eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 12, 2022

Ransomware attacks have skyrocketed during the pandemic. Unfortunately, advanced cyberattacks like ransomware can have serious consequences for a hospital, ranging from canceled medical procedures, rerouting of patients, complications from.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This push by threat groups to get the necessary information to sign into systems is seen in a number of areas, The post Identity-Based Attacks Grow While Ransomware Declines: IBM X-Force appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As 5G gains traction, service providers need to be able to trust their networks’ security to truly take advantage of 5G’s capabilities. The post Why digital certificates are critical to 5G security appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Digital certificates are critical to that, writes Alexa Tahan of Nokia.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The problem here is that a secured, cost-effective, and efficient networkmust be developed to support remote operations at scale. Many enterprises have accelerated their use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions to support remote workers during this pandemic. Ransomware. Unmonitored IoT devices are inherently insecure.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2021

But ransomware scrotes have crippled it. The post Colonial Pipeline FAIL: Ransomware Gang Threatens Gas Supplies appeared first on Security Boulevard. The Colonial Pipeline is critical infrastructure—of that there’s no doubt.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Even as cybercriminals take aim at critical infrastructure, many of the United States’ top 100 federal contractors are inadequately prepared to repel ransomware attacks. The post Defense Contractors Highly Susceptible to Ransomware appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

There’s no doubt, the increasing use of telemedicine, the explosion of health-based cloud apps, and innovative medical IoT devices are improving the patient care experience. However, healthcare data ranks at the top of the list for needing improvements in security and privacy protections. Dealing with policy-based access.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Nearly a quarter of healthcare organizations hit by ransomware attacks experienced an increase in patient mortality, according to a study from Ponemon Institute and Proofpoint released today. Also read: After Springhill: Assessing the Impact of Ransomware Lawsuits. Healthcare Security Defenses.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Still, Ransomware, zero-day exploits, and phishing attacks, were among the biggest threats facing IT security teams this year. The cycle of exploit to discovery to weaponization has become shorter, and unfortunately, it has become more difficult to protect the enterprise network and the various devices connected to it.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Some of the issues faced by cybersecurity professionals in 2022 will include (but are not limited to) the evolving landscape of privacy (especially related to COVID-19 tracing), ransomware and the ongoing necessity for remote access. SASE (Secure Access Service Edge). IoT, OT and IoMT medical devices. Secure Web Development.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. or segregated as cloud or network attached storage (NAS).

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

This and many other vulnerabilities pose a significant risk, as they not only permit unauthorized access to individual devices but also enable hackers to infiltrate huge hospital networks and cause mass disruption through malicious software. Both systems rely on cloud storage and AI-driven communication for data exchange.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 14, 2023

WD’s My Cloud service is finally back online, but ransomware scrotes demand “eight figures.” The post Western Digital Redux: My Cloud Alive Again, Ransom is $10M+ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Your Cloud — But For How Long?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Those findings appear in The State of Microsegmentation in Network Security , a Byos report that details the results of a Q3 2021 survey of 100 cybersecurity leaders. In an interview with eSecurity Planet , Byos founder and CEO Matias Katz discussed the findings and their implications for network security in general.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Many of these tools protect resources connected to networks, thus shutting down threats as early as possible.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

WPA2 is the most widely used protocol because it uses the AES encryption technique for improved security. WPA3 is the newest protocol and offers better security features such as stronger encryption, protection against dictionary attacks, and easier setting of IoT devices, but has yet to become widely used.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

TLS, he says, is increasingly being used to cloak a wide array of the operational steps behind the most damaging attacks of the moment, namely ransomware attacks and massive data breaches. This surge in TLS abuse has shifted the security community’s focus back to a venerable network security tool, the firewall.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This has led to CISOs shifting how they approach protecting the corporate perimeter with additional controls and monitoring tools being used to scan any access to the network. The rapid adoption of cloud services, IoT, application containers, and other technologies is helping drive organisations forward.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

