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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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Half of EDR Tools, Organizations Vulnerable to Clop Ransomware: Researchers

eSecurity Planet

So … the EDR missed an indicator of compromise, and while it may have compensated for it later, the firewall should have stopped inbound/outbound traffic but failed to do so.” Government has offered a $10 million reward for information on the threat actors. Patch operating systems, software, and firmware on a regular basis.

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How to Prevent Malware: 15 Best Practices for Malware Prevention

eSecurity Planet

The stakes are even higher for businesses, government and other organizations, as successful attacks can be devastating to operations and sensitive data. Enable Firewall Protection Your firewall , working as the primary filter, protects your network from both inbound and outgoing threats.

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NCSC warns of a surge in ransomware attacks on education institutions

Security Affairs

backup servers, network shares, servers, auditing devices). In some attacks, government experts also observed the sabotage of backup or auditing devices to make recovery more difficult, the encryption of entire virtual servers, the use of scripting environments (i.e.

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Daixin Team targets health organizations with ransomware, US agencies warn

Security Affairs

US government agencies warned that the Daixin Team cybercrime group is actively targeting the U.S. Below are the mitigations provided in the alert: Install updates for operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. Healthcare and Public Health sector with ransomware.

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APT Attacks & Prevention

eSecurity Planet

For example, the BlackTech cyber-espionage ATP group, suspected to be backed by the Chinese government, sent emails containing Excel files with malicious macros to Japanese and Taiwanese corporations in the defense technology, media, and communications sectors. The most devastating APT attacks tend to be created by governments.

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MY TAKE: Why COVID-19 ‘digital distancing’ is every bit as vital as ‘social distancing’

The Last Watchdog

Firewall supplier Check Point Software Technologies has reported a massive surge in the registration of coronavirus-related domains, since Jan. Targeting key sectors The healthcare sector and local governments carry a huge burden and must communicate extensively and exhaustively to get us clear of COVID-19. It’s already happening.