Graham Cluley

APRIL 25, 2024

A wave of cheap, crude, amateurish ransomware has been spotted on the dark web - and although it may not make as many headlines as LockBit, Rhysida, and BlackSuit, it still presents a serious threat to organizations. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The Cost of Overlooked Cyber Attacks for Small Businesses. The cost of a cyber attack for small businesses specifically may not be quite so high, but the consequences can still be devastating. For those same reasons, small businesses are less likely to notice the attack or know how to contain it quickly.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is bringing its enterprise-class security to small business and home markets with Okyo , a Wi-Fi 6 hardware device announced today. The post Palo Alto Enters Small Business, Remote and Home Markets with Okyo appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2022

May 2 marks the start of National Small Business Week , a week that recognizes “the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners”, and promises to “celebrate the resiliency and tenacity of America’s entrepreneurs.” Thinking you are not a target.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Modern malicious software — or malware for short — has reached unprecedented levels of sophistication, and as the attack landscape continues to evolve, new threats will undoubtedly emerge. Malware affecting websites poses a special danger to businesses. 5 Different Types of Malware. Defacements.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Small businesses have far less sophisticated and encrypted communications, making it possible to easily compromise their systems. . Since phishing attempts infect an individual’s system with malware, spyware, or viruses, it’s critical to use dedicated programs installed on all gadgets and throughout your system.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

What is malware? The first real instance of malware occurred in the early 1970s — when BBN Technologies engineer Bob Thomas wrote the code behind the so-called “ Creeper worm.” Malware originally targeted computers themselves: logging keystrokes, stealing data, and spreading to other machines whenever possible. As many as 17.6

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shared guidance for small businesses on how to increase resilience to ransomware attacks. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published guidance for small businesses on how to protect their networks from ransomware attacks. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2020

Cisco announced that it has patched several vulnerabilities affecting its products, including security issues in Small Business routers and switches. Cisco has addressed eight vulnerabilities affecting its products, including flaws in Small Business routers and switches. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you’re wondering how to protect your small business against a cyber attack, you’re not alone. Almost 60% of cyber attack victims are small businesses, and within two years of the first attack, the likelihood that a small business will experience another is approximately 28%.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Though each category contains many different aspects, this tool can help you, as a small business owner, uncover your cybersecurity risk and help you strengthen your cybersecurity risk posture. Many small businesses choose to build their sites using a CMS. The More Complex Your Site, The More Vulnerable It Is.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As a small business, you’re likely concerned with drawing traffic and visitors to your site – but you may be attracting the wrong kind of attention. No matter how small your business is, you’re not too small to be hacked. In fact, 50% of small businesses in the US have been breached. Defacements.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The small business (SMB) movement is anything but small. From sole proprietors to startups, businesses with one to four employees account for 1.2 million businesses in the United States. In fact, 42 percent of small businesses plan to increase their security investment within the next 12 months.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

However, the truth is that businesses of all sizes hold valuable data in their hands, and cybercriminals work to create new sophisticated attack methods to acquire this information. An unfortunate reality for SMBs is that 43% of all cyberattacks target small businesses. Noisy Cybersecurity Risks for SMBs.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

But small business cyberattack examples abound, defying the misconception that SMBs are safe from cyberthreats. Misconceptions About Cybersecurity Threats for Small Businesses. Another common misconception is that a website hosting provider will defend against cybersecurity threats to small businesses.

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Cisco Security

MAY 13, 2021

It provides a highly secure service platform that protects business users from malware, such as ransomware, phishing and other malicious cybersecurity activities. Our partnership allows us to simplify our customers’ cybersecurity approach so that they can focus on their core business whilst being safe from cyber threats.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

Elaborating more on this, we have explained in this article basic PCI DSS firewall requirements, and the need for small businesses to install firewalls. Why does a small business need to have PCI Compliant Firewall? Malware Protection Firewalls are much more than just filtering network traffic based on IP addresses.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In the wake of an attack, many small businesses don’t know what to do first or how to avoid making the situation worse. In fact, every small business should have a cyber incident response plan in place to help mitigate damage in the wake of a cyberattack. Any business with data, revenue, or customers should have a plan.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Any small business that collects and stores data on local servers is vulnerable to SQL injection attacks. It’s also important to keep plugins, themes and your CMS core files updated at all times to prevent SQL injection attacks and other forms of malware. Medical records aren’t the only PII that cybercriminals are after, though.

