Tag Archive: "ransomware"
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Education Sector Being Targeted for Cyber Attacks
Back to school apparently also applies to hackers. Educational institutions are currently being targeted for ransomware attacks. The FBI, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a warning on September 6, 2022 about the increase in ransomware attacks by hacking group Vice Society. This group has been using compromised credentials to exploit internet-facing applications to gain access, explore the network, exfiltrate sensitive student data and deploy ransomware. In the past, we have seen this disruptive activity lead to classes being cancelled, exams being delayed, to schools being shut down permanently.
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Cybersecurity Education Series for Nonprofits – Security Basics
Please check out the post below written by Javier Young where he highlights how to protect your hard drives, hardware and software decommissioning, and device configuration. Cybersecurity Education Series for Nonprofits – Security Basics
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FBI-Ransomware Impacting Local Governments
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a Private Industry Notification (PIN) last week related to new and evolving cybersecurity threats. In particular, the FBI confirmed that ransomware attacks have been specifically targeted against local government entities. The impact could be “significant due to the Public’s dependency on critical utilities, emergency services, educational facilities and other services overseen by local government”.
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How the Events in Ukraine Could Impact U.S. Businesses
As we watch history unfold in the Ukraine, it’s important to think about how these events can impact you and your business. One way in which you could be impacted is by a cyber-attack. The Russian government has used cyber as a key component of their force projection over the last decade. The last week has seen an unprecedented level of disruptive activity including activation of the new “HermeticWiper” malware attack discovered on February 23. While these attacks are currently focused outside the US, it is generally believed that sanctions imposing on Russia by Ukraine’s western allies, including the United States may cause retaliatory cyber-attacks here in our homeland.
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Ransomware? – Tips to Mitigate Against Ransomware
I presume that you are also aware of the most recent attack on one of the nation’s largest pipelines that carries gas from Texas to New York. This was also as a result of ransomware. On May 13, 2021 the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released some tips and tricks for dealing with ransomware.
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To Pay or Not Pay the Ransom
There has been an increase in ransomware demands since COVID and this sometimes encourage future ransomware payment demands. This could result in sanctions.