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GUEST ESSAY: The drivers behind persistent ransomware — and defense tactics to deploy

The Last Watchdog

The internet has drawn comparisons to the Wild West, making ransomware the digital incarnation of a hold-up. Related: It’s all about ‘ attack surface management ‘ However, today’s perpetrator isn’t standing in front of you brandishing a weapon. A typical attack. Ransomware usually starts with a phishing email.

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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 types.

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How to Prevent Data Breaches: Data Breach Prevention Tips

eSecurity Planet

Then they might prioritize the BOM documents after that, because while it doesn’t endanger anyone’s PII, it could be stolen by a competitor and result in financial loss. Cyber attacks happen to almost all organizations; limiting their damage is critically important. But it requires different levels of security.

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

Additionally, dashboards share data about threat names, any relevant reference URLs, tags, adversary and malware families, and attack IDs. As a bonus, many of these tools are free to access and have specialized feeds that focus on different industries and sectors. critical infrastructure.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: EP 69 Self-Healing Operating Systems

ForAllSecure

It’s time to evolve beyond the UNIX operating system. OSes today are basically ineffective database managers, so why not build an OS that’s a database manager? Michael Coden, Associate Director, Cybersecurity, MIT Sloan, along with Michael Stonebreaker will present this novel concept at RSAC 2023. He died prematurely on April 23 in 2021.