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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

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 attacks and costs.

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U.S. and Foreign Cybersecurity and Intelligence Agencies Recommend Measures to Counteract Threat of Russian Cyberattacks

Data Matters

A few days after the Advisory, Ukrainian government websites were attacked by Russian actors while the Russian government simultaneously arrested members of the notorious ransomware gang REvil. Best Practices to Minimize Disruptions. Like an incident response plan, MFA has become a critical element of cybersecurity programs.

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SEC Announces Settled Charges Against First American for Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls Failures – Lessons Learned

Data Matters

On February 26, 2018, the SEC released its Commission Statement and Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures (the Guidance), which provides guidance on public company disclosure of cybersecurity risks and incidents. SEC Statement and Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures. 20, 2017). 27, 2020). 5 83 FR 8166 (Feb.

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Best Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs)

eSecurity Planet

As threats mount from ransomware gangs , Russian-backed hacker groups , and other nation-sponsored attackers and as the growth in remote work makes security management increasingly complicated, many companies are finding it makes sense to turn to a managed security service provider (MSSP) for help with handling an extremely complex threat landscape.

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Nation-State-Sponsored Attacks: Not Your Grandfather’s Cyber Attacks

Data Matters

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. Not anymore. Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022, S. 3600, 117th Cong. (as

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 January 2024

IT Governance

VF Corporation confirms 35.5 million customers’ data. Data breached: 35,500,000 records. O’Hara & Sons, Inc. Given that we can’t know the exact numbers, as it depends on the types of records included (e.g. We believe that this underestimates the records breached in most cases, but it is more accurate than not providing a number at all.

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Startup Est Headquarters Staff Funding Funding Type Abnormal Security 2018 San Francisco, CA 261 $74.0 Series A Confluera 2018 Palo Alto, CA 33 $29.0 Series A Perimeter 81 2018 Tel Aviv, Israel 159 $65.0 2018 Santa Clara, CA 305 $50.0 Series A Confluera 2018 Palo Alto, CA 33 $29.0 2018 Santa Clara, CA 305 $50.0