New cybersecurity buzzwords are always in abundance at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, and the concepts that took center stage this week, like cybersecurity mesh and decentralized identity, seem well suited for new threats that have exploded onto the scene in the last year. Ransomware Attacks and Defense.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

We’ll cover their uses and benefits in detail, but here’s a high-level overview to start: External vulnerability scan: Tests the network security of your company from the outside in order to find vulnerabilities and strengthen defenses against outside attacks.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Your home network is your gateway to the internet. In addition, your home network connects to IoT devices such as smart home devices, fitness trackers, and voice assistants like Alexa. Every day it connects multiple devices including your family laptops, tablets, and phones to the internet.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Network security threats weaken the defenses of an enterprise network, endangering proprietary data, critical applications, and the entire IT infrastructure. This guide to major network security threats covers detection methods as well as mitigation strategies for your organization to follow. Segmentation.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

NEW Cooperative got hacked by BlackMatter ransomware scrotes. appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post ‘Russian’ Ransom Gang Targets Big Agri Co-op—Food Shortages Ahoy?

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2021

Network security is in the throes of a metamorphosis. Advanced technologies and fresh security frameworks are being implemented to deter cyber attacks out at the services edge, where all the action is. Related: Automating security-by-design in SecOps. This means Security Operations Centers are in a transition.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

But what are your options for proactive protection when the notion of a walled-in network has been shattered by the proliferation of new IoT devices, growth of cloud services, and new hybrid work from home models? Once this communication is blocked, the malicious software essentially becomes inert.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 7, 2022

Samsung Electronics has confidential data stolen and leaked by ransomware scrotes—190 GB of it. The post Lapsus$ Strikes Again—190GB Samsung Data Release by Nvidia Hackers appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Other major flaws appeared in the NGINX Ingress Controller for Kubernetes, Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server, and Apache ActiveMQ — and the latter two have already been targeted in ransomware attacks. 3 to report that the vulnerability is being actively exploited, which Rapid7 said includes ransomware attacks.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 28, 2021

But the ransomware attack in early May 2021 on the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. The post Colonial Pipeline Hinted at Critical Infrastructure Threat appeared first on Security Boulevard. The long gas lines, panic buying and price spikes are fading into memory. The assault on Colonial Pipeline by a Russia-linked hacker.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

By no means has the cybersecurity community been blind to the complex security challenges spinning out of digital transformation. A methodical drive has been underway for at least the past decade to affect a transition to a new network security paradigm – one less rooted in the past and better suited for what’s coming next.

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SC Magazine

JULY 7, 2021

Nowhere were these trends more prominent than the cybersecurity market, which was able to leverage mass digitization during the pandemic and a heightened profile from waves of damaging supply chain and ransomware attacks to attract record levels of acquisition and outside investment.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 13, 2022

In addition, IT teams and other groups may rely on shell scripts to automate critical business functions such as onboarding new employees, backing up critical databases, or performing network security functions. IoT devices . Today, IoT devices and the software that runs them are involved in almost all aspects of life.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 14, 2021

In June 2021, I was discussing with a colleague why, despite all the discourse about security, we continue to read about cybersecurity attacks. On that same day, the Belgian city of Liege announced that it had been the victim of a ransomware attack.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Most prominently, the highly publicized ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, which required a $5 million ransom payment and caused supply shortages and gas lines across the northeast, demonstrated cybersecurity’s centrality to our day-to-day operations. The incident is emblematic of widespread cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

It only takes one click to cause a data breach and/or a ransomware attack and irreversible harm. The post Why Cybersecurity is Critical Infrastructure appeared first on Security Boulevard. If we’ve learned anything during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that cyberattacks have also become endemic. The difference now.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Upon investigation, you discover it’s ransomware. You have the disaster recovery (DR) site, backups, and storage area network (SAN) snapshots. You look for your cold replica in your DR site, but like your production servers, it has also been encrypted by ransomware. Ransom notes are on the desktops.

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