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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

You know you’re the victim of ransomware if your desktop has a message that reads something like: “!!! These are disguised as text files with names like “readme.txt.js” – and often just visible as “readme.txt”, with a script icon for a text file. Adaptive Monitoring and Tagging. Forensic Analysis.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. 252,796,762 known records breached in 126 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories.

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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

Even as we focus on current cybersecurity threats and protections , it can be just as important to take a look at the history of these malicious pieces of software and how their beginnings inform the way they’re used and circulated today. It would simply display a message on the computer’s screen: “I’M THE CREEPER.