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Half of EDR Tools, Organizations Vulnerable to Clop Ransomware: Researchers

eSecurity Planet

Nearly half of EDR tools and organizations are vulnerable to Clop ransomware gang tactics, according to tests by a cybersecurity company. The continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) vendor tested to see if organizational controls would recognize the Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) of Clop ransomware attacks.

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Connecting the Bots – Hancitor fuels Cuba Ransomware Operations

Security Affairs

The Cuba Ransomware gang has partnered with the crooks behind the Hancitor malware in attacks aimed at corporate networks. Group-IB Threat Intelligence & Attribution team found that Hancitor is being actively used by the threat actors to deploy Cuba ransomware. Cuba ransomware has been active since at least January 2020.

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How to protect healthcare and life-sciences data from a cyber attack pandemic

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

For example, the consulting company Mckinsey found that the usage of telehealth has grown 38 times if compared to the usage before the pandemic. 2020 was also the year when “ransomware” became a household name around the world, especially by the frequent attacks on healthcare facilities and the dire effects on critical care.

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Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware : Though not nearly as common as it is on the desktop, ?ransomware? ransomware? For example, 77% wanted to read external storage. This type of attack can occur in a Wi-Fi hotspot, for example. Users can also take precautionary measures to further reduce the risk. How mobile malware infects users.

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Why You Need to Tune EDR to Secure Your Environment

eSecurity Planet

These questions should be answered and prioritized within the context of: Risk: Which are the most valuable resources? The rise of ransomware and data wiper attacks makes data backups more important than ever. See the Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection. What should be expected all of the time?

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The hidden threats facing your intellectual property

IT Governance

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. In the 2017 WannaCry attack, for example, cyber criminals used ransomware to prevent victims from accessing their IP unless a ransom was paid.

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Supply chain failure – the impact on the patient

IT Governance

Risks to consider. This concern was highlighted by recent reports indicating that pharmaceutical giant Sanofi is increasing the stockpile of medicine to allow for 14 weeks’ worth of supply should there be cross-channel transport delays. In healthcare, however, securing the supply chain can also be a matter of life and death.