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Security Affairs newsletter Round 362 by Pierluigi Paganini

Security Affairs

Phishing attacks using the topic “Azovstal” targets entities in Ukraine Conti ransomware claims responsibility for the attack on Costa Rica Cyber Insurance and the Changing Global Risk Environment A stored XSS flaw in RainLoop allows stealing users’ emails QNAP firmware updates fix Apache HTTP vulnerabilities in its NAS Pwn2Own Miami hacking contest (..)

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12 Essential Risk Mitigation Strategies for 2024

Centraleyes

Regularly update hardware firmware and retire outdated devices to maintain a secure computing environment. Get Cyber Insurance Organizations turn to cyber insurance to transfer risk to an organization that would cover the costs of a cyber attack, mitigating their own risk.

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How to Decrypt Ransomware Files – And What to Do When That Fails

eSecurity Planet

First, call the cyber insurance company that issued the organization’s cybersecurity policy. Most insurance companies require specific incident response vendors, procedures, and reporting that must be met to meet the standards to be insured. The First Calls After an Attack. Full disconnect recommendation.

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Best Disaster Recovery Solutions for 2022

eSecurity Planet

“With a cyberattack, it’s more than just data that needs protecting—at risk is really the entire physical infrastructure from applications and operating systems down to low-level firmware and BIOS. Organizations require even more sophisticated protection, response, and recovery solutions than what was available even two years ago.”.

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Ransomware and Cyber Extortion in Q4 2024

Digital Shadows

To gain access to internal networks, Akira targeted local accounts with disabled multifactor authentication (MFA) and SonicOS firmware versions vulnerable to exploitation, often exposed to the internet for virtual private network (VPN) access.

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The Unseen Threats: Anticipating Cybersecurity Risks in 2024

Security Boulevard

Research efforts will also scale across applications, operating systems, firmware, and hardware. The cyber insurance industry also acts on its elevated expectations and will demand more security oversight, controls, and capabilities as part of its policies, with severe increases in premiums or abandonment for non-compliance.

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Zero Trust: Can It Be Implemented Outside the Cloud?

eSecurity Planet

I am very surprised that the cyber insurance industry has not required zero trust architecture already, but perhaps the $1.4 They control the firmware, the signing, and the supply chain. I am waiting for the insurance companies to mandate zero trust for the organizations they insure.

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