Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Administratio n (CISA), Snatch was originally named Team Truniger , based on the nickname of the group’s founder and organizer — Truniger. “The command requires Windows system administrators,” Truniger’s ads explained.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 14, 2024

NIST encourages system administrators to begin integrating these new standards immediately, recognizing that full implementation will take time. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity. However, they unanimously agree on the critical nature of this shift. You may view the session on-demand here.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

One example was uncovered last month by researchers from Gemini Advisory, who revealed that FIN7 had created a sham cybersecurity company called “Bastion Secure” to lure security experts. FIN7’s hackers built a website based on legitimate information provided by actual cybersecurity companies. practice assignments and job interviews.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Their backups worked, Tipton said, but the process itself happened slower than expected. A common practice for MSP software vendors is to advise users of directories that should be “whitelisted” against antivirus software, so that their software can work without interference from cybersecurity tools.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

cybersecurity agencies, which highlighted the threats in a pair of warnings issued in recent days. And the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 15 more vulnerabilities to its list of actively exploited vulnerabilities. cybersecurity advisories in recent weeks. The FBI and U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 15, 2024

Cybersecurity Researchers Uncovers RADIUS Protocol Vulnerability Type of vulnerability: Multiple, including monster-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and integrity check bypass. July 11, 2024 Ransomware Group Exploits Veeam Backup & Replication Vulnerability Type of vulnerability: Remote code execution.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

US NSA, CISA, and the FBI published a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn that China-linked threat actors have breached telecommunications companies and network service providers. Perform regular data backup procedures and maintain up-to-date incident response and recovery procedures.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Recent years presented a torrent of research showing how vulnerable RDP systems are for organizations not taking additional cybersecurity precautions. A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following. Remote Desktop Software and Cybersecurity. What is the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2024

This affected system administrators worldwide. The fix: Administrators should download and install the KB5039705 OOB update via Windows Update, WSUS, or the Microsoft Update Catalog. The fix: Veeam released Backup Enterprise Manager version 12.1.2.172 and Backup & Replication version 12.1.2

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Spinone

AUGUST 5, 2020

Here’s a calculation of the ROI of backup and disaster recovery software to measure how investing in cybersecurity helps you to save. Get a Demo If you are an Office 365 user, try our security solution for Office 365 that includes backup and ransomware protection functionality. And we are here to help.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

Using misconfigured multi-factor authentication (MFA) and an unpatched Windows vulnerability, Russian state-sponsored hackers were able to breach a non-governmental organization (NGO) and escalate privileges, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI revealed last week. Implement network segmentation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This includes the ability to install software, change its settings, manage backup operations, and more. The presence of such rights for a user does not mean that he becomes an administrator. The concept of PIM, in contrast to PAM, is aimed at managing existing accounts: administrator, root, etc.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that businesses will fall victim to a ransomware attack every 11 seconds with the global ransomware damage costs reaching $20 billion by 2021. Do the storage/system administrators also own and manage the encryption keys used for data-at-rest encryption?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

How to Conduct a Vulnerability Assessment: 5 Steps toward Better Cybersecurity. Can spot backup and configuration files. Password cracking consists of retrieving passwords stored in computer systems. System administrators and security teams (and hackers) can use them to spot weak passwords. Useful links.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2023

By concentrating on crucial patches that fix serious flaws or have a significant influence on system stability, system administrators may make sure that resources are used effectively and that possible disruptions are kept to a minimum.

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

Mitigation: do not store files containing sensitive data, such as passwords or backups, in web application publish directories. During one of the projects, an SQL injection into an application that was open to signup by any internet user let us obtain the credentials of an internal system administrator.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

This article looks at the security functionality of SD-WAN solutions and how to bolster SD-WAN cybersecurity. This cloud-centric model offers administrators granular network management opportunities while leveraging the bandwidth and reducing the cost of service delivery. Read more : Best Cybersecurity Software.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Privileged accounts are among an organization’s biggest cybersecurity concerns. These accounts give admins control over data, applications, infrastructure and other critical assets that average system users don’t have permission to access or change. Automated threat detection takes this ease-of-use further.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. The key enterprise cyber security risk management process Maintain increased cybersecurity awareness of major types of threats.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

These are words that no system administrator or business leader wants to hear from anyone using a computer on their network. My screen shows a large red skull and says all of my files are locked! SpinOne leverages machine learning to protect your environment from the bad guys and the tools they use like ransomware.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It covers such topics as suspicious files and links, password creation, 2-step verification , software, antivirus, OS, backup , mobile security , physical security and so on. Do not reveal them to anybody, including your boss, your system administrator or support service, your spouse, parents, children etc.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

Specifically it said, “Computer security research is a key driver of improved cybersecurity,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Is it the hospital, which should have had a power backup? And my main just, I want to I want to start up, and if you look up cybersecurity, Dallas, it's in the first it's in the top 10.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The FBI and other global law enforcement teams worked together on this case, compromising backups that were later restored by the gang, giving authorities access to internal systems, a tactic often deployed by the gang itself. Are the backups stored offline? Have we tested our ability to revert to backups during an incident?".

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