Krebs on Security

JULY 19, 2021

Browse the comments on virtually any story about a ransomware attack and you will almost surely encounter the view that the victim organization could have avoided paying their extortionists if only they’d had proper data backups. “That is still somewhat rare,” Wosar said. “So you’re like, ‘Oh great. .…

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 23, 2024

On October 2, 2024, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) published a new cybersecurity regulation (10 NYCRR 405.46) for all general hospitals licensed pursuant to article 28 of the Public Health Law. The 72-hour notification requirement is similar to the NYDFS regulation.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

A few days after the Advisory, Ukrainian government websites were attacked by Russian actors while the Russian government simultaneously arrested members of the notorious ransomware gang REvil. Like an incident response plan, MFA has become a critical element of cybersecurity programs.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

For cybersecurity personnel, our scope of responsibility may be limited to cyberattacks on IT systems, such as ransomware attacks, phishing attacks, and DDoS attacks. See the Best Ransomware Removal and Recovery Services. Be in-line with insurance policies. Incident Response Preparation. List incident response contacts.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Ransomware attacks and data breaches make headlines when they shut down huge connected healthcare providers such as Ascension Healthcare or Change Healthcare. 2024 looks like it will only increase the number of affected individuals considering the scale of ransomware attacks from the first half of the year in the USA, Canada, and Australia.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

link] [Head Scratcher] More Companies With Cyber Insurance Are Hit by Ransomware Than Those Without? In an interesting twist, new data hints that organizations with cyber insurance may be relying on it too much, instead of shoring up security to ensure attacks never succeed.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

Say you’re an organization that’s been hit with ransomware. At what point do you need to bring in a ransomware negotiator? Mark Lance, the VP of DFIR and Threat intelligence for GuidePoint Security, provides The Hacker Mind with stories of ransomware cases he’s handled. The same is true with ransomware.

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