Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Lawrence Abrams has a good article on Bleeping Computer reminding us all that ransomware is still a major cyber security threat for everyone. The Week in Ransomware – August 18th 2023 – LockBit on Thin Ice The article goes into explain that the “successful” ransomware gang LockBit are having difficulties …
In many cases the threat actors exploit a weakness in software you are using, This is what has happened in the case of the Clop ransomware gang, the flawed MOVEit software and the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing: Colorado warns 4 million of data stolen in IBM …
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As cyber security professionals come to understand the current ransomware threat and vendors and MSPs provide services and training to deal with the threat – the threat actors will always change their tactics. Here is one of the latest – using torrents to extract data from compromised systems: Clop ransomware …
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Yesterday I wrote the opening chapter of this defence-in-depth article – I looked at how anti-virus protection can be side-stepped by threat actors and that staff cyber awareness training is needed to provide another layer to your defences. That was a human addition to your defence-in-depth and today we are …
Ransomware has evolved as the potential victims have taken steps to protect themselves. Ransomware – One First there was malware to encrypt your information, then a payment demand for the decryption key. In the days when businesses thought that a backup was a luxury, this was a real money maker …
