eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Malware has been around for nearly 40 years, longer even than the World Wide Web, but ransomware is a different kind of threat, capable of crippling a company and damaging or destroying its critical data. Ransomware Protection and Recovery Steps. Ransomware removal tools. Ransomware recovery services. Data backup.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. For instance, it could monitor users’ keystrokes or encrypt the user’s files in a ransomware attack.

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Phishing Passwords Ransomware Insurance 114

KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 7 @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing. Get a look at THREE NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users. Every holiday season brings on an increase in gift card scams.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

securities markets, including for public securities issuers, SEC registrants (such as broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies, self-regulatory organizations (SROs), and alternative trading systems (ATSs)), and service providers to issuers and SEC-registered entities. Public Companies and Service Providers.

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Cybersecurity Marketing Risk Compliance 88

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert on DarkSide ransomware activity after the disruptive attack on Colonial Pipeline. FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert to warn of ransomware attacks conducted by the DarkSide group. The group provides Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) to a network of affiliates.

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Ransomware Phishing Encryption Risk 119

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The risk of losing your IP. For life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, this includes data on the development and testing of new therapies and details of how therapies are manufactured. The information affected is said to have included names, date of birth, nationalities and insurance membership numbers.

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Healthcare Insurance Manufacturing Risk 83

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 15, 2023

A Guide to Key Management as a Service madhav Thu, 06/15/2023 - 11:29 As companies adopt a cloud-first strategy and high-profile breaches hit the headlines, securing sensitive data has become a paramount business concern. In this guide, we will discuss what KMaaS is, how it works, its benefits, and best practices for its implementation.

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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 types.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In March 2018, the city of Atlanta fell victim to a ransomware attack that shut down its computer network. Ananth, CEO of EventTracker , a Netsurion company, about this at Black Hat USA 2018. His company supplies a co-managed SIEM service to mid-sized and large enterprises, including local government agencies. I spoke to A.N.

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Government Digital transformation Mining Insurance 117

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Are the directors of a company hit by a cyberattack liable for negligence in failing to take steps to limit the risk. As the risk of a cyberattack grows, it is pivotal to consider whether the directors of a company hit by a ransomware attack, for example, can bear any liability for negligence in failing to take steps to limit the risk.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 15, 2017

where industry experts, policymakers, researchers and legal professionals considered how to best characterize and measure potential injuries and resulting harms to consumers when information about them is misused or inappropriately protected. Another stated goal was to determine when FTC intervention may be warranted.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Malware attacks via backdoors made up 21% of all incidents, and 17% were ransomware attacks. Closely related to data security and an integral part of taking a proactive stance toward it is data privacy , or how data is stored, accessed and secured against improper access, theft or other loss. Define sensitive data.

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Security Data breaches Data Privacy Compliance 40

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 30, 2019

Service provider cyber incidents have exploded in volume, type, frequency, response time and cost. All of this means that more data is legally protected – and the “who, what, when, where and how” of a “breach” may reside on someone else’s system. So put down the beach reading, for some breach reading.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity Risk 88

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

In this guide, we’ll walk you through some of the most common types of network security protections, how they work, and the top products and services to consider in each category.

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Security Encryption Analytics Cloud 110

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The attacks on SolarWinds and Kaseya over the past year put a spotlight on how an attack on a single company can have downstream consequences on the victim’s partners and customers. But it still serves as a reminder of risk accumulation. Further reading: Best Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Tools of 2021.

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Security Ransomware Risk Cybersecurity 106

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

First, we prepare a plan for the possibility, then when a ransomware attack occurs we execute the plan. To help, we break down the process into the following steps: How to Prepare for Ransomware. Ransomware Response. Simple Ransomware Recovery. How to Prepare for Ransomware. Ransomware Security.

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Ransomware Insurance Encryption Phishing 127

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

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. GhostR says it obtained the records from a Singapore-based company with access to the database. Data breached: 5,300,000 records. Data breached: unknown.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

The growing volume and severity of cyber-attacks directed against public companies has caught the attention of federal regulators and investors. More and more, directors are viewing cyber-risk under the broader umbrella of corporate strategy and searching for ways to help mitigate that risk.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Part 1 discussed the key DT business drivers, concepts, and technology trends, how they are transforming organizations and society, and how they are affecting business users and customers. Here, Part 3 discusses how to manage the various DT risks. The situation exposes the organizations and companies to increased risk.

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Digital transformation Risk IT Computer and Electronics 54

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Automatic updates to ensure an endpoint is protected against the latest cyber threats. Bitdefender and McAfee are unusual in that both made our lists of the best EDR and best antivirus tools – but McAfee has split its enterprise and consumer businesses so they are no longer one company.

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Security Analytics Passwords Risk 104

ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

Say you’re an organization that’s been hit with ransomware. At what point do you need to bring in a ransomware negotiator? Mark Lance, the VP of DFIR and Threat intelligence for GuidePoint Security, provides The Hacker Mind with stories of ransomware cases he’s handled. Should you pay, should you not?

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Ransomware Encryption Authentication Communications 40

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This is as true in the cyber security landscape as it is in any other. But there remains great uncertainty about how we’ll come out of the crisis and what business challenges await us. To help you understand what might be in store in 2022, we’ve collected nine forecasts from cyber security experts. But predictions are difficult.

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Security Insurance Authentication Passwords 142

KnowBe4

MAY 31, 2023

Join us Wednesday, June 7, @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demonstration of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing. Get a look at THREE NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users. link] Cyber Insurance: Is Paying a Ransom Counter-Productive?

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Phishing File names Security awareness Risk 74

The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2021

As wake up calls go, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack was piercing. This very high-profile caper is part of an extended surge of ransomware attacks, which quintupled globally between the first quarter of 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2020, and is expected to rise 20 percent to 40 percent this year, according to insurance giant Aon.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Boasting itself as the world’s first Code Risk Platform, Apiiro Security offers risk visibility across design, code, and cloud segments. Apiiro can connect across hybrid infrastructure through a read-only API and promises real-time inventory and actionable remediation for risks in addressing DevSecOps. Apiiro Security.

Cybersecurity 141

Cybersecurity Cloud Compliance Analytics 141

KnowBe4

MAY 16, 2023

Find out how adding PhishER can be a huge time-saver for your Incident Response team! Learn about the real risks of weak passwords, why password management is key to building a strong security culture, and our best advice on how to protect your users and your organization. Grimes , Data-Driven Defense Evangelist.

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