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Ransomware attacks hit 105 US local governments in 2022

Security Affairs

In 2022, ransomware attacks targeted 105 state or municipal governments or agencies in the US, reads a report published by Emsisoft. Experts pointed out that some incidents will have escaped their attention and so the figures reported in the study could be just the tip of the iceberg. 44 universities and colleges. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Information Governance – 3 Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

AIIM

What is Information Governance, and Why is it Important? There are many benefits to constructing an Information Governance program plan. How to Avoid Information Governance Pitfalls. How to Avoid/Overcome: Overcome this issue by addressing objections directly with good communication and contextual education. Conclusion.

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Rhysida ransomware gang is auctioning data stolen from the British Library

Security Affairs

The library announced that its buildings remain fully open and the following services are available onsite: Reading Rooms (for personal study) any collection items ordered on or before 26 October very limited, manual collection item ordering in London via our printed catalogues, for items stored in St Pancras only.

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Abandoned Backdoors: How Malicious Infrastructure Lives On

Data Breach Today

Studying Backdoors in Web Shells, Researchers Find 4,000 Infected Systems How many servers are infected by web shells designed to give attackers remote access to systems, but now "phone home" to malicious infrastructure that's now abandoned or expired?

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Helping higher education institutions graduate to data intelligence

Collibra

1) How can institutions of higher education use data to start making strategic decisions? Get all the details in Collibra Data Intelligence Cloud for Higher Education , our helpful solution brief. Graduate to data intelligence It’s no secret that data is key to the educational mission. In 2020, the U.S.

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Researchers released a free decryption tool for the Rhysida Ransomware

Security Affairs

“This study examines Rhysida ransomware, which caused significant damage in the second half of 2023, and proposes a decryption method. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors.

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Work Remotely Without Compromising Your Data

AIIM

A recent study commissioned by Egnyte surveyed 400 IT leaders to understand how COVID-19 has impacted businesses’ ability to maintain data security and governance with a distributed workforce. A well-educated and well-informed workforce is one of the best defenses against security risks. Governance is not coming and going.