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How To Set Up a Firewall in 8 Easy Steps + Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Setting up a firewall is the first step in securing your network. A successful firewall setup and deployment requires careful design, implementation, and maintenance to effectively improve your network integrity and data security. Verify that the chosen firewall can meet your security standards and functions.

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Sophos blocked attacks exploiting XG Firewall zero-day to deploy Ransomware

Security Affairs

Hackers attempted to exploit a zero-day flaw in the Sophos XG firewall to distribute ransomware to Windows machines, but the attack was blocked. It was designed to download payloads intended to exfiltrate XG Firewall-resident data. The customer noticed “a suspicious field value visible in the management interface.”. “The

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The Case For Website Backups

SiteLock

File backups are essential to the security of any site. With regular, tested website backups, you can recover your site easily from any of the following issues: hardware failures. If that happens, we contact the site owner to see if they or their developer can restore the site from a recent backup. accidental deletions.

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US cyber and law enforcement agencies warn of Phobos ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

After SmokeLoader’s hidden payload is downloaded onto the victim’s system, threat actors use the malware’s functionality to download the Phobos payload and exfiltrate data from the compromised system. Phobos is also able to identify and delete data backups. Phobos operators used WinSCP and Mega.io

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

Also read: How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack Best Ransomware Removal Tools Best Ransomware Removal and Recovery Services Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection. Backup and encryption. Backups are critical in cybersecurity and can cover anything, including system images, executables, and source codes.

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Why SMBs are Under Attack by Ransomware

Webroot

Murray cites the availability of ransomware kits on the dark web that anyone can download and figure out how to launch. This includes essential security measures like firewalls, endpoint protection and DNS protection. It’s also become far easier for anyone with malign intentions but lacking coding skills to launch attacks.

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SPanel: Taking Website Security to the Next Level

eSecurity Planet

See the Top Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) What is SPanel? They can change SPanel’s branding with their own, get usage reports, and download or view the Apache and PHP logs. Offsite backups SPanel accounts also get free daily backups to a remote server. That’s where SPanel can help. The platform can handle the rest.

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