Linux Academy

MAY 31, 2019

For network devices, we should consider using RADIUS/TACACS+ for authentication purposes, not a shared user account. Ansible can help automate the backup, and you can learn more in this month’s how-to video that covers using Ansible to back up a Cisco ASA firewall. Network Device Configurations. Go out there and win!

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Modern security challenges Data from the Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) shows the three primary ways in which attackers access an organization are stolen credentials, phishing and exploitation of vulnerabilities. Customers can review reports on threats blocked via a special portal.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Do you secure your internet accounts with two-factor authentication? If so, great; Authy is the app you’ll want to use for authentication codes. If not, go set up two-factor authentication now! That’s way more than Apple’s default 5GB iCloud storage, so it’s better than no backup at all. Lastpass / 1Password. Fantastical.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

And it may have all started with a phone call, if reports citing the hackers themselves are to be believed. For the next several days, reports said everything from hotel room digital keys to slot machines weren’t working. ALPHV/BlackCat is denying parts of these reports, especially the slot machine hacking attempt.

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Vox

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Which means that almost everything you upload to Apple’s cloud — from backups to photos — can only be accessed by you. This update will add device and iMessage backups, iCloud Drive, Photos, and Notes to the list. One of them, Advanced Data Protection, is adding end-to-end encryption to almost every iCloud service out there.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 22, 2020

From there, they can exploit vulnerabilities and poor authentication practices. Due to the level of access gained before deploying ransomware, the issue cannot be resolved by simply restoring data from backup.". Well-configured backups are essential to recovery from any ransomware attack.".

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 18, 2020

And the MS-ISAC says K-12 school districts are now the most likely to suffer from and report a successful ransomware attack. However, when schools began to start up again in August and September, that number rose to 57%, making K-12 districts the most likely entities in the United States to suffer from and report a ransomware attack.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 7, 2022

Silas Cutler, Principal Reverse Engineer at security firm Stairwell, authored a report detailing Maui and what his team uncovered about the lesser-known ransomware variant. The report was published on June 7, 2022. All identified copies of Maui (as of this report) have shared a compilation timestamp of 15 April 2021 04:36:00 UTC.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC." The mitigation techniques include the following: Implement and Enforce Backup and Restoration Policies and Procedures. Implement Multifactor Authentication. Any entities owned, directly or indirectly, by 50% or more are now blocked. Patch and Update Systems.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

According to a report from McAfee Enterprise and FireEye titled, "Cybercrime in a Pandemic World: The Impact of COVID-19," 81% of global organizations have experienced increased cyberthreats, and 79% experienced downtime from an attack during a peak season. Cybersecurity attacks are on the rise, especially since the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Coalition, a cyber insurance company, recently released a report detailing the categories of cyber attacks as well as the cause behind the attacks for the first half of 2020. Due to the transition of remote work, exploitation of remote access was the root cause of reported ransomware incidents.".

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Galido

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

And you’ve enabled two-factor authentication. What’s more, Google has recently released a tool that allows users to report suspicious sites. Create a backup of your site every time you add something new. You understand the importance of cybersecurity. You use a great email scanner and anti-virus program. What about your website?

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CTOvision

JULY 8, 2015

Privileged user authentication and PKI are. GAO: Financial Orgs Need Better Security Analytics and Threat Intelligence ThreatBrief (Today) - A new report from the U.S. However, more recent network information going back to late May could be. Marine Corps, Interior Dept. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Computer.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

PDFs are a universal way to share information, from incident reports and presentations to contracts and invoices. Multi-factor authentication (MFA): Forcing MFA for account access helps add an additional layer of security. This ensures that every organization member becomes a line of defense against cyber threats.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

of polled executives report that their organizations' accounting and financial data were targeted by cyber adversaries.” Criminal hacking has become a major threat to today’s organizations. According to a Deloitte Center for Controllership poll , “During the past 12 months, 34.5%

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Some researchers and survivors also report that tech abuse can cause additional impacts, including a loss of privacy, hypervigilance and a loss of trust and confidence in technology—something vital for many people in this age. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all sites and devices where it is offered. Use good passwords.

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Linux Academy

APRIL 8, 2019

It also provides a handy browser plugin to fill in credentials for me, once I’ve authenticated to the plugin. Multi-factor authentication (MFA). Now, on to our second point for today: multi-factor authentication (MFA). Now, on to our second point for today: multi-factor authentication (MFA). Where to use MFA.

