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The Impacts of Data Loss on Your Organization

Security Affairs

Examples: Customer Personal Identifiable Information, transactional data, inventory records, and financial statements. Unstructured Data: Unstructured data, on the other hand, is characterized by its lack of organization and predefined format. Software Corruption: Software are not infallible products.

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

Malwarebytes

At least 15,000 systems, including devices connected to CNA’s network via VPN, were instantly affected after the threat actors detonated the ransomware. On the other hand, a small number of those affected had their birth dates, benefit enrolment, and medical information.

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Researcher’s audacious hack demonstrates new type of supply-chain attack

Malwarebytes

Birsan wondered if malware could be introduced to these projects by creating packages on the public npm repository that matched the names of these local dependencies. "dependencies": { "express": "^4.3.0", ", "pplogger": "^0.2", Version confusion. SolarWinds Equifax NotPetya CCleaner.

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

According to Unitrends’ 2019 cloud storage research, 62% of respondents had successfully recovered data from the cloud. This trend is expected to increase as Gartner projects a threefold rise in unstructured data capacity by 2026. The increased scalability of cloud storage can assist effective data recovery solutions.

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Security Data Lakes Emerge to Address SIEM Limitations

eSecurity Planet

To address that limitation, a new tool is emerging: Security data lakes (SDLs), which might provide a solution that enables unfiltered visibility for security teams. See the Best SIEM Tools & Software. What is a Security Data Lake? Also read: Security Considerations for Data Lakes. What is SIEM?

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New MSSQL Backdoor ‘Maggie’ Infects Hundreds of Servers Worldwide

eSecurity Planet

DCSO CyTec researchers Johann Aydinbas and Axel Wauer are warning of new backdoor malware they’re calling “Maggie,” which targets Microsoft SQL servers. The malware offers a wide range of functionality, including the ability to change file permissions, run commands, and act as a network bridge into the infected server.

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Using Encryption with Access Controls to Mitigate Malware and Ransomware Damage

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Using Encryption with Access Controls to Mitigate Malware and Ransomware Damage. Recently the headlines have been dominated by infected enterprise software that has resulted in malware and hackers gaining access to mission critical infrastructures, taking control of systems, and stealing data. Mon, 12/21/2020 - 07:23.