Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The gang threatens to publish the victim’s data and also use DDoS attacks against the victim (triple extortion). Scan emails and attachments to detect and block malware, and implement training and processes to identify phishing and externally-sourced emails. Maintain offline, encrypted backups of data and regularly test your backups.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 26, 2024

Nevertheless, the development of IoT and fleet management systems brings up issues with cybersecurity risks. The Consequences of Cybersecurity Breaches in Fleet Management Systems The impacts of cybersecurity breaches in fleet management systems can be critical since they affect the financial and operational aspects of an organization.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

The additional result of these hacks include: •51% had their information phished •43% had credit card information stolen •35% had their username and password stolen •17% had their identity stolen or cloned Additionally, the study found that a large majority of Americans (75%) harbor genuine concerns about visiting websites that do not look secure.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Data Security & Recovery Measures Reliable CSPs provide high-level security and backup services; in the event of data loss, recovery is possible. Users have direct control over data security but are also responsible for backup procedures and permanently lost data in the event of device damage or loss.

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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. In some cases, the gang also threatened and conducted distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks during negotiations. ransomware and phishing scams).

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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. Malware, phishing, and web. The Threat is Definitely Real. The Threat is Definitely Real.

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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

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In cybersecurity, Cisco invested early in IPS, Firewall, VPN, and endpoint security; they produced exceptional results. AI-enabled security protection layers are needed to handle the expected growth of AI-enabled email phishing attacks, DDoS attacks, and identity theft. Now, in 2023, the Splunk thing is a whole different issue.

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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. SOC response playbooks & IR plans.

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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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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Firewalls are used to safeguard cloud resources from unauthorized access and possible dangers like Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) assaults. Educate users on the value of strong passwords and the dangers of phishing attempts. To prevent this, perform these steps: Use DDoS mitigation services offered by your cloud provider.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This dollar amount is scary enough, but we also need to add on the consequences of other incidents such as business email compromise (BEC) , distributed denial of service (DDoS) , or even something as mundane as severed internet access. The assignment of backup resources will also be useful as a contingency. Yet, it can get worse.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

They can also use the dark web to launch attacks on a company’s systems, such as a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, which can cripple a company’s online operations. Ransomware is malware that encrypts a companies files and demands payment in return for the decryption key.

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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. . . To safeguard personal details from phishing scams, all information that passes between a firm’s web server and a site for consumers should always be encrypted.

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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. 8 Common Cloud Storage Security Risks & Mitigations Cloud storage risks include misconfiguration, data breaches, insecure interfaces, DDoS attacks, malware, insider threats, encryption issues, and patching issues.

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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. Local backups for quick access.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

And a recent Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) study notes that cybersecurity is likely to be the top area for increased IT spending for 2022. According to ESG, 69% of organizations plan to spend more on cybersecurity in 2022. Another 29% say cybersecurity spending will be approximately the same as in 2021.

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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. Whether deployed by ransomware groups or individuals via ransomware as a service (RaaS) , the most common method of ransomware deployment is a phishing email.

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Webroot

MARCH 24, 2021

Threats such as hacking, phishing, ransomware and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are only the tip of the iceberg and have the potential to interrupt critical business operations and cause reputational damage to organizations of all sizes. It can take a village to prevent cyber threats.

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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. We highlighted in red all warning signs used to identify a phishing email.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Here are our top 4 cybersecurity tips your business can deploy now to get proactive on preventing data breaches , site defacement, DDoS attacks and other threats that put your sites at risk. The first step to implementing a proactive approach to cybersecurity is stopping threats before they spread or cause damage.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

DDoS Attacks How they occur: Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks overload cloud and network systems, interrupting access and triggering service disruptions. Training: To establish a security culture inside the company, educate staff on security best practices such as phishing prevention and data management.

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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. However, let’s dive deeper into the classification of security threats and common cybersecurity risks.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Boost your organization’s IT literacy with ongoing cybersecurity training so they recognize the threats posed by malware attacks. In cybersecurity, a bot typically refers to an infected device containing malicious software. This article dives into the lexicon of malware, offering descriptions, protections, and examples of each.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

These include: Distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection: Detects and controls DDoS attacks on networks designed to overload systems and deny access to resources. Disaster recovery : Implements redundancy and data backups to improve resilience from inevitable device failures, cybersecurity attacks, or natural disasters.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Botnets : Networks of compromised computers are controlled by a central attacker and used for various malicious activities such as launching coordinated distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) attacks, providing a staging point for attacks on other victims, or distributing spam.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

The 2023 vendor surveys arriving this quarter paint a picture of a cybersecurity landscape under attack, with priority issues affecting deployment, alert response, and exposed vulnerabilities. This article details two major findings from the report: five major cybersecurity threats and prioritization problems.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Asset Discovery Controls Unauthorized devices can intercept or redirect network traffic through attacks such as connecting unauthorized computers to the network, deploying packet sniffers to intercept network traffic, or delivering a phishing link to a man-in-the-middle attack to steal login credentials and data.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Furthermore, considering that threats exist from both external malicious actors like cybercriminals and also within a company's infrastructure, the need to adopt a multi-layered cybersecurity defense strategy has become all the more imperative. Restrict the ability to access unauthorized apps without administrator approval.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. From a GUI enterprise manager to advanced logical replication, backup and recovery, and a migration toolkit, EDB is a go-to vendor for all Postgre database administrators.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. To apply more pressure, the attacker might also encrypt backup files to render them inaccessible. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Botnet owners (botmasters) sell access to the victim machines in bulk as a resource that can be monetized in many ways, such as organizing DDoS attacks, distributing spam or, in the case of ransomware, by piggybacking on this initial infection to get a foothold in a potential target. Set up offline backups that intruders cannot tamper with.

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SecureList

MAY 11, 2022

These attacks included hacking of the Lockbit’s administration panels and DDOS-attacks to force the group to shut down its activity. We saw this during the initial phase of the global Covid-19 pandemic, when there was a surge of Covid-19-related spam and phishing e-mails. Set up offline backups that intruders cannot tamper with.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 4, 2023

As you hustle to the airport, the team already onsite is collecting the log files and the backups as needed so that when you arrive you can begin the investigation. I've seen over my last 16 odd years in cybersecurity. There’s been a major data breach, and you’re booked on the next night flight out, at 6am.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2023

ENISA 2023 Threat Landscape Report: Key Findings and Recommendations madhav Tue, 12/05/2023 - 05:36 The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) recently released its annual Threat Landscape Report for 2023. DDoS attacks continue to be a persistent threat. Phishing is once again the most common vector for initial access.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Budding cybercriminals now only need a rudimentary understanding of cybersecurity, access to the internet, and a few dollars in their pocket to initiate an attack. Cybercriminals can use these botnets to send spam, conduct DDoS attacks, or spread malware. Backup and Recovery: Regularly back up critical data and verify backups.

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