Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Last December, the team looked at various topics related to the field of cyber and information security. One particularly concerning development in the malware space is the increasing sophistication of deepfake technology. Emphasis on developing and deploying detection technology against fake media will be paramount.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 8, 2019

All of cloud backup services for Office 365 admins perform the same primary function – they automatically backup your data. And this difference in “not what but how” is crucial for data security. And of course, read about how to use it to backup office 365 emails easily !

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In traditional on-site backup systems security is mainly a physical concern – ensuring data is backed up in more than one location in case of hardware loss or failure and restricting access to the physical backup media to only trusted employees. In cloud backup, security concerns are different.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Knowing what Information Technology (IT) hardware exists is a good place to start (servers, laptops, desktops, tablets, etc.). After all, the process of security involves never-ending learning and improvement. As technology and threats evolve, so must the security organization. •Create an asset inventory.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In fact, Gartner forecasts that global spending on information security and risk management services will reach $150.4 On average, 80 percent of organizations are using up to 10 separate cybersecurity solutions, primarily anti-virus and anti-spam on devices and on-premise backup tools. billion this year. He holds a Ph.D.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Today, technological advances have seen a rise in cyber security threats globally. Even with high-level security measures, no one is safe from such threats. That is why most companies hire professional information security services to mitigate the risks arising from data breaches. Data Backup.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 2, 2022

As part of our continued expansion, we wish to appoint a Technical Cybersecurity Consultant who can conduct security assessments of clients technical infrastructure (M365/Azure/AWS/Backups/Networks etc.) M365/Azure/AWS/Backups/Networks etc.). A strong familiarity with web application security vulnerabilities and controls.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 13, 2022

In an age of strong data privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA , data loss prevention (DLP) technology is becoming a critically important IT security tool. Sensitive data can include personally identifiable information (PII) that can impact user privacy. Hybrid Work Model. Cybersecurity Talent Shortage. Data Explosion.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

In July, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released the Ransomware Readiness Assessment (RRA) , a new ransomware self-assessment security audit tool for the agency’s Cyber Security Evaluation Tool ( CSET ).RRA Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

million in information technology expenses $1.3 million in consulting fees potentially for IT including $987k earned by World Wide Technology, a St.Louis IT services provider, and $306k for Accenture. million patient’s information caused by a third party tracker installed on the Kaiser patient portal.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 5, 2022

Finally, the Chinese company TikTok seems to have reacted to the sincere pursuits and talked a bit about ‘Project Texas’ against the rising data security concerns. Note 1- TikTok is still owned by a Chinese technological firm ByteDance which has links with the Communist Party of China.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

TG Soft ‘s CRAM researchers had the chance to test their Heuristic Behavioral technologies to combat even the variants of this family type of Ransomware attacks. Black and BlackCat/AlphV appeared first on Security Affairs. BlackCat / AlphV Another threat around is the BlackCat/AlphV group.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

Recently, the Chinese security firm Rising detected a Linux variant of the SFile ransomware that uses the RSA+AES algorithm mode. “For example, the variant captured this time uses nuctech-gj0okyci (nuctech is the English name of Nuctech Technology Co., as the suffix name. ” reported The Record.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2024

Fake AV websites used to distribute info-stealer malware MITRE December 2023 attack: Threat actors created rogue VMs to evade detection An XSS flaw in GitLab allows attackers to take over accounts Google fixes eighth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year, the third in a month Usage of TLS in DDNS Services leads to Information Disclosure in Multiple (..)

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2022

A group of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered malicious plugins on tens of thousands of WordPress sites. The experts studied the evolution of CMS plugins in the production web servers dating back to 2012, to do this they developed an automated framework named YODA to detect malicious plugins.

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SC Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

National Institute for Standards and Technology headquarters in Maryland. A years-long project by the federal government to develop new “post-quantum” cryptography standards will be finalized later this year, according to an official at the National Institute for Standards and Technology.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2023

This week a threat actor, who goes online with the moniker “kernelware”, claimed the theft of data from technology firm Acronis and started leaking it on the cybercrime forum Breached Forums. The CISO of Acronis downplayed a recent intrusion, revealing that only one customer was impacted.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Almost any sector was hit by sophisticated, high-impact ransomware attacks, including the Defense Industrial Base, Emergency Services, Food and Agriculture, Government Facilities, and Information Technology Sectors. ” reads the joint advisory. ” reads the joint advisory. ” concludes the advisory.

