Types of cyber risks By probability: Unlikely, e.g., the infection with an old virus Likely, e.g., data breach through shadow IT. Harmful, e.g., the deletion of files in the absence of data backup. For example, the encryption of data stored on a cloud drive. An example of risk mitigation would be using SpinOne.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Cybersecurity risk assessment with an effective Incident Response Plan lowers costs of cybersecurity events Why perform a cyber risk assessment? Performing a cybersecurity risk assessment translates into millions of dollars in cost savings in terms of cyber breach damage control.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Let’s take a look at key insights on cybersecurity risks for CEOs and management teams. Understanding Cyber Risk Management Even if a CEO does not have a background in IT or experience with IT infrastructure in general, they must be aware of the risk and impact of cybersecurity or lack thereof on their business.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 22, 2022

But according to Anne Neuberger, the White House’s Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Technology, this warning is “based on evolving threat intelligence, that the Russian government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in the United States.”. Backup all critical data at least daily.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Rise of data leak site: many cyber extortion groups may pivot to solely conducting data exfiltration One of the biggest trends from 2021—which continued in 2022—was an expansion of the numbers of double extortion attacks, which originally started in 2019.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

DEMETRIUS MALBROUGH: Yeah, it seems like everyone is focusing and really getting laser focused and honed in on security and dealing with cyber risks and cybersecurity overall. But yes, that's kind of been the worst, where I actually saw ransomware hacker actually trying to start to encrypt data. So it's growing. So it's good.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The clients will continue to benefit from their investments in cloud security management products with rich cyber risk management tools, while leveraging unique and innovative SaaS data protection solutions. 2017 was another year of continuous progress and achievement for Spinbackup.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 2, 2020

While the sophistication and methods of attack may vary, the short answer is that ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts critical data on a computer or computer network so that users can’t regain access without paying a “ransom.” In effect, ransomware is the weaponization of a cyber-protection protocol.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2022

“They are insured for cyber risks, so what are we waiting for?” The beauty of the double extortion approach is that even when victims refuse to pay for a decryption key — perhaps because they’re confident they can restore systems from backups — they might still pay to keep the breach quiet.

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