IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although Vladimir Putin and his sympathisers assured the world that they were simply conducting military exercises, the inevitable occurred on 24 February, when troops mobilised and war was declared. By comparison, a report published last year found that US firms pay $6 million on average in ransomware demands.

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Cyber Info Veritas

JULY 18, 2018

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. Such are increasingly becoming common and the WannaCry ransomware attack that happened in May 2017 is a classic example.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Exercise Caution with Emails The first two items on this list could be lumped together with a single warning: Don’t click. Watch File Extensions: Exercise caution with file extensions; avoid files with suspicious extensions like.exe or.bat, especially from unfamiliar sources.

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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. The same is true with ransomware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: The value of cyber hygiene in protecting your business from potential ransomware. If everyone does their part – implementing stronger security practices, raising community awareness, educating people, following good cyber hygiene – our interconnected world will be a safer and more resilient place for everyone.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The headlines are disturbing: Breach of patient records ; Surgeries and appointments cancelled due to IT outage ; and even, Death attributed to ransomware attack on hospital. Educate employees. Many security programs focus on employee education (creating a strong password, being aware of phishing, etc.).

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Conducts phishing simulation exercises and offers training to educate staff on email security best practices, lowering the chance of becoming a victim of phishing attempts. Provides phishing simulation exercises to train employees and raise awareness about email security best practices. Pros Competitively priced at $3.03

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The company’s description of the incident suggested ransomware. This was confirmed about a fortnight later, in early November, when the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group took responsibility for the attack , claiming to have encrypted Henry Schein’s files and exfiltrated 35 TB of data. Source (New) Education USA Yes 1,493 Kimber Mfg.,

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Schneider Electric hit by Cactus ransomware The Sustainability Business division of the energy company Schneider Electric suffered a ransomware attack on 17 January, disrupting the company’s Resource Advisor platform. Data breached: 13,300,000 records. Source (New) Construction USA Yes Unknown Curtainwall Design and Consulting, Inc.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

link] [Head Scratcher] More Companies With Cyber Insurance Are Hit by Ransomware Than Those Without? This is concerning, as 95% of organizations hit by ransomware said their data was, in fact, encrypted. Date/Time: Wednesday, May 3, @ 2:00 PM (ET) Save My Spot!

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KnowBe4

APRIL 11, 2023

Grimes Teaches Ransomware Mitigation Cybercriminals have become thoughtful about ransomware attacks; taking time to maximize your organization's potential damage and their payoff. Join Roger for this thought-provoking webinar to learn what you can do to prevent, detect, and mitigate ransomware.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

And the Purple teams, they’re a economic team that does both red and blue team exercise -- get it? Vamosi: WannaCry and NotPetya were ransomware campaigns in 2017. So you want to find people who are self starters, and who are good at educating themselves. But all these pentesters are inside the company.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

And the Purple teams, they’re a economic team that does both red and blue team exercise -- get it? Vamosi: WannaCry and NotPetya were ransomware campaigns in 2017. So you want to find people who are self starters, and who are good at educating themselves. But all these pentesters are inside the company.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 4, 2021

Security vulnerabilities including hacking, unauthorised access, malware, phishing and ransomware attacks totalled 462 breach notifications. The DPC is encouraging the development of Codes of Conduct for various sectors that process children’s data including ISPs & education sector providers. Data Protection Officers.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

the country in which Processing occurs e. the identity of Affiliates, Processors, or Third-Parties Personal Data is shared with f. methods by which Consumers can exercise their Data Rights request; or g. Processing purposes.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Cybersecurity training : Educates employees regarding basic best practices to recognize attacks, avoid scams, and protect against breaches or data loss. Basic cybersecurity training uses cybersecurity training courses to educate about common issues such as phishing and ransomware.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

At a time when organizations are dealing with the SolarWinds breach and a persistent threat of ransomware throughout the world. When I look at my resume, like it's pretty strong, you know, both in terms of my education. Vamosi: It's a confusing time for high school students with COVID-19 disrupting years of their critical education.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

At a time when organizations are dealing with the SolarWinds breach and a persistent threat of ransomware throughout the world. When I look at my resume, like it's pretty strong, you know, both in terms of my education. Vamosi: It's a confusing time for high school students with COVID-19 disrupting years of their critical education.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This includes protecting diverse technological assets, such as software, hardware, devices, and cloud resources, from potential security flaws like malware, ransomware, theft, phishing assaults, and bots. Conduct regular tabletop exercises to assess its effectiveness.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

This is ransomware, starting with a phishing attack. Brian Bangham: Judy, the FBI said a group known as Dark Side is responsible for this cyber attack, which used what is known as ransomware. Ransomware is malicious computer code that blocks and owners access to their computer network until a ransom gets paid.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

In March 2022, Congress passed the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act, which was signed by President Biden and will require critical infrastructure entities to report cyber incidents within 72 hours and ransomware payments within 24 hours to CISA. Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022, S. 3600, 117th Cong. (as Persistence.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Estimates vary greatly, with some security vendors claiming dwell time is as low as 11 days with ransomware while others claim dwell time can be as high as 200 days or more with more sophisticated attacks. It is an educational part of secure where we have over 40 custom trainings, online and offline. So how does this happen?

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Admin rights grant them ability to install near anything they'd like (that includes malware, ransomware and remote access trojans ), make configuration changes and for all intents and purposes, play "god" with the machine. Immunisation. The list goes on (as the list of things some people now think you should ask your kids permission for. )

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