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NCSC warns of a surge in ransomware attacks on education institutions

Security Affairs

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. SecurityAffairs – hacking, education institutions). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Rorschach ransomware has the fastest file-encrypting routine to date

Security Affairs

A new ransomware strain named Rorschach ransomware supports the fastest file-encrypting routine observed to date. The researchers conducted five separate encryption speed tests in a controlled environment (with 6 CPUs, 8192MB RAM, SSD, and 220000 files to be encrypted), limited to local drive encryption only.

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Introducing next-generation firewall from Palo Alto Networks to support 5G-enabled IoT, OT and IT use cases

CyberSecurity Insiders

Next-generation firewalls from Palo Alto Networks with AT&T Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) solutions are designed to help protect enterprises while optimizing security performance for these new use cases. And these use cases can span many industries – manufacturing, public sector, healthcare, education, stadiums, retail and more.

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How To Make Your Website Safer For Users And Websites That Hold Business Data And Information

IT Security Guru

Implement HTTPS Using HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) encrypts data transmitted between the user’s browser and the website. Web application firewalls (WAFs) can filter and monitor HTTP traffic between a web application and the Internet, blocking malicious traffic such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

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Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys

Krebs on Security

He’d been on the job less than six months, and because of the way his predecessor architected things, the company’s data backups also were encrypted by Zeppelin. “We’ve found someone who can crack the encryption.” Then came the unlikely call from an FBI agent. “Don’t pay,” the agent said.

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IaaS Security: Top 8 Issues & Prevention Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Top 8 IaaS Security Risks & Issues Each of these IaaS security risks and issues highlights the importance of a comprehensive security strategy, including ongoing monitoring, regular audits, and user education to mitigate potential threats and vulnerabilities in the cloud environment.

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Ask a Security Pro: What Is Website Encryption?

SiteLock

Over the last year I’ve led a multitude of security workshops aimed to educate entry-level WordPress users about website security. HTTPS encrypts data in transit only. What Is Website Encryption? I’d like to share the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions I’ve had on the subject. HTTPS and SSL Certificates.