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Endpoint Essentials
An ever-expanding digital network with increasing connectivity of devices worldwide means a far broader field of vulnerabilities.
BAI Security
September 30, 2020
An ever-expanding digital network with increasing connectivity of devices worldwide means a far broader field of vulnerabilities.
Cybercriminals make a lot of news by pulling off headline-grabbing data breaches. Often, this can make these attackers seem invincible, like there are no systems or good guys capable of standing up to them. This is, of course, anything but true. Cyber-attacks can be defeated and the criminals behind them can be apprehended. Today, we’re going to take a look at a recent win for the good guys. What Happened Recently, one of the key distributors of ransomware, tech support schemes and exploit kits known as “ElTest” was severely hampered by enterprising researchers. As a quick refresher, malware and ransomware are often installed on computers when users unknowingly visit infected sites. While oftentimes social engineering tactics are used to guide
Usually, ransomware makes headlines when huge corporations or organizations are held captive. There’s the implicit threat of compromised data if the corresponding ransom isn’t paid or backups aren’t in place. It’s bad, but its impact on the average person can seem muted. What happens when the cybercriminals behind ransomware attacks set their sights a little higher? Recently, the city of Atlanta, Georgia found themselves victim to an infrastructure-crippling ransomware attack. Here’s what happened and why both private and public organizations should be concerned. The Attack This virus took Atlanta by surprise on March 22, leaving officials to tell city employees that they shouldn’t even turn on their computers and residents that they were unable to process electronic payments for water
WannaCry infections on day 1 via Cyren Last month, a ransomware virus known as “WannaCry” made international headlines by infecting devices in more than 150 countries. In total, over 300,000 Windows-operating computers fell victim to this attack, forced to seek remediation by either being forced to pay a ransom to retrieve their data or relying on their previously backed-up data. This was a unique attack. Oftentimes in this space, we discuss very targeted attacks on specific industries like healthcare and finance. The hackers perpetrating these more targeted campaigns do so for a reason – they’re counting on the element of surprise. They hope there won’t be news coverage of their attack, making it all the more easier to take advantage of the right IT
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