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8 security tips for small businesses

May 4, 2022 admin awareness, backups, BYOD, credentials, Education, encryption, Firewall, How-tos, password manager, patch, PII, recovery, Security Tips, small businesses, staff, Supply chain, update, VPN, wfh

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 04 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Small businesses have the same security problems as big ones, but not the matching budget or staff. Here are some tips that can help you decide what is important for yours.

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RagnarLocker ransomware gang breached 52 critical infrastructure organizations

March 9, 2022 admin backups, cis, cisa, DHS, FBI, ragnar, ragnar lcoker, ragnar_locker, ragnarlocker, ransomware

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:44:13 +0000

The FBI says it has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware.

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Cyber insurance: here to stay, whether we like it or not

October 10, 2019 admin backups, claims, cyber insurance, cybersecurity policy, cybersecurity training, first party, insurance, malware, ransomware, ransomware insurance, third party, threat actors, Threats

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at the many reasons people and businesses make use of cyber insurance, and ask if it’s as bad as (some) make it out to be.

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Hacker destroys VFEmail service, wipes backups

February 14, 2019 admin backups, cybercrime, destroy, email, hack, hacking, mail

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:56:00 +0000

A hacker managed to compromise, and entirely destroy, a popular email service and all of its backups. What happened?

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Using the blockchain to create secure backups

December 27, 2018 admin backups, BlockChain, Business, majority attack, Security world, sybil, Technology

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 17:34:54 +0000

Some of the properties we would like to see in our backups have blockchain technology written all over them. Should organizations consider blockchain for creating secure, recent backups—especially after a ransomware attack?

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The right way to make backups

October 2, 2017 admin backing up, backup, backups, data, files, Kaspersky Total Security, privacy, Products, Security, Tips

Credit to Author: Yaroslava Ryabova| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2017 15:37:29 +0000

Everything you need to know about how to back up data right.

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3, 2, 1, GO! Make backups of your data!

April 5, 2017 admin 101, backups, cybersecurity, How-tos, ransomware

Credit to Author: Jean Taggart| Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:00:06 +0000

One of the best defenses against ransomware is having a good backup strategy. Having good backups protects your data against all sorts of unpleasant mishaps. A useful rule of thumb called the “3-2-1 rule”, learn about it here.

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