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Cyberattackers Are Targeting Organizations Aiding In Covid-19 Response

May 7, 2020

It has recently been discovered that cyberattacker threats are targeting organizations involved in the global Covid-19 response, according to the UK’s National Cybersecurity Centre and US’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Industries that are being targeted include healthcare, academic institutions, medical organizations, and pharmaceuticals. It was discovered that APTs, or Advanced Persisted Threat groups, pose…
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Data Theft Is Common In Ransomware Attacks

May 4, 2020

The Microsoft Threat Protection Intelligence Team has stated that almost all ransomware attacks are accompanied by data theft, even if the cyberattackers don’t explicitly state that they are stealing your information. Ransomware attacks are a strain of cyberattack that is characterized by the intention to extort money out of victims by locking their sensitive data…
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Network Hacks Increase With Work-from-Home Adoption

April 27, 2020

Arctic Security, a Finnish Cybersecurity company, has recently conducted a study about the impact of Work-from-Home on the number of Network Cybersecurity Incidents in Finland. It was discovered that Finland usually sees around 200 network compromises per week. However, the country saw an increase to 800 incidents during the 3rd week of March. It was…
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Secure Your Work-from-Home VPN Connections

March 19, 2020

With COVID-19 being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), government-mandated quarantines and self-imposed social distancing are now becoming widespread occurrences in over 100 countries. In this environment, many organizations now rely on work-from-home for many of their employees. These remote workers rely on VPNs in order to connect to their companies’ network.…
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Lessons Learned From The Cathay Pacific Data Breach

March 10, 2020

Hong Kong airline company Cathay Pacific was fined 500 000 pounds by the UK Information Commissioner’s office due to a data leak where 9.4 million user records were leaked. Of the affected individuals, over 100 000 were from the UK. The data breach was the result of unauthorized access to Cathay Pacific’s servers that dated…
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Remote Connections Can Become Security Vulnerabilities. How Can You Protect Your Network?

March 4, 2020

What are the dangers of remote connections? Remote work, which relies on establishing a secure connection between an employee’s home computer and the company network, can become a security vulnerability if left without any security measures. The security risks associated with remote work are not limited to cyberattackers that are trying to access your network…
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10.6 Million Customer Records Leaked by MGM Resorts

February 21, 2020

Over 10.6 million customer data records were leaked by the MGM Resorts Hotel in a recent data breach. Information that was leaked to the public included customer addresses, phone numbers, birthdays, and email addresses. The information was posted publicly on a hacking forum. In the post-leak security audit, MGM discovered that the breach was caused…
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SSH Key Malware Is Spreading

February 20, 2020

What are SSH Keys? SSH, or Secure Shell, is a method used to establish a secure login between two systems. It is widely used across many operating systems. Using an SSH key, an IT administrators can gain access to servers and computers. Because SSH keys do not expire, and unauthorized individual in possession of and…
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Maastricht University Hit By Clop Ransomware, Pays $220 000 USD for Decryption

February 12, 2020

Netherlands’ Maastricht University was hit by a ransomware attack on December 23rd, 2019. The university paid the cyberattackers 30 bitcoins, worth at around $220 000 USD, in order to restore the infected computers to working conditions. The ransomware malware strain, called “Clop ransomware”, encrypted 267 of the university’s Windows servers, including backups. The University’s full…
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A New Citrix Device Vulnerability Has Been Discovered

January 22, 2020

A new security vulnerability has been discovered in Citrix devices. The Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity has advised Canadian businesses to temporarily disconnect their Citrix devices from the internet. The repair patch has been rolled out as of January 19th 2020, with additional patches scheduled for January 24th. Users are advised to patch their devices as…
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Category: IT Services

Cyberattackers Are Targeting Organizations Aiding In Covid-19 Response

Data Theft Is Common In Ransomware Attacks

Secure Your Work-from-Home VPN Connections

Lessons Learned From The Cathay Pacific Data Breach

Remote Connections Can Become Security Vulnerabilities. How Can You Protect Your Network?

10.6 Million Customer Records Leaked by MGM Resorts

SSH Key Malware Is Spreading

Maastricht University Hit By Clop Ransomware, Pays $220 000 USD for Decryption

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