eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Ransomware groups seem to change form daily. In the latest news, the BlackMatter ransomware group announced it was shutting down – and just hours later came news that its victims were being transferred to the rival LockBit site. Also read: Best Ransomware Removal and Recovery Services. FIN7 Dupes Security Job Applicants.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. Related: What local government can do to repel ransomware Ransomware came into existence in 1989 as a primitive program dubbed the AIDS Trojan that was spreading via 5.25-inch inch diskettes. inch diskettes. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In a year in which ransomware attacks seem to get worse by the day, companies have made surprising progress defending themselves against attacks. Ransomware protection spending (source: Cymulate). Where the greatest optimism comes in is in what tends to happen when a company is hit with ransomware, according to the report.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

The FBI has issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the US and UK. The FBI has issued Tuesday an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. The malicious code appended the extension .

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 22, 2023

External Assessments and Penetration Testing: Regularly engage with third-party security experts to conduct external assessments and penetration testing. Regular Backups: Regularly backup PII and other essential data. This provides an outside perspective on vulnerabilities that internal teams might overlook.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

Incident Insights Recently, there has been a significant increase in ransomware attacks targeting companies in northern Europe. However, the company was able to restore its network from backups and no client workstations were affected during the intrusions.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Implement a robust backup strategy that includes both onsite and offsite backups.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 18, 2022

The same symptoms will occur in your IT environment as the malware spreads downloading data and expanding across your global network corrupting backups and leaving little options. Ransomware and stolen customer data can put an enterprise out of business for months. Have a ransomware playbook in place and run preparedness drills.

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 27, 2020

Ransomware is becoming an epidemic in the cybersecurity world, with new strains being created continuously by criminals to extort money out of unsuspecting users. What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a devastating attack on an organization’s or individual’s digital assets. Damages from ransomware in 2019 rose to over $11.5

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The LockBit group has finally given up any prospect of extracting a ransom from Royal Mail and published the files it stole from the company in a recent ransomware attack. It was the most widely used ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) in 2022, by far. How to avoid ransomware Block common forms of entry. Detect intrusions.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2022

million patients have been exposed to a ransomware infection after a Colorado-based debt collection firm serving hundreds of medical facilities and hospitals across America was breached. In the last 18 months, companies have been misled into believing that investing in backup and recovery solutions is the answer to their ransomware woes.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybercriminals often use malware to gain access to a computer or mobile device to deploy viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, spyware, and rootkits. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware. MOUSEISLAND may be the initial phase of a ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Without adequate backups, the data they house can be lost forever. Cyber-attacks can include malware infections, ransomware, rootkits, viruses, and worms. 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.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

A report reveals various cyber-attacks that often target small businesses, such as malware, phishing, data breaches, and ransomware attacks. Also, small businesses are vulnerable to malware, brute-force attacks, ransomware, and social attacks and may not survive one incident.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 22, 2021

However, education is critical to maintaining a business’ security posture, especially when it comes to ransomware. The most common way we see ransomware affecting organizations – government municipalities, healthcare and education institutions – is through a breach. Test, test, test. Two-factor authentication.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Table of Contents What is ransomware? Ransomware trends Ransomware prevention Ransomware detection Ransomware simulation Ransomware security terms How NetSPI can help What is ransomware? Ransomware adversaries hold the data hostage until a victim pays the ransom. How does ransomware work?

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

Computer Weekly said it had learnt that FatFace paid a £1.5m ($2 million US dollar) ransom to the Conti Ransomware gang , disclosing the gang gained access to FatFace network and their IT systems via a phishing email on 10th January 2021. conduct employee phishing tests. conduct penetration testing. All very sound advice.

