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Your phone is the key to your digital life. Make sure you know what to do if you lose it.

Vox

Access to just about everything I wasn’t already logged into on my computer was dependent on access to my phone, with my mobile-device-only password manager and multifactor authentication apps and text messages. Didn’t I delete my backups to free up storage space? Backup of data in the digital reality we’re in now is paramount.

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Microsoft Suffers Breach by Notorious SolarWinds Hackers

SecureWorld News

In this case, an old fashioned 'password spray attack' worked just fine to let attackers in to read management emails. Attackers can always find a way into a network, so regular, air-gapped backups and a rapid response ransomware containment system should be part of the complete defensive stack."

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North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare Sector with Maui Ransomware

SecureWorld News

By targeting specific files, the attackers get to choose what is sensitive and what to exfiltrate in a much more tactical fashion when compared to a 'spray-and-pray' ransomware. Only store personal patient data on internal systems that are protected by firewalls, and ensure extensive backups are available if data is ever compromised.".

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Saving sites: Pocket’s bookmarking app and its alternatives

The Verge

The company goes on to suggest that this is an advantage for the app’s fans since they will now be able to use two-factor authentication and other security features. Paid version: The Pro version ($3 / month or $28 / year) adds full-text search, cloud backup, and a permanent library of all your bookmarked sites.

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Higher Ed Ransomware Attack: University Pays Hackers $450,000

SecureWorld News

The ISO assisted the college in restoring locally managed IT services and systems from backup copies. The University had servers encrypted but restored the systems and the access from backups. A lot of universities and colleges are set up in a similar fashion, which complicates the picture for achieving the best possible cybersecurity.