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SamSam Ransomware operators earned more than US$5.9 Million since late 2015

Security Affairs

The security experts from Sophos have published a report on the multimillion-dollar black market business for crooks, they analyzed the SamSam ransomware case as a case study. Since its discovery, the SamSam ransomware targeted large organizations, including hospitals and educational institutions. Million since late 2015.

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Those who pursue an in-depth technical education in all areas of information security are the target audience for the GSE certification.” It requires completion of three individual courses: Penetration Testing, Incident Response and Forensics; Cyber Threat Intelligence; and Cybersecurity Capstone: Breach Response Case Studies.

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What Should Be The Core Competencies For Cybersecurity For C-Suite

Cyber Info Veritas

A ransomware attack is a form of cyber attack that involves targeting a computer’s operating system by encrypting data into it and then demanding ransom payments in form of cryptocurrency. In the case of security professionals, they must be equipped with the necessary bandwidth to increase the alerting threshold and investigate alerts.

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Protecting Against the Risks and Managing the Complexities of a Quantum World with Thales and IBM Consulting

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Rise of Harvest Now, Decrypt Later Attacks A large, emerging concern are "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" (HNDL) attacks, where hackers intercept and store encrypted long-life data with the intention of decrypting it once quantum computers become capable of breaking current encryption standards.

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Elearning Staff Awareness Course Overview: Ransomware

IT Governance

These types of statistics are probably at least partly fuelled by some worrying ransomware trends we’ve been seeing lately, including gangs adopting more organised structures, favouring data exfiltration over mere encryption, and spending more time in victims’ systems to find their most sensitive data. What do you like most about the course?

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

User education is one of the most powerful tools for preventing malicious mobile apps. While this case study is just a snapshot, vigilance in the app store is required. The most common malware variants encrypt a system or specific files, pausing any work from being done until the victim pays a ransom to the attacker.

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The Motivation And Design Behind Autogenerated Challenges

ForAllSecure

Case Study: Variable Length Buffers And Canaries. Change the encrypted key and template the running service for a crypto challenge. The insight gained from having to work around the subtle differences allows competitors to master concepts faster and, more importantly, to demonstrate learning in an educational setting.