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The Aftermath: Steps to Recovering from a Malware Attack

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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. Ransomware and malware affects all industries.

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Ransomware’s Latest Targets and How to Protect Yourself

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Attackers know that having the ability to restore data mitigates their attack and could eliminate the incentive to pay a ransom so they are specifically targeting backup workloads and processes to eliminate this defense. Limiting the spread of malware. Making it harder for hackers to access air-gapped data.

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Why Paying the Ransom Should Be Your Last Option

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The Risks of Paying the Ransom Paying a ransom after a ransomware attack might seem like the easiest way out and the quickest path to recovery, but it comes with significant risks that often outweigh the potential benefits. Even with a decryption tool, theres no guarantee of full data recovery.

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Microsoft Exchange Emergency Mitigation (EM) Service

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Microsoft Exchange Emergency Mitigation (EM) Service. Following a series of attacks that leveraged zero-day exploits against on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange servers, Microsoft has released a new tool to provide emergency mitigation. Actions performed via mitigation include: Changing authentication settings.

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Comparing Resilience: Business, Operational, IT, and Cyber – Part Four

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Cyber resilience describes an organization’s ability to mitigate, respond to and recover from cyber threats and attacks such as ransomware. After an attack, data forensics helps to understand the scope of a breach and ensure the threat and/or intruders have been purged from the IT infrastructure. What Is Cyber Resilience?

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What Is Cyber Extortion? Tips for Securing Your Data

Pure Storage

Ransomware Attacks Ransomware involves malicious software that encrypts a victims data, rendering it inaccessible until a ransom is paid to obtain the decryption key. Once installed, the malware locks critical files and displays a ransom note demanding payment, often in cryptocurrency. million paid to cybercriminals.

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How to Create a Data Breach Response Team

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After a cybersecurity event, forensic experts gather evidence from data on computers and other digital storage devices for use in the investigation. Identification: Identifies and responds to incidents reported through your organization’s Help Desk or detected using security and threat mitigation tools.