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Sean Daniel

JUNE 14, 2011

View the backup status that every device last reported to the server. Start or stop a backup for any computer or the server (from the contextual menu). Online Backup. (5). Online Backup. This feature brings the Alert Viewer that you know from the server, to the phone. Filter Posts by Technology. Cloud Computing. (10).

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Dataconomy

APRIL 25, 2023

Although users and even admins tend to assume that relying on usual IT protection measures is enough, a Global Risks Report of World Economic Forum states that by 2022, 95% of all cyber security issues involve human error. Here, every user and machine must authenticate before getting access to known resources and actions.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 30, 2023

To address this issue, Congress passed the K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021, which requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to report on cybersecurity risks facing elementary and secondary schools to develop recommendations to help better protect these institutions.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

They are saying that the amount of reported attacks has increased by 300% and Interpol sums it up by like 569%. Lack of multi factor authentication or some even vulnerable services that are available in the internet that someone could exploit, but that is a very nice way to attack the company because it's quite unexpected.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

Obviously, organizations gotten smart to that and they started doing offline backups securing their backups differently, so that they would continue to have access and availability. VAMOSI: So right there, this seems like some kind of authentication bypass. LANCE : So typically, it would go request an authentication code.

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Galido

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Regular backups are very important to protect your website from hackers. Siteground has the best WordPress hosting, support and backups and comes with 30 days of separate backup copies stored in datacenters around the world. Authenticate the WP-admin folder with a password. You can report any bad coupons here.

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Dataconomy

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Such encryption and the redundant copies made during upload qualify cloud storage as a dependable data backup solution. But the better password managers also integrate a two-factor authentication feature. Enabling it adds a failsafe in the form of a code you get via message or an authentication app.

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The Verge

MAY 10, 2021

DarkSide also stole data from the company and threatened to publish it online, Bloomberg reported. More than a third of the 796 “cyber incidents” reported to the Department of Homeland Security between 2013 and 2015 took place in the energy sector. A collision of a couple key factors could drive those numbers up.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 12, 2021

An update from Mimecast explains: "Microsoft recently informed us that a Mimecast-issued certificate provided to certain customers to authenticate Mimecast Sync and Recover, Continuity Monitor, and IEP products to Microsoft 365 Exchange Web Services has been compromised by a sophisticated threat actor.".

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Linux Academy

APRIL 1, 2019

On the flip side of that, I’ve run into those who are so paranoid, they use multi-factor authentication for everything, and each password is ridiculously long and complex. In our roles within security, most often we are in a position to merely provide recommendations to clients or those we report to. Next steps. Vulnerability Scanning.

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Galido

MAY 23, 2019

Automatic Backups. Without an SSL/TLS certificate: With an (EV) SSL/TLS certificate: Install Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). You can enable two-factor authentication on your WooCommerce store’s login page. And the best part is, it’s FREE with the Google Authenticator plugin. Up-To-Date Server Software. Hack Protection.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 30, 2023

At the same time, the IBM report reveals that it takes an average of 277 days to detect and contain a data breach. Finally, DCAP can also help you quickly recover data from backups in case of ransomware. Data owners begin to receive reports on any activity on the resources they control.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 30, 2023

Recent and ongoing initiatives include designing and delivering a more robust backup system to boost resiliency and ensure that the organization could continue operations — whether hit by a tornado or a ransomware attack. Such initiatives mirror what other research has identified as IT trends for this year.

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mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

For a more technical safeguard, we recommend securing access to a remote workforce via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and protecting each user account with Multi-Factor Authentication. Quoting the 2021 State of IT – Spiceworks Ziff Davis report, 31% of organizations believe in revenues to decrease from 2020 – 2021.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

And Microsoft is investigating reports of a new zero-day bug being exploited to hack Exchange servers which were later used to launch Lockbit ransomware attacks. I want to say roughly, I think their last report I read was around five days dwell time. So Splunk SURGe team did a report on this recently. Vamosi: Dwell Time.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. The MIT report says votes could be changed or even erased. Vamosi: Another complication.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. The MIT report says votes could be changed or even erased. Vamosi: Another complication.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. The MIT report says votes could be changed or even erased. Vamosi: Another complication.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

was initially feared to be connected to the Ukraine crisis, but was reported to be an unrelated ransomware attack on Friday. Make and verify backups. Use multi-factor authentication. And of course, back up a good password with multi-factor authentication, like the SMS to a phone or an app like Google Authenticator!

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SecureWorld News

MAY 12, 2020

about 15-20 patients have since contacted TCFFR to report individual ransom demands from the attackers threatening the public release of their photos and personal information unless unspecified ransom demands are negotiated and met.". The company says we're not going to pay the ransom, or we've got the backups.

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