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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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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In this Spotlight Podcast, Pondurance Chief Information Security Officer Dustin Hutchison joins me to talk about the value that managed detection and response (MDR) technology plays in an environment of proliferating threats. The rise of ransomware makes regular on- and off site backups of key systems and data indispensable.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In this Spotlight Podcast, Pondurance Chief Information Security Officer Dustin Hutchison joins me to talk about the value that managed detection and response (MDR) technology plays in an environment of proliferating threats. Episode 226: The Cyber Consequences Of Our Throw Away Culture.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2022

The malware uses TOR exit nodes as a backup C2 infrastructure. The malware was first spotted in September 2021, the experts observed Raspberry Robin targeting organizations in the technology and manufacturing industries. The malicious code uses Windows Installer to reach out to QNAP-associated domains and download a malicious DLL.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 3, 2023

The concept of a Security Data Lake, a type of Data Lake explicitly designed for information security, has not received much attention yet. It can potentially bring a company's security to the next level. However, this is not your ordinary data storage solution. Data Lakes and data stores have some distinct differences.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

And militaries need to have well-developed backup plans, for when systems are subverted. In Joe Haldeman’s 1975 science-fiction novel The Forever War, he postulated a “stasis field” that forced his space marines to rely on nothing more than Roman military technologies, like javelins.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The experts noticed that BlackMatter operators wipe or reformat backup data stores and appliances instead of encrypting backup systems. Consider disabling or limiting New Technology Local Area Network Manager (NTLM) and WDigest Authentication. Scanning backups. Secret Service at a U.S. Secret Service Field Office.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The attackers successfully compromised more than a dozen organizations across multiple industries, including technology, energy, healthcare, education, finance and defense. SockDetour serves as a backup fileless Windows backdoor in case the primary one is removed.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Endpoint: Enables access for human users and computer services and commonly includes PCs, laptops, Internet of Things (IoT), and operational technology (OT). Traditionally, this technology implicitly distrusts external traffic and implicitly trusts internal traffic. or segregated as cloud or network attached storage (NAS).

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

“The time needed to carry out these actions and to use the backups to restart should take a few days, which is why the 3 sites are closed for the week.” Last week, Swiss multinational company ABB, a leading electrification and automation technology provider, was the victim of a Black Basta ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The first step consists of recommending organizations to follow best practices to neutralize ransomware attack such as set up offline, off-site, encrypted backups. FTC also recommends to implement practices described in the Ransomware Guide and the Fact Sheet on Rising Ransomware Threat to Operational Technology Assets.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In fact, many ransomware groups now have such an embarrassment of riches in this regard that they’ve taken to hiring external penetration testers to carry out the grunt work of escalating that initial foothold into complete control over the victim’s network and any data backup systems — a process that can be hugely time consuming.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Highlighting the risk landscape, Resecurity’s Dark Web analysis identified multiple compromised credentials belonging to network engineers that could grant threat actors access to gateways like: enterprise identity and access management (IAM), virtualization systems, various cloud providers, and backup and disaster recovery systems.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The malware uses TOR exit nodes as a backup C2 infrastructure. The malware was first spotted in September 2021, the experts observed it targeting organizations in the technology and manufacturing industries. The malicious code uses Windows Installer to reach out to QNAP-associated domains and download a malicious DLL.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

combinations Enables automated response to quickly and effectively contain threats based upon policy from moderate (move to guest network, assign to self-remediation VLAN, apply OS updates/patches, etc.) to stringent (quarantine assets, turn off switch port, block access, disable network card, etc.)

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Confirm that the vendor uses industry-standard security technologies and processes.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Without adequate backups, the data they house can be lost forever. When natural disasters affect physical data storage devices, it can lead to data loss especially if backups and disaster recovery plans are not in place. A permanent loss of this data can then occur in a situation where there are no backup copies.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

Tietoevry is a Finnish multinational information technology (IT) and consulting company that provides managed services and cloud hosting for the enterprise. Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices. The company said that the ransomware attack took place on Friday night and impacted only one data center in Sweden.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

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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