CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

That is why most companies hire professional information security services to mitigate the risks arising from data breaches. Thus, it would be best if you secured all networks by incorporating firewalls and advanced encryption technology. Implementing high-level encryptions will also keep your company data secure. Data Backup.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Data backup. The first is high-integrity, air-gapped data backups , which is the quickest and cheapest way to recover from an attack. The focus is on recovering deleted and encrypted files as quickly as possible. Also offers virtual disk repair, database repair, backup file repair, deleted file recovery. Proven Data.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Consider how many folks will only decide to start making backups once they've lost everything for the first time. Connect to your office with a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Using a work-supplied VPN makes your computer part of the work network, keeping data safe as it travels over the Internet.

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NopSec

JUNE 30, 2023

Leading this month’s advisories we have a duo of pre-auth RCE vulnerabilities that impact Fortinet’s Fortigate SSL VPN and VMWare’s VRealize Network Insight. Researchers also discovered that ArcServe UDP backup software is prone to an RCE vulnerability. The vulnerability is accessible via the VPN authentication mechanism.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

” Investment scams Picture this: a golden opportunity to double your money with zero risk. Safeguard your privacy with a trustworthy VPN In the digital-verse, protecting your online privacy is paramount, like guarding the secret recipe to your grandma’s famous carrot cake. Don’t let these offers cloud your judgment.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

The AvosLocker ransomware-as-a-service emerged in the threat landscape in September 2021, since January the group expanded its targets by implementing the support for encrypting Linux systems, specifically VMware ESXi servers. Regularly back up data, password protect backup copies offline. Consider installing and using a VPN.

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Once you’ve done so, think about the risk and impact to you if they were compromised. Your next steps are to mitigate the risks you’ve just noted. Keeping your phone’s software up to date reduces the risk of compromise. To save space in your cloud backups, print photos that give you joy and delete ones that don’t.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2023

If you require a VPN to access it, ensure the VPN is locked down with MFA and other security measures appropriate to your network too. Backup your data. Backups are the last line of defence against an attack that encrypts your data. Backups are not a defence against attackers that steal and leak the data.

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

An easy way to enhance your online security and privacy is by using a VPN while browsing the internet. A VPN or Virtual Private Network routes your internet traffic through an encrypted server by creating an encrypted tunnel between your device and a third-party server. Backup and Recovery Tools. Ad Blockers.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

Strong encryption protects data securely from unauthorized access, but the specific algorithms that qualify as strong encryption change over time as computing power increases and researchers develop new ways to break encryption. What Makes an Encryption Algorithm Strong?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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SiteLock

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

There’s no shortage of valuable website security products on the market, each of which is designed to address common cybersecurity risks that threaten your customers and their online presence. Website Backup: Website backups help customers encrypt a snapshot of their website’s important files, folders, and databases.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

“Cyber criminal threat actors exploit network vulnerabilities to exfiltrate data and encrypt systems in a sector that is increasingly reliant on smart technologies, industrial control systems, and internet-based automation systems. The good news is in the latter attack the victims restored its backups.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

For example, encryption keys, administrator passwords, and other critical information are stored in the Azure Key Vault in FIPS 140-2 Level 2-validated hardware security modules (HSMs).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Use of a VPN – virtual private networks (VPN) create a secure connection to other networks over the internet. They can both encrypt data and hide an IP address by using a secure chain to shield network activity. Backup and recovery – according to FEMA , 40% of small businesses never reopen after a disaster.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 11, 2021

On top of that, you should install a virtual private network (VPN), which will disguise your location and encrypt all of your precious information. Along with keeping your data secure, you will also want to keep all-important personal and client data stored on a dependable backup server.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In other news, both LockBit and the Akira ransomware gang, the latter of which has tallied 125 victims since we first began tracking them in April 2023, were confirmed last month to be exploiting a specific zero-day flaw ( CVE-2023-20269 ) in Cisco VPN appliances. Stop malicious encryption. Create offsite, offline backups.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 22, 2020

A sharp increase in technological reliance, be it through eCommerce or remote work, heightens the risk of cyber threats. These hackers access networks through remote access tools, like Remote Desktop Protocol and virtual private networks (VPN). Well-configured backups are essential to recovery from any ransomware attack.".