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Cytelligence

MAY 24, 2023

Securing your business data is crucial for the protection of your sensitive information and maintaining the trust of your customers. These tools can help detect and block malicious activities and malware. The post Cybersecurity for Small Businesses: 7 Best Practices for Securing Your Business Data appeared first on CYPFER.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Even a cursory glance at some small business data breach statistics makes that clear: Following a cyberattack, 60% of SMBs end up going out of business. And every minute of downtime following a small business data breach costs $427. Now is the time to take small business security threats seriously.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

The Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Act may provide business owners with access to government-level tools to secure small business against attacks. Perhaps the best approach to rampant malware, ransomware and cybercrime is stronger cooperation between the public and private sectors. of the U.S.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

When it comes to website security, many small businesses are in a constant state of change. Changing from a state of denial “I don’t need security because I have nothing to steal and I’m too small for hackers to find me anyway” to a state of panic “Oh no!

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Now more than ever, small businesses need a cyber security checklist when building and maintaining their websites. It’s critical that you regularly check your website for malware and vulnerabilities. Having an automated website scanner for malware detection and removal is only part of the solution.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Most small businesses typically don’t have the proper security measures in place because they don’t know they’re at risk of cyberthreats, or they don’t know how to protect themselves. We’ve rounded up 69 easy and effective cybersecurity tips to help protect your small business from disruptive cyberattacks.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Malware leaps from the darkness to envelop our lives in a cloak of stolen information, lost data and worse. The forces we sought are disruptors – without warning, they disturb our businesses and our connections to family and friends. How malware disrupted our lives. Victimized by malware. This year’s wicked winners.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. ” According to Kilmer, AVrecon is the malware that gives SocksEscort its proxies.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The post Examples of Large & Small Business Cyber Attacks: Fighting for Survival Against a New Wave of Cyber Criminals appeared first on Allot's Network Security & IoT Blog for CSPs & Enterprises. Just this month, according to Bleeping Computer, electronics retail giant MediaMarkt suffered.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s not uncommon for a business owner to have a story about the time they experienced a cyberattack. Perhaps their website was suspended, customers were turned away by malware warnings, or slow loading times caused their traffic to plummet. Fortunately, this doesn’t have to be the way the story ends for any business of any size.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort, which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. The post Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2024

Researchers from cybersecurity firm Synacktiv published a technical analysis of a Rust malware, named KrustyLoader, that was delivered by threat actors exploiting the above vulnerabilities. Targets span across the globe, they include both small businesses and large organizations. The flaw CVE-2023-46805 (CVSS score 8.2)

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2023

The AVrecon malware was written in C to ensure portability and designed to target ARM-embedded devices. On infected a router, the malware enumerates the victim’s SOHO router and sends that information back to a C2 server whose address is embedded in the code. “We The popular investigator Brian Krebs and Spur.us “ SocksEscort[.]com

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2020

Microsoft warns of threat actors targeting organizations with malware-laced ISO and IMG files aimed at delivering a remote access trojan. Microsoft advanced machine learning threat detection models detected multiple malspam campaigns distributing malware-laced ISO. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – COVID-19, malspam).

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Herjavec Group

MARCH 20, 2021

Our Founder and CEO, Robert Herjavec sat down with Small Business Journal’s Chloe Caldwell to discuss his insights on cybersecurity in 2021 and how the most recent Herjavec Group Cybersecurity Conversations Report explores the past year and how to best prepare for the year ahead.

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Hot for Security

APRIL 26, 2021

Emails mimicking a regular QuickBooks invoice that small businesses or organizations usually receive can have severe consequences. This developing malicious campaign, taking advantage of the popularity of the US-based accounting tool used by over 2 million small businesses worldwide, is not new.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2021

PrismHR , a company that sells technology used by other firms to help more than 80,000 small businesses manage payroll, benefits, and human resources, has suffered what appears to be an ongoing ransomware attack that is disrupting many of its services. Hopkinton, Mass.-based PrismHR has not yet responded to requests for comment.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s a small business owner’s worst nightmare! How will her business recover? Find out in our latest malware infographic! Be the hero, like Nancy in our malware infographic, in your own website’s story: contact SiteLock at 855.378.6200 and start protecting your business today!

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