SecureList

MAY 8, 2024

From high-profile breaches in healthcare and industrial sectors – compromising huge volumes of sensitive data or halting production entirely – to attacks on small businesses that have become relatively easy targets, ransomware actors are expanding their sphere of influence.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 11, 2021

Not only will taking the proper precautions keep you out of financial trouble, but you could also advertise in your job pitches how secure your business really is. Start with smart passwords. 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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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Large corporations, small businesses, and even individuals suffer from numerous attacks from cybercriminals. Let your staff know about the significance of maintaining strong and unique passwords. Today, data analytics is a lucrative business as most corporations rely on data to make decisions affecting the consumers.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

Government Accountability Office (GAO) data, 13 of the 16 agencies involved in the study reported a total cost savings of $291 million from using cloud services. These cybersecurity practices include using unique passwords, multi-factor authentication (MFA), data backups, secure Wi-Fi networks, and anti-virus software.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2023

Organizations must prioritize email security measures that block malicious attachments, educate employees about ransomware threats, and establish robust data backup and recovery processes. These policies should cover topics such as password requirements, data handling, email attachments, and reporting suspicious activity.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. Offline Backups. While virtual backups are great, if you’re not storing data backups offline, you’re at risk of losing that data.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Through public and commercial development of advanced encryption methods, organizations from sensitive government agencies to enterprise companies can ensure protected communications between personnel, devices, and global offices. For users familiar with password management and the value of complex passwords, this makes sense.

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

Hit hardest by the COVID pandemic, geo-political and climate change, they play a critical role in a country’s recovery, requiring greater support from governments to stay afloat. Although the attack was stopped fairly quickly, the SME sector was understandably shaken, alerting businesses to the fact that everyone was vulnerable.

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SC Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

Researchers from Microsoft on Thursday reported that the APT group, referred to as Nobelium, compromised a client of Constant Contact, an online marketing services company utilized largely by small businesses for publicity and mass-mailings purposes.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Organizations must prioritize email security measures that block malicious attachments, educate employees about ransomware threats, and establish robust data backup and recovery processes. These policies should cover topics such as password requirements, data handling, email attachments, and reporting suspicious activity.

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Spinone

JANUARY 28, 2020

New ransomware forms can even seep into your backup and encrypt it, leaving you with no options rather than to pay. Also, there are new types of ransomware that can seep into your backup and encrypt it, making it useless. Ransomware removal without backup If you don’t have a backup, the process will take more time.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It's something that I've talked about with a lot of either small businesses completely separate from this small businesses or some student groups, and we talk about threat modeling, as you know, when you plan out things. Don't share your phone, don't share your password with your partner. Things are complicated.

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