The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Related Stories Spotlight: Operationalizing MDR with Pondurance CISO Dustin Hutchinson Spotlight: When Ransomware Comes Calling Spotlight: Is There A Cure For InfoSec’s Headcount Headache? 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

Related Stories Spotlight: When Ransomware Comes Calling Spotlight: Is There A Cure For InfoSec’s Headcount Headache? The rise of ransomware makes regular on- and off site backups of key systems and data indispensable. . Click the icon below to listen. Episode 226: The Cyber Consequences Of Our Throw Away Culture.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 14, 2021

One look at all the ransomware attacks from the past few years, and it’s clear that crypto-malware actors are attempting to maximize their financial gain. The post Ransomware Attacks are Evolving: What You Need to Know appeared first on Security Boulevard. Here are a few tactics that stood out to us.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This English-speaking collective previously served as an affiliate for ransomware group “ALPHV” and now partners with “RansomHub.” This concealed their attack until the environment was encrypted and backups were sabotaged. Since at least August 2023, Scattered Spider has been collaborating with ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Taking a Proactive Approach to Mitigating Ransomware Part 1: You Can’t Neglect the Application Layer ltabo Wed, 12/06/2023 - 18:42 Ransomware continues to dominate cybersecurity news. Recovery costs for ransomware attacks have also continued to increase year-over-year, up 30% from 2022 to 2023.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 11, 2021

No Soup For You, Ransomware! Ransomware campaigns such as WannaCry and Petya attacks made this malware type a top threat to all organizations worldwide. This is of particular relevance when it comes to ransomware. Even the most critical damages caused by ransomware are repairable as long as you have a solid backup strategy.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Here’s an example of how a phishing email can spread ransomware through your network: The cost of a data breach can be very high, and preventing phishing attacks helps your business to avoid financial and reputational damages. Infosec provides 1000+ phishing email templates to represent various approaches and tactics used by hackers.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Can Code Signing Macros Help Your Company Thwart Ransomware Attacks? This impact was amplified when the company decided to take down all the virtual servers infected by the ransomware and restore them from previous backups rather than comply with the attacker’s demands of a multimillion-dollar payoff. Case Study]. Related Posts.

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McAfee

OCTOBER 31, 2021

In the past, fake social profiles were relatively easy to spot, however in the case of DPRK, the cybercriminals spent time to setting up a profile, get hooked up into the infosec scene, gain followers and connections through LinkedIn, making it more difficult than before to detect a fraudulent account. Techniques & Tactics.

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Pentester Academy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Lab Walkthrough — The WannaCry Ransomware In our lab walkthrough series, we go through selected lab exercises on our INE Platform. Introduction In May 2017, a worldwide ransomware attack infamously known as WannaCry was set in motion. Ransomware damages would cost the world $5 billion (USD) in 2017. wannacry.zip.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This English-speaking collective previously served as an affiliate for ransomware group “ALPHV” and now partners with “RansomHub.” This concealed their attack until the environment was encrypted and backups were sabotaged. Since at least August 2023, Scattered Spider has been collaborating with ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups.

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Since 2007 the InfoSec industry has been talking about TheBigOne™—the event that would change cyber threats from annoyances to existential concerns. Ransomware is the Cyber Pearl Harbor we’ve been waiting for all along. Ransomware is the new PCI. They called it Cyber Pearl Harbor. It just looks different.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

He also talks about the future generation of hacking, what motivates young people today to think outside the box in a world where infosec is increasingly becoming vocational and expected. Is it the hospital, which should have had a power backup? They've been showing up at conferences, and in some infosec videos.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Estimates vary greatly, with some security vendors claiming dwell time is as low as 11 days with ransomware while others claim dwell time can be as high as 200 days or more with more sophisticated attacks. A lot of infosec’s knowledge is either tribal -- passed on from one person to another - or can be found in books.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 27, 2021

How CIOs Can Protect Data Against Ransomware Attacks in 2022. Here are 4 ways to protect your organization’s most precious asset—data—against the ransomware pandemic. Ransomware has become one of the most dangerous and high-profile problems facing CIOs and CISOs worldwide. Wed, 10/27/2021 - 08:34. Hims Pawar. Oct 27, 2021.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 20, 2021

Every month one of HG’s experts will provide advice and insights based on their extensive experience in the infosec industry. We’ve all seen and heard about the most recent surge in ransomware attacks on business and government entities. Why Ransomware has Increased.

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 28, 2023

To lay it out, several factors got my attention as this being unusual: They’re not ransomware or DDoS kids. Three of the victims are cybersecurity vendors, and I suspect they may have access to another larger infosec vendor that they haven’t disclosed. They will do light recon on the network for things like backup systems.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

She is an impressive force within the infosec world. Vamosi: WannaCry and NotPetya were ransomware campaigns in 2017. Sometimes the decryption worked, sometimes it didn’t, creating headaches for system admins worldwide who didn’t have good backups in place. available wherever books are sold.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

She is an impressive force within the infosec world. Vamosi: WannaCry and NotPetya were ransomware campaigns in 2017. Sometimes the decryption worked, sometimes it didn’t, creating headaches for system admins worldwide who didn’t have good backups in place. available wherever books are sold.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

What if you discovered a flaw in a ransomware payment system that unlocked the data without paying the ransom? In this episode, Jack Cable talks about hacking the Qlocker ransomware and briefly interrupting its payment system. Would you use it? Would you help others? Usually a certain amount of Bitcoin. Vamosi: R ansomware.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

What if you discovered a flaw in a ransomware payment system that unlocked the data without paying the ransom? In this episode, Jack Cable talks about hacking the Qlocker ransomware and briefly interrupting its payment system. Would you use it? Would you help others? Usually a certain amount of Bitcoin. Vamosi: R ansomware.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

This is ransomware, starting with a phishing attack. Brian Bangham: Judy, the FBI said a group known as Dark Side is responsible for this cyber attack, which used what is known as ransomware. Ransomware is malicious computer code that blocks and owners access to their computer network until a ransom gets paid. It gets lost.

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