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City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack

Security Affairs

At the time, BleepingComputer reported that the City’s court system canceled all jury trials and jury duty for several days starting from May 2nd. CBS News Texas obtained an image the ransomware note dropped by the malware on the infected systems. The Dallas City Council has approved a budget of $8.5

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Earning Trust In Public Cloud Services

SiteLock

They are also becoming more concerned about how the provider monitors security events, responds to malware attacks , and reports on these issues. Insurance companies are interested in a complete assessment of the provider’s protection mechanisms. David runs MacSecurity.net.

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NEW TECH: Votiro takes ‘white-listing’ approach to defusing weaponized documents

The Last Watchdog

Unfortunately, despite steady advances in malware detection and intrusion prevention systems, and much effort put into training employees to be wary of suspicious email, weaponized email and document-based malware remain as virulent as pervasive as it was two decades ago. The key takeaways: Productivity vs. security.

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CNA legal filings lift the curtain on a Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware attack

Malwarebytes

Two months after fully restoring its systems, CNA Financial, the leading US insurance company that was attacked by a group using Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware, issued a legal notice of an information security incident to the Consumer Protection Bureau in New Hampshire.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

Always keep your eyes open to control-rights of the senior IT managers or systems administrators with the authority to configure servers, firewalls, cloud storage, and file-sharing (or another network privilege). You will create cyber awareness among your staff, as well as users, partners, customers.