The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Educate employees. Many security programs focus on employee education (creating a strong password, being aware of phishing, etc.). After all, the process of security involves never-ending learning and improvement. After all, the process of security involves never-ending learning and improvement.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2023

The account was used to create database backups which were then downloaded and deleted. It also downloaded existing nightly full-backups of the database. The account owner has confirmed they did not access the admin console to perform these actions.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2021

The malware was recently employed in attacks against large US schools and education organizations. . “Healthcare and education organizations also host large volumes of sensitive data, making them more valuable targets. . The Trojan leverages the gobfuscate GoLang tool for obfuscation. ” . .” Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Curricula’s training material includes training content, phishing simulator, ransomware awareness playbook, compliance related education and reporting and a customized content creator to get back knowledge based feedback from the trained employees- all critical components in building up Information Security program. “An

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 13, 2022

Hiring, training, and retaining the staff needed to effectively run an information security program can be a challenge for any size business given the cybersecurity talent shortage. This increase in vendors leads to excess complexity – and often reduced information security. Cybersecurity Talent Shortage.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Here are 8 cyber security best practices you can begin to implement today to keep your business data secure. . Educate Your Employees. A single mistake from an improperly trained employee can ruin the entire security system. As cybercriminals become savvier, company’s security policies should be constantly evolving.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

Google announced that its Google Authenticator app for both iOS and Android now supports Google Account synchronization that allows to safely backup users one-time codes to their Google Account. Google announced that its Authenticator app for Android and iOS now supports Google Account synchronization.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

US CISA, the FBI, and MS-ISAC issued a joint CSA to warn of attacks involving Phobos ransomware variants observed as recently as February 2024 US CISA, the FBI, and MS-ISAC issued a joint cyber security advisory (CSA) to warn of attacks involving Phobos ransomware variants such as Backmydata , Devos, Eight, Elking, and Faust.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Early this month, Evgueni Erchov, Director of IR & Cyber Threat Intelligence at Arete Incident Response, told ZDNet that multiple ransomware gangs are cold-calling victims if they don’t pay the ransom and attempt to restore from backups. Patch operating systems, software, firmware, and endpoints.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2022

Breaching education. The data accessed by criminals, stretching from 2015 to 2019, included a variety of information potentially including: Name School CPS email Employee ID number Battelle for Kids username. All forms of education are an increasingly popular place to be for ransomware criminals. Encrypt and back it up.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The exposed records included name, sex, ethnicity, organization, hometown, ID, Address, Mobile Number, Phone Number, Education. “People who are concerned about their information exposure can register on Cyble’s data breach monitoring and notification platform, AmiBreached.com , to ascertain the risks at no cost.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Chief information security officers (CISOs) should proactively implement strategies and protect their infrastructures against hacking months and weeks leading up to this busy time of the year.  Yet, the holiday period is critical for many businesses.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! billion rubles.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The attackers successfully compromised more than a dozen organizations across multiple industries, including technology, energy, healthcare, education, finance and defense. SockDetour serves as a backup fileless Windows backdoor in case the primary one is removed.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

To restore functionality without having to decrypt files and pay a possible ransom (not recommended), it is always advisable to adequately safeguard backups, adopting backup strategies according to the 3-2-1 rule: keep at least 3 copies of company data in 2 different formats, with 1 copy offline and located off-site.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The first step consists of recommending organizations to follow best practices to neutralize ransomware attack such as set up offline, off-site, encrypted backups. “In addition, educate your staff on the folly of using the same password on different platforms, and consider the many benefits of multifactor authentication.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices. The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat actors behind the malware claim to have already hacked multiple organizations in multiple industries, including education, finance, and real estate.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

Information security leaders at these two districts shared their war stories last week at the K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Symposium, hosted by the K12 Security Information Exchange (K12 SIX) – the first-ever ISAC specifically created with local school districts in mind. Rockingham County, North Carolina.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

“The department had reverted to its backup system, radio, to dispatch officers in response to 911 calls instead of its computer assisted dispatch system. . “We have learned the attack’s biggest impact is likely at the Dallas Police Department.” ” reported the website of Fox4News. reads the alert.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 16, 2021

Worse still, the results can be catastrophic if the affected user has not had the presence of mind to backup their files before the attack – which can often mean you are left with no other alternative than starting completely from scratch. It’s very possible that a company could be left in disarray from this.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

Initially the municipal government in the town downplayed the incident, saying that attackers stole only a small amounts of data and that all the information had been restored from backup copies. ” The attack was orchestrated by the Vice Society ransomware group which hit Lake Geneva.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

The tool doesn’t target folders containing system files, backups, folders associated with web browsers, and folders used by security solutions from Symantec, ESET, and Sophos. The tool uses an inclusion/exclusion process based on keywords to select which directories to pass to the fill() function to exfiltrate.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Often operating with limited IT budgets, hospitals, schools and local governments also typically run some of the most complex and difficult to secure networks. Educate end users – The next common method of compromise is phishing attacks, independent of company size.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

As a global trailblazer in information security and data protection regulation, the EU continues to lead the way in comprehensive cybersecurity standards. Educate and Raise Awareness: Board Education and Employee Engagement Make cybersecurity a priority on the management board agenda.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Disaster recovery : Implements redundancy and data backups to improve resilience from inevitable device failures, cybersecurity attacks, or natural disasters. IT security policies : Establish benchmarks, goals, and standards that can be used for measuring successful implementation of security controls.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Adopt a backup strategy. A secure email gateway can further enhance the protection of the recipients. Invest in cybersecurity education. To detect malicious cyber activities, the European agencies recommend: Implement robust log collection and regularly review alerts triggered by security components.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Key features of application security: Code review and vulnerability scanning Use of secure coding practices Implementation of secure authentication and authorization mechanisms Regular security testing and update 3. It includes various security measures such as access control, encryption, and backups.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Confirm that the vendor uses industry-standard security technologies and processes.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Last December, the team looked at various topics related to the field of cyber and information security. Education and Recognition Tools Needed to Protect Against Increasingly Sophisticated Deepfakes Malware has constantly changed for as long as it’s been around. It has been banned by numerous U.S.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

An affiliate of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang, tracked as UNC4466, was recently observed exploiting three vulnerabilities in the Veritas Backup solution to gain initial access to the target network. The ransom demands of the group range from a few tens of thousands of dollars up to tens of millions of dollars.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Threat Post Threat Post is a portal, with news about everything related to recurring cybersecurity themes: attacks, cloud security, malware and ransomware, vulnerabilities, and so on. Security Through Education Security Through Education is one of the best information security blogs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

At the end of the day, lack of education and human error are two of the largest contributors to data breaches. And, the system must be intuitive and convenient, so executives remain within its workflows and processes without straying to other systems and creating security gaps. Jon Clemenson, director of information security, TokenEx.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

The ransomware uses this technique to stop a predefined list of services, delete shadow volumes and backups, clear the following Windows event logs, and disable the Windows firewall.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2021

This group focuses on public school districts and other educational institutions, like other ransomware gangs it implements a double extortion model and publishes data stolen from the victims on a data leak site. The targeting of backups to prevent recovery following ransomware deployment.

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Notice Bored

OCTOBER 14, 2021

"Information transfer" is another ambiguous, potentially misleading title for a policy, even if it includes "information security". There is a common factor, however, namely information risk. conversation, emails, network connections and point-to-point links), hence information security is an important consideration.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 17, 2023

This can include measures such as firewalls , antivirus, access management and data backup policies, etc. ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 is an international standard that provides a framework for information security management systems (ISMS). It outlines best practices for managing and protecting sensitive information.

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