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GUEST ESSAY: Leveraging ‘zero trust’ and ‘remote access’ strategies to mitigate ransomware risks

The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Ransomware? Well, the stats are even scarier with over 50% increase in ransomware attacks in 2021, compared to 2020. The media paid close attention to ransomware attacks last year, as they had a significant impact on Colonial Pipeline, the nation’s largest fuel distributor, and JBS, the nation’s largest meat distributor.

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Ransomware attacks are increasing with more dangerous hybrids ahead

CSO Magazine

JUNE 14, 2022

Over the past several years, the emergence of big-ticket, destructive ransomware attacks jolted the U.S. At the same time, ransomware has been a critical factor driving the growth in corporate cybersecurity budgets as organizations grapple with the often-crippling threat. To read this article in full, please click here

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97% of enterprises say VPNs are prone to cyberattacks: Study

CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Reliance on VPNs for remote access is putting enterprises at significant risk as social engineering , ransomware , and malware attacks continue to advance, exposing businesses to greater risk, according to a new report by cloud security company Zscaler. To read this article in full, please click here

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BrandPost: Changing the Narrative Around Attack Victim Shaming

CSO Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

Unfortunately, in some organizations, employees who fall victim to a social engineering ploy that leads to a ransomware attack are blamed for their actions. Social engineering attacks, like phishing emails, are common conduits of ransomware, and have become more sophisticated. Victim shaming is never OK.

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NCSC warns industry, academia of foreign threats to their intellectual property

CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

While ransomware attacks emphasize how criminals monetize their ability to socially engineer individuals to click that link or attachment, nation states are quietly working to fleece the IP and gain foothold within targets of interest.

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North Korean threat actor APT43 pivots back to strategic cyberespionage

CSO Magazine

MARCH 29, 2023

It was responsible for the 2014 attack against Sony Pictures, the 2016 cyber heist of funds belonging to the central bank of Bangladesh, and the 2017 WannaCry ransomware worm.

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Survey: Alarming Number of IT Professionals Told to Conceal Breaches

SecureWorld News

APRIL 10, 2023

The top security threat cited by respondents was software vulnerabilities and/or Zero-Days (53%), followed by phishing/social engineering threats (52%) and attacks targeting the supply chain (49%). Subscribe to SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 2)

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Richard Bird , CSO, Traceable AI Bird The bad guys are showing no restraint in exploiting API security weakness to their advantage. Ransomware is more advanced and prevalent, even reaching “as-a-service” availability on the Dark Web. The move to the cloud has created bigger, more rewarding, and easier to penetrate targets.

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Malwarebytes releases Mobile Security for OneView to secure Chromebooks, Android, iOS devices

CSO Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

Endpoint security vendor Malwarebytes has announced the release of Mobile Security for OneView to enable managed service providers (MSPs) to protect Chromebooks, Android, and iOS devices against mobile threats such as ransomware and malicious apps.

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Luna Moth callback phishing campaign leverages extortion without malware

CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Callback phishing – or telephone-oriented attack delivery (TOAD) – is a social engineering attack that requires a threat actor to interact with the target to accomplish their objectives.

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Interview with Dr. Arun Vishwanath on the Latest Cybersecurity Attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

This breach, like every major ransomware attack, was likely because of spear phishing, where someone either received the malware via an emailed attachment or clicked on a link that took them to a website that hosted it. This was how the Sony Pictures ransomware hack also took place in late 2014 and since. Ransomware is at the top.

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ChatGPT Security and Privacy Issues Remain in GPT-4

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 27, 2023

Those issues continue to exist in ChatGPT, and both can be tricked into creating ransomware , obfuscating malware , and other exploits, they said. This is not for malicious purposes; in fact, it is meant to prevent malicious files from accessing my files. “The I’m more concerned about what these issues suggest for the future.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. One example is our phenomenal Ransomware Protection and G Suite security feature. One example is our phenomenal Ransomware Protection and G Suite security feature.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

She has 15 years of experience, and yet she's not a CSO at any large organization, rather than curse her fate, she decided to help others, so that maybe they can become the CSOs, and just maybe start to address the diversity problem in InfoSec. Next week we're doing social engineering.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

She has 15 years of experience, and yet she's not a CSO at any large organization, rather than curse her fate, she decided to help others, so that maybe they can become the CSOs, and just maybe start to address the diversity problem in InfoSec. Next week we're doing social engineering.

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Cyber Security Informer

GUEST ESSAY: Leveraging ‘zero trust’ and ‘remote access’ strategies to mitigate ransomware risks

Ransomware attacks are increasing with more dangerous hybrids ahead

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97% of enterprises say VPNs are prone to cyberattacks: Study

BrandPost: Changing the Narrative Around Attack Victim Shaming

NCSC warns industry, academia of foreign threats to their intellectual property

North Korean threat actor APT43 pivots back to strategic cyberespionage

Survey: Alarming Number of IT Professionals Told to Conceal Breaches

LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 2)

Malwarebytes releases Mobile Security for OneView to secure Chromebooks, Android, iOS devices

Luna Moth callback phishing campaign leverages extortion without malware

Interview with Dr. Arun Vishwanath on the Latest Cybersecurity Attacks

ChatGPT Security and Privacy Issues Remain in GPT-4

Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

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