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

The #StopRansomware guide is set up as a one-stop resource to help organizations reduce the risk of ransomware incidents through best practices to detect, prevent, respond, and recover from them, including step-by-step approaches to address potential attacks. Anomalous VPN device logins or other suspicious logins.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

According to open-source reporting, since August 2020, DarkSide actors have been targeting multiple large, high-revenue organizations, resulting in the encryption and theft of sensitive data. After assessing risks, if RDP is deemed operationally necessary, restrict the originating sources and require multi-factor authentication.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

The influx of remote working culture has added new challenges and cybersecurity risks for small businesses. In addition, few companies can provide access to password management software or VPNs to protect their internet connection and credentials and maintain security on rogue Wi-Fi networks.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

The files are then held for ransom and the victim is threatened by data loss, because of the encryption, and leaking of the exfiltrated data. Files are encrypted with a combination of AES-256 and RSA-4096 via the Microsoft CryptoAPI , as per CrowdStrike. Earlier versions appended the.CONTI extension to encrypted files.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Encryption In Flight and At Rest Data We hear about encryption quite a lot these days. Many attach the word encryption to bad guys who use ransomware to encrypt data and then hold that data hostage until a ransom is paid. Sadly, ransomware sheds a bad light on encryption. What is encryption anyway ?

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 23, 2021

This is the act of exfiltrating sensitive data from the victim network before the encryption stage of the attack[1]. lafand wbadmin to delete any backups . Inject the adversary-crafted code into the svchost.exe process (T1055.002: Process Injection: Portable Executable Injection), and the beginning of the encryption process.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 14, 2020

Having a presence on the Internet opens us up to risk such as hackers, disruptors and insider threats. For example, many companies that require VPN access to monitor all access from employee devices have enabled split tunneling in order to alleviate the data traffic bottleneck on their perimeter security devices.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Similarly, SPA installs a service, such as the open-source fwknop service, on a server or gateway to listen for specific instructions in an encrypted packet. Port Knocking and SPA Implementation Risks. A cloud-based data server storing backups or security log files. SPA is often integrated into zero trust solutions.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

However, if you know where the dangers lurk, there is a way to minimize the cybersecurity risks. As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. Hackers or other malicious sources can intercept poorly encrypted communications on the web. Vicious insider.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Easily accessible valuable information increases the risk of online threats. Networking Often, mobile devices are used to access the corporate network via VPN or RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol). If you don’t want your phone to get locked or all your data encrypted, better watch the suspicious files or links you try to open.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

In addition to encrypting data and holding it hostage, ransomware attackers also upload valuable data to other systems on the internet. Rather than stealthily copying the data, ransomware attackers may upload the data quickly to a website via FTP using SSH encryption. Protect your backup systems.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Virtual Private Network (VPN) : For remote access, remote desktop protocol (RDP) no longer can be considered safe. Instead, organizations should use a virtual private network (VPN) solution. Better network security access controls can improve security and decrease cost and risk.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

What would be valuable from their perspective to encrypt and then ask for the ransom. That's why companies started to rethink their cybersecurity strategy, they started to build up additional solutions, and implement solutions that are allowing us to minimize the risk. So, these kinds of things, and then a hacker becomes a user.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

As remote desktop solutions are prevalent among IT and managed service providers (MSP), downstream clients can be at risk, as Kaseya experienced in 2021. By exploiting weak server vulnerabilities, the Iran-based hackers were able to gain access, move laterally, encrypt IT systems, and demand ransom payment. Reconnaissance.

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Google Security

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Our approach focuses on: Minimizing your data footprint, by shrinking the amount of personally identifiable data altogether De-identifying data, with a range of anonymization techniques so it’s not linked to you Restricting data access using technologies like end-to-end encryption and secure enclaves.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Virtual private network ( VPN ). Encryption. We’d also note that ransomware in particular requires unique data backup and recovery tools and services. Though free alternatives are better than ever, premium AV software means more features like advanced password management, VPN access, and configuration functionality.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

But more and more, organizations need to plan for the possibility that the worst may happen – and that involves ransomware-proof backups and ransomware removal tools and services. Free VPN with up to 300 MB of traffic per day. Secure VPN to enable browsing anonymously and securely with a no-log feature. Dark web monitoring.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Ransomware: Encryption, Exfiltration, and Extortion. Ransomware perpetrators of the past presented a problem of availability through encryption. Prevent Rely solely on offline backups Disallow unnecessary file sharing. Detect Focus on encryption Assume exfiltration. Old way New way. The newest agency in the U.S.

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