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. These keys are available to the attacker, and the encryption can only be decrypted using a private key. How Does Ransomware Work?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2023

DDoS attacks continue to be a persistent threat. DDoS attacks are getting larger and more complex, are moving towards mobile networks and IoT, and are used to provide support of additional means in the context of a conflict. Implement a secure and redundant backup strategy. They are the second most prevalent EU threat.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Work in tandem with your hosting provider to leverage managed WordPress specialty hosting assistance, enquiring about their incumbent technologies, proactive monitoring, malware detection, backups, and DDoS mitigation, among others. Schedule daily backups to create multiple restore points.

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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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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. NCSC, ICO and the insurers of GiantPay are aware of the incident and are working closely with the company in finding who is behind the attack.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Vendor reports note huge volume of attacks on local and public infrastructure, such as: CrowdStrike: Monitored hacktivist and nation-state distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks related to the Israli-Palestinian conflict, including against a US airport. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

There are dozens of Linux malware families out there today threatening SMBs with anything from ransomware to DDoS attacks. If you wake up one morning and find that all of your files are encrypted along with a ransom note demanding a Bitcoin payment — you just may have been hit with QNAPCrypt. Cloud Snooper. How it works. How it works.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

This empowers enterprises to effectively use their cloud technology capabilities while maintaining a safe and efficient infrastructure — a crucial practice as cloud adoption expands. Next, the IT team sets up access controls and data encryption methods, followed by network security configuration and cloud activities monitoring.

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 28, 2023

They’re not a lame DDoS pretend hacktivist group like NoName016 — instead, they claim to be Palestinian state cyber warriors. To lay it out, several factors got my attention as this being unusual: They’re not ransomware or DDoS kids. Even Wordpress backups, as apparently people build CRMs on Wordpress nowadays (I’m old).

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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

MARCH 22, 2023

Definition, Threats & Protections 10 Network Security Threats Everyone Should Know Overall Network Security Best Practices Best practices for network security directly counter the major threats to the network with specific technologies and controls. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

Cybersecurity is practice of protecting information technology (IT) infrastructure assets such as computers, networks, mobile devices, servers, hardware, software, and data (personal & financial) against attacks, breaches and unauthorised access. Sometimes theft of PII can lead to identity theft too. to protect sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Once gained the foothold in the target network, the attackers will attempt lateral movements to elevate the privileges and search for high-value machines to encrypt (i.e. backup servers, network shares, servers, auditing devices). PowerShell) to easily deploy tooling or ransomware.

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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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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Other features include applying secure socket layer (SSL) or transport layer security (TLS) and AES-256 encryption. Also Read: Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021. EnterpriseDB.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 11, 2021

Avaddon ransomware performs an encryption in offline mode using AES-256 + RSA-2048 to encrypt files. When encrypted the files get the.avdn extension. In February 2021 a researcher found a flaw in the Avaddon encryption routine that allowed them to create a free decryptor. Free decryptor. Not afraid of law enforcement.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Here are just some of the types of cybercrime that could jeopardize the safety of digital media assets: External attacks : Cybercriminals may attempt to breach company networks or systems to steal sensitive assets through phishing emails, brute force, or DDoS attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Endpoint: Enables access for human users and computer services and commonly includes PCs, laptops, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT). Traditionally, this technology implicitly distrusts external traffic and implicitly trusts internal traffic. or segregated as cloud or network attached storage (NAS).

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SC Magazine

MARCH 19, 2021

Today’s columnist, Glenn Mulvaney of Clumio, says while ransomware has become a hot-button issue, companies also need to focus on viruses, DDoS attacks, cryptojacking, and securing the cloud. Ransomware, security threats, and fraud are an ever-present part of the technology landscape. FBI CreativeCommons Credit: CC PDM 1.0.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 26, 2024

In the current digital era, technology has become an integral part of various industries, and the transport industry is not left behind. The mitigation strategy should include strong access controls, encryption, and intrusion detection to prevent attacks on vehicle systems.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

RADIUS and TACACS+ apply to specific types of endpoints, but the ZTNA-as-a-Service product works for all kinds of devices, including Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) endpoints, Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, operations technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), and industrial IoT (IIoT).

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

It's slightly different from a standard ransomware attack—encrypting a user's files is a secondary concern. Essentially, leakware attacks demand victims pay a ransom to accomplish two things: recover their encrypted data and prevent confidential, sensitive information from being disseminated. What is leakware? Adopt cloud services.

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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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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Part of what makes cybercrime such a vast enterprise is that there are so many digital elements within the technology stack that can be attacked – from networks to web apps. Virtual private networks (VPNs) encrypt traffic to and from the organization’s network when employees are working remotely. Data breaches cost an average of $3.9

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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.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 14, 2023

Most hosting providers already support enhanced security measures such as DDOS Protection and HTTPS. Some newer technologies also give businesses benefits in terms of efficient resource management. Frequent backups of data or snapshots of a webpage’s code are a very common disaster recovery feature offered to a lot of groups.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

One of the most dangerous kinds of malware for businesses, ransomware can slip into a network or device and encrypt sensitive files or lock down the entire device unless the victims pay the hacker a usually-sizable fee to unlock it – and even then, decryption fails most of the time. Your browser’s homepage changing without your permission.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

AES-256 encryption for data at rest and TLS v1.2 AES-256 encryption for data at rest and TLS v1.2 Assembled by Broadcom subsidiary CA Technologies, DX NetOps offers network visibility and actionable intelligence for monitoring digital user experiences. Auvik Features.

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SecureList

MAY 11, 2022

In the report, we analyze what happened in late 2021 and 2022 on both the technological and geopolitical levels and what caused the new ransomware trends to emerge. In order to cause as much damage as possible and to make recovery very difficult (if not impossible), they try to encrypt as many systems as possible. –prockiller.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

The emergence of SD-WAN and SASE technologies bundled together has led many vendors to address both advanced routing and network security vendors for clients. The youngest secure SD-WAN pick is SASE technology vendor Cato Networks. Networking specialists like Cisco and HPE’s Aruba are moving deeper into security. Cato Networks.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Recognizing the evolution in both cybersecurity and customer needs, Barracuda began to develop new capabilities as well as acquire complementary companies to deliver technology solutions for application security, cloud backups, firewalls, and more.

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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

JANUARY 6, 2022

Ransomware has already been combined with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks , and Manky notes that ransomware could see the addition of wiper malware, “which could not only wreck data but destroy systems and hardware. See also: Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection. AI Attacks Lead to Regulation.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Today’s businesses, no doubt including your own organization, heavily use technology to carry out business-critical operations and support their organization’s data. Both technologies rely on massive amounts of data. Data can be altered, deleted, encrypted, or stolen based on the intentions and directives of attackers.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

We identified a Windows variant of this sample using the same string encryption algorithm, internal modules, and functionalities. For cybercriminals, leaks are typically used in conjunction with ransomware attacks, where a company’s data is encrypted and held for ransom. The implant is a complex framework internally called SBZ.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Cybersecurity vendors like Panda Security suggest the best way to defend against crimeware is using a combination of antivirus, anti-spyware, firewalls, and threat detection technology.

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