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Ghost Ransomware a Persistent Global Threat to Critical Infrastructure

SecureWorld News

He urges enterprises to implement Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions and multi-factor authentication (MFA) and to enforce robust password policies to reduce the risk of account compromise. Disable unused ports like RDP 3389, FTP 21, SMB 445. Network segmentation and monitoring Segment networks to prevent lateral movement.

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Recipe for Cybersecurity Success in the Restaurant Industry

SecureWorld News

Checkers and Rally's (2019): The fast-food chain reported a point-of-sale malware attack affecting more than 100 locations. Restricting the use of high-risk ports like RDP or SMB for inbound and outbound communication can further reduce the potential for data exfiltration." Subway U.K. 2020): The sandwich chain's U.K.

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MSP cybersecurity: What you should know

Dataconomy

Ransomware With hundreds of millions of attacks occurring every year, ransomware has been an emerging threat for SMBs and enterprise organizations throughout at least a decade. Ransomware is malware that sneakily infiltrates an organization’s environment and then starts encrypting all the data at reach.

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EP 49: LoL

ForAllSecure

So I started thinking about other ways to hide messages or even how to get malware onto a system without it being detected. Vamosi: Living off the land or fireless malware is a threat actor leveraging the utilities readily available on a system. What if you hid in plain sight by using the files already on your computer?