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Shadow IT: How Employees Using Unauthorized Apps Could Be Putting Your Business At Risk

LAN Infotech

Increased Phishing And Malware Risks Employees might unknowingly download malicious apps that appear legitimate but contain malware or ransomware. Account Hijacking Using unauthorized tools without multifactor authentication (MFA) can expose employee credentials, allowing hackers to gain access to company systems.

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Ransomware: How to Protect Yourself Before It is Too Late

Zerto

A recent IDC report shows that 79% of those surveyed activated a disaster response, 83% experienced data corruption from an attack, and nearly 60% experienced unrecoverable data. A compromise by another malware that leads to an infection of ransomware. There are core differences in how the malware operates. An Overview.

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Cyber Risk & Your Supply Chain: Managing the Growing Threat

NexusTek

The malicious code redirects users to a compromised website that hosts the threat actor’s malware. Malware: Often introduced through attack vectors like those discussed above, malware may be used to further supply chain attacks.

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Managing Cyberthreats to Combat Ransomware Part 1: Current Technologies

Zerto

According to the Center for Internet Security over the past six months (DEC 2021–MAY 2022), these ten malware variants consistently made up over 60% of all reported malware activity: Shlayer. Ransomware — Ransomware is a type of malware that blocks access to a system, device, or file until a ransom is paid by the attack victim.

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The Critical Role of Safe and Secure Backup System Storage

Solutions Review

Due to poor password hygiene or the absence of two-factor authentication, these backup systems can be easy targets for threat actors to utilize as attack vectors against protected systems. Remote access backups, for instance, are often reliant on password protections.

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Time to Fight Back Against Ransomware: Zerto Will Show You How

Zerto

compromises virtual machines (VMs) using publicly available and custom tools to escalate privileges, exfiltrate data, and encrypt it with malware. Azure Active Directory may now be backed up with immutability offsite through Zerto Backup for SaaS. After compromising a victim network, LockBit 2.0 Avoid Sneaky Infrastructure Meltdowns.

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What Is Cyber Extortion? Tips for Securing Your Data

Pure Storage

Once installed, the malware locks critical files and displays a ransom note demanding payment, often in cryptocurrency. Lack of multi-factor authentication (MFA): Systems without MFA are more vulnerable to unauthorized logins. Activate the incident response plan (IRP) Having a pre-established incident response plan is critical.