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Steps to Take If Your WordPress Site Is Hacked

SecureWorld News

Research and select a reliable WP security plugin to address these issues thoroughly. Restore from backups, if available If you have been diligent in regularly backing up your WordPress website, recovering from a hack will be a breeze. Identify these problems by scanning your site for known vulnerabilities and hidden malware.

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What Business Users Should Do To Mitigate DDoS Threats

CTOvision

Use a DNS firewall to reduce two major issues: 1) users visiting sites known to have malicious code that threatens your enterprise and 2) malicious code inside your enterprise that seeks to beacon out to its controller. We recommend Verisign's DNS Firewall. Have a backup communications plan.

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Lenovo patches two high severity flaws in PC support tool

Network World

Lenovo Solution Center (LSC) allows users to check their system's virus and firewall status, update their Lenovo software, perform backups, check battery health, get registration and warranty information and run hardware tests. They affect LSC versions 3.3.002 and earlier.

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How Do Cloud Services Benefit K–12 Organizations?

Kitaboo

8 Key Benefits of Cloud-Based K12 Classrooms Cost Effectiveness Environment Sustainability Scalability and Flexibility Security and Privacy Accessibility and Facilitation of Distance Learning Data Storage and Backup Streamlined Administrative Processes Professional Development Opportunities for Educators III.

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North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare Sector with Maui Ransomware

SecureWorld News

The Stairwell research team says that Maui "stood out" because it lacked some basic components commonly seen in other ransomware strains. It is because of this that researchers think Maui is manually operated, meaning the threat actor(s) is specifically choosing what files to encrypt and then exfiltrating the results.

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InfoSec Policies and Standards: Some strategic context for those just diving into this world

CTOvision

Ideally it should be the case that an analyst will research and write policies specific to the organization. Backup Policy. Firewall Policy. How firewalls are named, configured etc. Firewall Policy. How firewalls are named, configured etc. How employees are terminated. How data are backed up. Virus Policy.

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Website Server Planning Tips

Galido

A responsive website will surely help you to reach your target market if used properly and it’s important that you take the right planning and research when deciding on your infrastructure. Redudancy and Backups. Do you plan on doing your own backups? Does the webhost provide automated backups and how often?

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