Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The gang threatens to publish the victim’s data and also use DDoS attacks against the victim (triple extortion). Maintain offline, encrypted backups of data and regularly test your backups. Regularly conduct backup procedures and keep backups offline or in separated networks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Cybercriminals are becoming more creative as cybersecurity analysts adapt quickly to new ransomware strategies. This increases the stakes, primarily if entities did not engage in proper backup protocols before the attack. Related: How training can mitigate targeted attacks. This is known as data destruction.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In December, 2022, the Office of Information Security and Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued an extensive Analyst Note which identified BlackCat as a "relatively new but highly-capable" ransomware threat to health care providers. million in previous cybersecurity attacks against the healthcare sector.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For a limited period of time, the researchers were able to determine the dimension of the botnet through sinkholing , the experts noticed that the EwDoor use a backup mechanism for its C2 and registered a backup command-and-control (C2) domain (iunno[.]se) se) to analyze the connections from the infected devices.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Data Encryption Public cloud providers implement strong encryption mechanisms to protect data at rest, and users should enable encryption for data in transit as well. Data encryption in transit guarantees that information stays private while being sent across networks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint cybersecurity advisory warning of AvosLocker ransomware attacks targeting multiple US critical infrastructure. The AvosLocker ransomware appends the.avoslinux extension to the filenames of all the encrypted files, then drops ransom notes in each folder containing the encrypted files.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

The Master Cybersecurity Guide for Web Hosts. The Master Cybersecurity Guide for Web Hosts. The Master Cybersecurity Guide was developed to help web hosts, designers and programmers understand which cybersecurity measures will best protect their websites and users against viruses, hackers, and breaches.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

IoT devices are exposed to cybersecurity vulnerabilities. However, if you know where the dangers lurk, there is a way to minimize the cybersecurity risks. Here are five significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities with IoT in 2020. As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 6, 2021

So, all the data that is moving to & from the website to the servers is encrypted, making it tough for the hackers get is a sniff of what is going on. Also, the firewall offered by the company blocks all kinds of DDoS and Malware attacks that could damage the website- thus the reputation of the company.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Although Giant Screening and Giant Finance+ services remain unaffected, sources report that the backend servers recording the backup information were partially disrupted in the incident. The post Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

About the only consensus on cybersecurity in 2022 is that things will get uglier, but in what ways? Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers. Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers.

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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. As part of double extortion attacks, tactics often include the threat of DDoS attacks. Simplistically, suppose the sensitive data is already encrypted.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Why backups aren’t a “silver bullet” against ransomware, with Matt Crape: Lock and Code S02E17 The many tentacles of Magecart Group 8 Apple releases emergency update : Patch, but don’t panic Update now! Other cybersecurity news. Last week on Malwarebytes Labs. What is the Dark Web ?

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SiteLock

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

There’s no shortage of valuable website security products on the market, each of which is designed to address common cybersecurity risks that threaten your customers and their online presence. Meanwhile, Cisco estimates that the number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks will nearly double from 7.8 million in 2018 to 15.4

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Webroot

OCTOBER 14, 2022

But this year also saw the onset of the triple extortion method – with this type of attack, hackers threaten to steal your data, leak it and then also execute DDoS attack if you don’t pay up. The key to staying safe is a layered approach to cybersecurity backed up by a cyber resilience strategy. Protect yourself and your business.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Cybercriminals are becoming more creative as cybersecurity analysts adapt quickly to new ransomware strategies. This increases the stakes, primarily if entities did not engage in proper backup protocols before the attack. SHARED INTEL: The non-stop advance and diversification of ransomware extortion tactics.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 26, 2023

ENISA (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) has reason to believe that ransomware gangs will begin targeting transportation operational technology (OT) systems in the foreseeable future. Hacktivist and DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks will likely continue due to geopolitical tensions and ideological motives.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks cause problems for organizations of all sizes. To fight DDoS attacks, organizations and teams need to implement the three standard phases for any IT threat: preparation, reaction, and recovery. To skip ahead, click on the links: What is a DDoS Attack? Types of DDoS Attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Next, the IT team sets up access controls and data encryption methods, followed by network security configuration and cloud activities monitoring. Data encryption : Ensure that your data is safe in transit and at rest to prevent unauthorized access. To protect data, it uses encryption, access controls, monitoring, and audits.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

