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Topic-specific policy 7/11: backup

Notice Bored

when I read the recommendation for a topic-specific policy on backup. If you already have a backup policy (or something with a vaguely similar title), I urge you to dig it out at this point and study it (again!) Is your backup policy exclusively about backing up computer data , most likely digital data from corporate IT systems?

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Ukrainian Blackjack group used ICS malware Fuxnet against Russian targets

Security Affairs

The Blackjack group is believed to be affiliated with Ukrainian intelligence services that carried out other attacks against Russian targets, including an internet provider and a military infrastructure. The attack brought all 87,000 sensors offline, threat actors also wiped databases, backups, and email servers, a total of 30TB of data.

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TLStorm flaws allow to remotely manipulate the power of millions of enterprise UPS devices

Security Affairs

Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices provide emergency backup power for mission-critical systems. Two of the TLStorm vulnerabilities reside in the TLS implementation used by Cloud-connected Smart-UPS devices, while the third one is a design flaw in the firmware upgrade process of Smart-UPS devices. ” continues Armis.

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FBI warns of ransomware attacks targeting the food and agriculture sector

Security Affairs

. “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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Deadbolt Ransomware targets Asustor and QNap NAS Devices

Security Affairs

At the end of January, QNAP forced the firmware update for its Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to protect its customers against the DeadBolt ransomware. Make an immediate backup. The hijacked QNAP login screen displays a ransom note demanding the payment of 0.03 ” reads the advisory published by the vendor.

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New Checkmate ransomware target QNAP NAS devices

Security Affairs

Preliminary investigation indicates that Checkmate attacks via SMB services exposed to the internet, and employs a dictionary attack to break accounts with weak passwords.” All your data has been encrypted, backups have been deleted. Go to Control Panel > System > Firmware Update. Your unique ID: bc75c72[edited].

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New Qlocker ransomware infected hundreds of QNAP NAS devices in a few days

Security Affairs

“The Multimedia Console, Media Streaming Add-on, and Hybrid Backup Sync apps need to be updated to the latest available version as well to further secure QNAP NAS from ransomware attacks. The company also recommends updating the Multimedia Console, Media Streaming Add-on, and Hybrid Backup Sync apps to the latest versions.