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NCSC warns of a surge in ransomware attacks on education institutions

Security Affairs

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. PowerShell) to easily deploy tooling or ransomware.

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What Is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)? Definition & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Data loss prevention (DLP) refers to a set of security solutions that identify and monitor information content across storage, operations, and networks. An effective DLP solution provides the security team a complete visibility of their networks. DLP solutions help detect and prevent potential data exposure or leaks.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR (among other legal requirements in the EU and elsewhere) can expose multinational organizations to hefty financial penalties, additional rules for disclosing data breaches, and increased scrutiny of the adequacy of their data security.

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Security Training: Moving on from Nick Burns Through Better Communication

eSecurity Planet

Twenty years ago, Saturday Night Live nailed a tendency in IT to be overly absorbed in tech-speak and to do a poor job of educating users. A recent experience highlighted that security awareness training and most alerts to users about unsafe practices may be making the error of being too general. I wanted to get to the bottom of it.

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Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys

Krebs on Security

There are multiple examples of ransomware groups doing just that after security researchers crowed about finding vulnerabilities in their ransomware code. “These senseless acts of targeting those who are unable to respond are the motivation for this research, analysis, tools, and blog post. This is not an idle concern.

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Cybercriminals Use Fake Public PoCs to Spread Malware and Steal Data

eSecurity Planet

GitHub proofs of concept (PoCs) for known vulnerabilities could themselves contain malware as often as 10% of the time, security researchers have found. See the Top Vulnerability Management Tools. Also read: Cybersecurity Agencies Release Guidance for PowerShell Security. Hijacking Legitimate Tools. Cobalt Strike ).

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How to Combat Insider Threats

Security Affairs

However, over one-third of businesses are impacted by insider threats every year, and US businesses face about 2.500 internal security breaches in the aggregate per day. In most cases ( 85% ), companies can’t even definitively determine the cost of the overall damage caused by these types of incidents. These cases are out there.

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