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Articles of interest from the week of February 24, 2020
Why Ransomware Attacks on Municipalities Spiked in 2019 Ransomware spread to a number of city, state and local governments across the U.S. in 2019....
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Articles of interest from the week of October 7, 2019
John Frasier : Oct 7, 2019 12:00:00 AM
FBI warns about attacks that bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA)
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sent a security advisory to private industry partners about the rising threat of attacks against organizations and their employees that can bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions. (By By Catalin Cimpanu, ZDNet) NOTE: If your MFA solutions fails, make sure your business has a plan to deal with the emergency. Our blog post provides useful information on how to build a cybersecurity incident response plan.
California Provider to Close After Ransomware Attack Damages System
California-based Wood Ranch Medical will permanently close its doors, after the provider was unable to recover its patient records that were encrypted by ransomware this summer. (By Jessica Davis, HealthItSecurity.com) NOTE: Are You Prepared To Defend Against Ransomware? Our blog post speaks to the critical need for businesses to take a proactive approach to cybersecurity in order to be positioned for early detection and fast response.
Cyberattacks and Your Small Business: A Primer for Cybersecurity
In recent years, headlines have spotlighted crippling cyberattacks against major corporations. While each corporate cyberattack resulted in millions of dollars in damages, most stories fail to mention the many data breaches that affect much softer targets: small businesses. According to Verizon's 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report, 43% of breaches impacted SMBs. (By By Andrew Martins, Business News Daily) NOTE: Small Businesses face existential risks from ransomware, wire transfer fraud, and other cybersecurity threats. Having the right risk management strategy and implementation is critical. Let us be your cybersecurity experts!
Baltimore Reportedly Had No Data Backup Process for Many Systems
The government of Baltimore reportedly lost a lot of key data in ransomware attacks earlier this year because it did not have basic policies for backing up employee systems. (By Jai Vijayan, Dark Reading) NOTE: Vulnerability Lifecycle Management could have prevented the Baltimore chain of events. For more information please visit our blog post on how to do more with patch management, and the benefits of a mature Vulnerability Lifecycle Management program.
Too Dangerous to Be Ignored: Cybersecurity Trends that Affect Everyone
The development of new technologies also creates new security challenges for the businesses that develop and provide innovative products for consumers. In particular, innovations in the automotive and biotechnology industries are increasingly vulnerable to cybersecurity threats as new ways to exploit emerging technologies are devised. (By Brian Bertacini, Security Magazine) NOTE: Ingalls MDR is a managed service that uses advanced cybersecurity risk controls to prevent and respond to modern threats. MDR is designed to prevent threats from impacting your business, and we work with your IT service team to identify risk and get it fixed.
Articles of interest from the week of May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 12:00:00 AM
Microsoft Patches ‘Wormable’ Flaw in Windows XP, 7 and Windows 2003 Microsoft yesterday took the unusual step of releasing security updates for...
Articles of interest from the week of June 17, 2019
Jun 17, 2019 12:00:00 AM
Why Cybersecurity Matters To Your Business You start a business. You grow your company from an idea to a fully functioning and profitable entity....