Cybersecurity attacks are on the rise, especially since the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Companies and executives must understand the ever-changing cybersecurity threat landscape in a high-risk digital environment. One common type of cybersecurity issue organizations face is ransomware. Use cybersecurity best practices.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

On February 16th, 2022, CISA along with the FBI and NSA issued a joint cybersecurity advisory outlining the tools and tactics used by Russian threat actors in targeting government and defense contractors with an objective to steal sensitive information. Backup and recovery. Stopping data loss. SOC response playbooks & IR plans.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Once a hacker has control of a person’s computer, they can steal sensitive information, use the computer to launch attacks on other systems, or even encrypt files and demand a ransom for the decryption key. Ransomware is malware that encrypts a companies files and demands payment in return for the decryption key.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

CNAP provides encryption, access control, threat detection and response features for enhanced security. Encryption: Many organizations are developing their own mobile apps, and if that is the case, they need to make sure the apps encrypt data in transit and at rest, just as they would for cloud apps. The issue led U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

For example, encryption keys, administrator passwords, and other critical information are stored in the Azure Key Vault in FIPS 140-2 Level 2-validated hardware security modules (HSMs).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Scraping, identity fraud, vulnerability analysis, Layer 7 DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service), and other methods are used by fraud prevention software as well. . . Verify that there are no software injection, encryption, and authentication attacks. Encryption treats. Injection frauds.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. 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.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Generally, when you adhere to the cloud security best practices , such as strong authentication, data encryption, and continuous monitoring, the cloud can be extremely safe. Identify the Assets to Protect The first step in the NIST cybersecurity framework’s core function is to “identify.”

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Downtime limits incident response, increases the risk of data breaches, and can be used as leverage for DDoS attacks. Failure to enforce security regulations and implement appropriate encryption may result in accidental data exposure. Backup files: Regularly back-up public cloud resources.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Featured Partners: Cybersecurity Software Learn more Learn more Learn more 3 General DNS Attack Prevention Best Practices Although DNS servers make all connections to the internet, they also resolve hostnames and IP addresses for all local devices (Ex: printers) on the local network. Everything You Need to Know.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prevention: Implement robust encryption , access restrictions, data categorization, secure connections, and an incident response strategy. DDoS Attacks How they occur: Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks overload cloud and network systems, interrupting access and triggering service disruptions.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Cybersecurity is an every-day growing industry, which inevitably infiltrates in the day-to-day life of each of us. With all the appearing tools, technologies, methods, and attacks, the cybersecurity field remains one of the hardest to grasp and to keep up with. Let’s dive in! It can be a password, a fingerprint, a face scan.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Much of the advice you read about cybersecurity may be completely vendor-agnostic, but the same salient points about security apply. Use HTTPS Browsers are essentially mandating that sites use HTTPS in their configuration as a way to encrypt communications between your site server and the users' server.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2024

If your system is already exposed to a DDoS attack, explore our guidelines on how to perform DDoS attack prevention in three stages. The problem: CVE-2024-4985 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that uses SAML single sign-on (SSO) with encrypted assertions.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As with most cyberextortionists lately, the Cuba gang encrypts victims’ files and demands a ransom in exchange for a decryption key. Single extortion: encrypting data and demanding a ransom just for decryption. Double extortion: besides encrypting, attackers steal sensitive information.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 20, 2023

I spent the previous twenty years doing similar in cybersecurity, across the financial sector. However, I wonder how many are really clear on the key technical controls and models in cybersecurity and how and when to apply them? There are debates abound as to whether information security and cybersecurity are synonymous.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Secure Browsing Access: Connections between users and the internet often will be encrypted using HTTPS connections, making inspection difficult or operationally burdensome for firewalls and other monitoring. In the event of device failure, backups can reduce the risk of business disruption by accelerating recovery.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

Network monitoring is where business performance meets cybersecurity , making it a critical component of any organization’s development, security, and operations ( DevSecOps ) pipeline. AES-256 encryption for data at rest and TLS v1.2 Also read: Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022. Auvik Features.

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