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GUEST ESSAY: Preparing for the dire cybersecurity consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Last Watchdog

These Russian cyber actors are government organizations and include other parties who take their orders from the Russian military or intelligence organizations – while not technically under government control. Educate your employees on threats and risks such as phishing and malware. Enable auto-update features if available.

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GUEST ESSAY: 6 steps any healthcare organization can take to help mitigate inevitable cyber attacks

The Last Watchdog

The headlines are disturbing: Breach of patient records ; Surgeries and appointments cancelled due to IT outage ; and even, Death attributed to ransomware attack on hospital. Educate employees. Many security programs focus on employee education (creating a strong password, being aware of phishing, etc.).

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 253

Security Affairs

Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform. Reading Municipal Light Department, an electric utility in Massachusetts, hit by ransomware. NRC Health health care company hit with ransomware. US Railroad firm RailWorks discloses a data breach after a ransomware attack.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in September 2022 – 35.6 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

Ransomware. Ransomware. Costa Rica’s Junta De Proteccion Social hit by ransomware (unknown) Former students and staff at Savannah College of Art and Design affected by security incident (unknown) Ransomware attack takes down L.A. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. Cyber attacks.

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Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

Krebs on Security

Correctiv notes the notorious hacker group Sandworm — an advanced persistent threat (APT) group operated by a cyberwarfare unit of Russia’s military intelligence service — was identified by Ukrainian government authorities as responsible for that attack. PEACE HOSTING? was responsible for hosting StopGeorgia[.]ru

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for March 2022

IT Governance

The Ukrainian government and its military were targeted by DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, while a pro-Ukrainian group attacked the Belarusian railway system with ransomware after discovering that it was being used by Russia to transport tanks and weapons.

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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. military officials hired data analysts to crack the Japanese secret code known as JN-25. After the devastating blow of Pearl Harbor, U.S.