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MITRE ResilienCyCon: You Will Be Breached So Be Ready

eSecurity Planet

Speakers at last week’s MITRE ResilienCyCon conference had a surprisingly candid message for attendees: You will likely be breached at some point so focus on the controls and response capabilities your organization needs to survive a cyber attack. “ Immutable backups ” are often touted as the answer here.

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Manual work is better than automated operations, suggests Kaseya Ransomware Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

But the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack that took place in May this year and the latest Kaseya Ransomware attack suggests that the need for manual operations is still in demand and those skills can only be got from the veterans generation who are above 50-60 in age.

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RansomEXX ransomware hit computer manufacturer and distributor GIGABYTE

Security Affairs

The company confirmed the security breach and launched an investigation into the incident with the help of external security experts. “GIGABYTE, a major manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, confirmed that some servers were attacked by hackers today, and the security defense was activated as soon as possible.

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The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups. Any organization that directly holds vast amounts of data or holds client, supplier, or partner information is vulnerable to double extortion attacks.

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

Cloud Storage Security Risks Despite its obvious benefits, cloud storage still faces common challenges, including misconfiguration, data breaches, insecure interface, unauthorized access, DDoS attacks, insider threats, lack of control, encryption problems, patching issues, compliance, and monitoring issues.

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A Ransomware Group Claims to Have Breached the Foxconn Factory

Hacker Combat

ransomware to conduct the cyber-attack, the hackers threaten to expose stolen files unless the company pays a ransom. Data is exfiltrated using an off-the-shelf and custom program to activate the LockBit ransomware in encrypting the victim’s files. using the LockBit 2.0

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A PowerShell Script to Mitigate Active Directory Security Risks

eSecurity Planet

Cyber attackers frequently use legacy technology as part of their attack strategies, targeting organizations that have yet to implement mitigations or upgrade obsolete components. In an Active Directory environment, one such component is legacy protocols, which attackers can use to gain access to Active Directory.

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