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The Aftermath: Steps to Recovering from a Malware Attack

Reciprocity

Malware (shorthand for “malicious software”) is any intrusive software that can infiltrate your computer systems to damage or destroy them or to steal data from them. The most common types of malware attacks include viruses, worms, Trojans, and ransomware. Malware attacks are pervasive, and can be devastating to an unprepared business.

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Double trouble: When climate change and cyber crime collide

everbridge

While local leaders, residents, and businesses were dealing with the earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear disaster, cyber criminals launched phishing campaigns and malware attacks designed to steal money and personal information and infect systems. Think beyond single scenario planning. This is hazardous thinking.

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Cybersecurity Isn’t Enough — Become a Cyber Resilient Organization

NexusTek

Although cybersecurity strategies limit the risk of data compromise, human error can result in data loss or corruption through accidental deletion or inadvertent malware installation. This is where business continuity planning comes in. In fact, 1 in 3 SMBs reported data loss incidents caused by human error 2.

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An Expert Disaster Recovery Plan Checklist Template for 2023

Solutions Review

In this feature, Barracuda ‘s SVP of Data Protection offers a disaster recovery plan checklist as an essential resource to consider this year. The impact of data loss or corruption from hardware failure, human error, hacking or malware can devastate the day-to-day operations of businesses.

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Cyberrisk Management Tips for Businesses Amid the Russia-Ukraine War

Risk Management Monitor

Cyberrisk has also drawn considerable concern and the threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, though the details of increased cyberattack activity are not yet fully known and may be largely unfolding below the surface right now. Evaluate and if possible, test your business continuity plans.

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Aligning Cyber Incident Response Planning with Your BC/DR Program

eBRP

In the IT realm, CIO’s and CISO’s now focus their efforts on mitigating those risks, and planning responses to potential data breaches, malware and other cyber threats. As a result, more and more organizations have begun developing Cybers Security Incident Response Plans (CSIRPs).

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BCM Trends for 2020

Stratogrid Advisory

Cyber threats such as malware, ransomware and data breaches can lead to the destruction or leaking of sensitive information about an organization’s employees, customers, or intellectual property. Supply chain disruptions are nothing new, and any Business Continuity Plans will undoubtedly consider them. Supply Chain disruptions.

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