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Ransomware Will Target Backups: 4 Ways to Protect Your Data

04

Oct

2017

Ransomware has had a banner year so far. Two major attacks — WannaCry and NotPetya — have caused, conservatively, hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, while cybercriminals continue to target users’ systems and data. Proactive companies, however, do have options. The most consistent defense against ransomware continues to be good backups and a well-tested […]

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IDG Contributor Network: Multi-stage spear phishing – bait, hook and catch

04

Oct

2017

Cybercriminals have an extensive history of conducting attacks that cast a wide net hitting as many people as possible. Nearly everyone has received emails from a wealthy foreign banker, a Nigerian prince offering to pay you an exorbitant sum of money, or from a sketchy drug company offering a new drug that promises to revolutionize […]

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Cybercriminals increasingly focusing on credential theft

29

Sep

2017

Criminal tactics used to access user credentials are growing in prevelance, and that a record 47 percent of all malware is new or zero day, and thus able to evade signature-based antivirus solutions, according to WatchGuard. “From JavaScript-enabled phishing attacks and attempts to steal Linux passwords, to brute force attacks against web servers, the common […]

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