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Beyond the Office: Securing Home Devices and Networks Against Corporate Breaches

SecureWorld News

The rise of personal gadgets, the shift towards remote work, the BYOD trend , and advances in AI have all contributed to home networks becoming an extension of companies' cyber defense perimeters. However, many end-users do not recognize their home networks as extensions of their company's security boundaries.

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Microsoft Suffers Breach by Notorious SolarWinds Hackers

SecureWorld News

Microsoft disclosed that it recently fell victim to a cyberattack by Nobelium, the Russian state-sponsored hacking group infamously responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds supply chain attack. The breach, detected on January 12th, allowed the hackers to access email accounts belonging to members of Microsoft's senior leadership team.

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Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: Watch Out for BlackMatter RaaS

SecureWorld News

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NSA) provided information about the techniques BlackMatter is using to hold organization networks for ransom. Instead of encrypting backup data, BlackMatter instead wipes it clean in some cases.

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How Advances in Cloud Security Can Help with Ransomware

CIO Business Intelligence

While that may be true for many cases, the new breed of ransomware is much more likely to be launched by an intruder who has already breached the network. Another out-of-date belief is that frequent backups are the best recovery strategy. Close back doors. Micro-segmentation is another core zero-trust concept.

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What's the Prescription for Cyber Resilience in Healthcare?

SecureWorld News

billing and electronic payment system operated by Change Healthcare, a big division of UnitedHealth Group, is only the latest, but maybe greatest, example. Our modern healthcare system is deeply dependent on computers and data networks. And the government is almost powerless to stop these cybercriminals. But it's not just doctors.

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U.S. Sanctions 10 Iranian Ransomware Operators

SecureWorld News

The group of threat actors has been observed exploiting known vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS and Microsoft Exchange servers since early 2021 to gain access to a wide range of targeted entities. The mitigation techniques include the following: Implement and Enforce Backup and Restoration Policies and Procedures. police department.

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Using Secure Configurations | Standardize Your Security

Linux Academy

We use templates for network devices, workstations, laptops, and servers so that all of our devices match our security templates. Network Device Configurations. For network devices, we should consider using RADIUS/TACACS+ for authentication purposes, not a shared user account. Standardized Templates and Images.