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SecureList

MAY 8, 2024

Ransomware attacks continue to be one of the biggest contemporary cybersecurity threats, affecting organizations and individuals alike on a global scale. As we approach International Anti-Ransomware Day, we have analyzed the major ransomware events and trends. The third most active ransomware in 2023 was Cl0p.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Planning for disaster recovery and routine data backup: Healthcare businesses may suffer severe consequences due to data loss or system malfunctions. It’s essential to regularly back up data kept in healthcare data warehouses to reduce the danger of system failures, ransomware attacks, or natural disasters.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2022

It still must be supported by other technologies such as vulnerability scanning , penetration testing , endpoint detection and response (EDR) , firewalls , SIEM and more. A recent discovery is that they sometimes miss storage and backup systems. Disadvantages of PMaaS. Patch management is not the be all and end all of security.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Customers will be fully responsible for securing the storage, transfer, and backup of data to their cloud environment. Data backup. Customers that accidentally delete or allow attackers to corrupt their data may find the SaaS provider backup does not roll back sufficiently to recover the data.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

In our examples, the clothing brand secures a segregated design team with physical locks on the doors, extra computer security to prevent digital theft, and a backup solution for their marketing data. Vulnerability scans , penetration tests , compliance audits, and network monitoring provide components of network security monitoring.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

First, we prepare a plan for the possibility, then when a ransomware attack occurs we execute the plan. To help, we break down the process into the following steps: How to Prepare for Ransomware. Ransomware Response. Simple Ransomware Recovery. How to Prepare for Ransomware. Ransomware Security.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 27, 2020

An incident response plan is comprised of a set of processes and procedures that define how to recover from cybersecurity events like a data breach, ransomware infection, data loss, and other threats that may impact business continuity. What types of scans are performed during vulnerability testing?

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The Global State of Information Security Survey 2017 suggests that companies should look into deploying threat detection tools and processes (including monitoring and analyzing security intelligence information), conducting vulnerability and threat assessments, penetration tests and security information, and event management (SIEM) tools.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 22, 2024

Hacking For Dummies takes you on an easy-to-follow cybersecurity voyage that will teach you the essentials of vulnerability and penetration testing so that you can find the holes in your network before the bad guys exploit them.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

So you’ve been hit with ransomware and, for whatever reason, you paid the bitcoin but now the decryptor doesn’t work. Vamosi: So you’re CISO at a major corporation and all of sudden there’s been a ransomware attack in your network, and it’s spreading throughout your infrastructure.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 27, 2022

Fighting against ransomware can be difficult—especially if your organization has limited IT resources to begin with. But Adam Kujawa, security evangelist and director of Malwarebytes Labs, has a few tips for overburdened IT folks looking to simplify their fight against ransomware. 3 tips to simplify the fight against ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Web application scanners test your websites and web-facing apps for vulnerabilities. These tests typically use vulnerability scanners. Penetration testing is a similar approach, but typically involves teams of security pros attempting to simulate a cyber attack to identify weaknesses that could be exploited by hackers.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Sophos cybersecurity researchers have discovered a Python-based ransomware operation that escalated from a compromised corporate network to encrypted virtual machines in just three hours. Penetration tests and good practices can prevent those flaws. Best Ransomware Removal Tools. Best Ransomware Removal Tools.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Earlier this week, SecureWorld reported on the takedown of the infamous REvil ransomware gang's "Happy Blog," which it uses to publish stolen information. And following the successful bust, other ransomware operators expressed their displeasure with the " bandit-mugging behavior of the United States in world affairs.".

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

Ransomware is a growing threat to every organisation on the planet; it seems we can’t go a day without seeing another high-profile ransomware attack being detailed in mainstream media. Let us take a quick look at how companies get hit by ransomware. My five key ransomware attack preparation steps are as follows.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Crawley: Pen testing is when you simulate cyber attacks, so you're not actually conducting cyber attacks because you have the consent of the owner of the network or the computer application that you're penetration testing, but within the rules that your client has given you. And, in the middle, grey box testing.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Crawley: Pen testing is when you simulate cyber attacks, so you're not actually conducting cyber attacks because you have the consent of the owner of the network or the computer application that you're penetration testing, but within the rules that your client has given you. And, in the middle, grey box testing.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Malware Malware, according to the Federal Trade Commission , “includes viruses, spyware, ransomware, and other unwanted software that gets secretly installed onto your device.” Software Vulnerabilities Exploiting software vulnerabilities is one of the most common ways that hackers penetrate systems.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning should be used to test proper implementation and configuration. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) : In today’s ransomware-riddled environment, two-factor authentication should also be considered a minimum requirement for all forms of remote access.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

There’s an old adage in information security: “Every company gets penetration tested, whether or not they pay someone for the pleasure.” ” Many organizations that do hire professionals to test their network security posture unfortunately tend to focus on fixing vulnerabilities hackers could use to break in.

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