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Unanswered Questions Loom Over Cyber Attacks on M&S, Co-op & Harrods

Jane Frankland

Equally important is the human element; ongoing employee security awareness training that’s adaptive and personalised to their role ensures that your workforce recognises and acts appropriately against threats like phishing or fraud attempts.

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FBI warns of ransomware attacks targeting the food and agriculture sector

Security Affairs

The good news is in the latter attack the victims restored its backups. The FBI provided the following mitigations to protect against ransomware attacks: Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released.

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Avoslocker ransomware gang targets US critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

The report also includes a list of mitigation measures to increase the resilience of company networks: Implement a recovery plan to maintain and retain multiple copies of sensitive or proprietary data and servers in a physically separate, segmented, and secure location (i.e., Regularly back up data, password protect backup copies offline.

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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

Automate Patches and Updates Ensure strong network security by automating regular updates of firewall firmware and installing security patches as soon as they become available. Enable automatic updates in the administration interface and schedule security checks accordingly.

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FBI warns of ransomware threat to food and agriculture

Malwarebytes

But the sector is only as secure as the technology it relies on, so our food supply requires secure IoT devices and Cloud services for food and agriculture too. The FBI notice includes the following recommendations: Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Implement network segmentation.

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Top 9 Cybersecurity Challenges SMEs Currently Face

Responsible Cyber

To mitigate this security challenge, businesses must educate their employees on the basics of cybersecurity and include cybersecurity policies in the onboarding process of every new employee. Security awareness should be ongoing and evolving. The Cloud Is not a Safe Haven from Security Flaws. SQL Injection.

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Threat spotlight: Conti, the ransomware used in the HSE healthcare attack

Malwarebytes

Below is a list of recommended mitigations from the FBI, which it issued along with an alert on Conti ransomware late last week: Regularly back up data, air gap, and password protect backup copies offline. Install updates/patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. Implement network segmentation.