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How to work from home securely, the NSA way

Malwarebytes

Consider how many folks will only decide to start making backups once they've lost everything for the first time. Connect to your office with a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Using a work-supplied VPN makes your computer part of the work network, keeping data safe as it travels over the Internet.

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Enhancing Cybersecurity Awareness: A Comprehensive Guide

CyberSecurity Insiders

Stay informed about the latest cyber threats, such as phishing, malware, ransomware, and social engineering attacks. Avoid sharing sensitive information on public Wi-Fi networks and use a virtual private network (VPN) when connecting to public networks. Utilize a password manager to securely store and generate strong passwords.

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Trusted relationship attacks: trust, but verify

SecureList

Most often, communication between the service provider and the client takes place via VPN connections and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services. With this method, there’s no need to connect to a VPN, but the security risks grow significantly (for example, the possibility of brute-force attacks).

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Ransomware review: October 2023

Malwarebytes

In other news, both LockBit and the Akira ransomware gang, the latter of which has tallied 125 victims since we first began tracking them in April 2023, were confirmed last month to be exploiting a specific zero-day flaw ( CVE-2023-20269 ) in Cisco VPN appliances. Create offsite, offline backups. Don’t get attacked twice.

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Leaked Chats Show LAPSUS$ Stole T-Mobile Source Code

Krebs on Security

In most cases, this involved social engineering employees at the targeted firm into adding one of their computers or mobiles to the list of devices allowed to authenticate with the company’s virtual private network (VPN). However, we have a backup and it’s safe from scum!!!”

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CISA updates ransomware guidance

Malwarebytes

Specifically, the agency added: Recommendations for preventing common initial infection vectors Updated recommendations to address cloud backups and zero trust architecture (ZTA). Create policies to include cybersecurity awareness training about advanced forms of social engineering for personnel that have access to your network.

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Email Verifiers and Data Breaches. What You Need to Know.

Hot for Security

That’s why email-validation services are an attractive target for cybercriminals looking for a fresh batch of email addresses for their next wave of social engineering attacks. billion individual records online due to an improperly configured backup. and River City Media data breaches.