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Change Healthcare’s 2024 Data Breach: Key Risk Management Lessons

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The root cause of the contagion was traced to inadequate oversight of third-party integrations, a vulnerability that could have been mitigated with stronger governance and continuous monitoring. Lack of Continuous Monitoring and Incident Response : The failure to detect the breach early on allowed the issue to spread unchecked.

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What Is Cyber Extortion? Tips for Securing Your Data

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Lack of multi-factor authentication (MFA): Systems without MFA are more vulnerable to unauthorized logins. Creating one involves developing and testing a clear incident response plan for responding to cyber extortion attempts, including communication protocols and steps for recovery.

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Why Paying the Ransom Should Be Your Last Option

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Alternative Strategies to Consider These alternatives can help you mitigate the damage, regain control, and prevent future attacksall without funding cybercriminals. Develop and test a detailed response plan to minimize confusion during an attack. Avoid reusing passwords across multiple accounts.

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How to Put CISA’s “Shields Up” Recommendations Into Action 

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This means being proactive with plenty of hurdles like multifactor authentication and admin credential vaulting. Reporting is a key part of any incident response plan, but paying it forward with early reports may help other organizations, too. Test your emergency response plans.

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Cybersecurity Tips: Risk and Vulnerability Management

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In this article from the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) Cybersecurity Advisory Board (CAB), learn key concepts in risk and vulnerability management and get expert insights on how to better mitigate cybersecurity threats. Tips for Better Vulnerability Management and Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation.

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A Former Hacker Explains How to Fight Ransomware

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Now is the time to understand their techniques leading up to an attack and develop effective mitigation strategies. Those that don’t practice good security hygiene, such as password authentication, identity management, backup policies, and incident management, make life easy for attackers. This just scratches the surface.

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Cyber Risk & Your Supply Chain: Managing the Growing Threat

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) suggests that supply chain risk management involves “identifying susceptibilities, vulnerabilities, and threats throughout the supply chain and developing mitigation strategies to combat those threats” 3.