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Potential Struggles IT Companies might Encounter with Incident Identification and Reporting Today

The complexities of incident identification and reporting in IT, touching on coordination problems, tool inadequacies, and process deficiencies. It explores modern challenges like cyber threats and alert fatigue, as well as the cognitive gap.

28.3.2024

Information Security Risk Management: A Step-by-step Guide to a Clear Process

This post offers a comprehensive guide on managing information security risks, from pre-steps like asset identification to evaluation, treatment and monitoring. A crucial aspect given the surge of cyber vulnerabilities amid increasing tech advances.

21.3.2024

Ransomware, AI Act 101, NIST CSF 2.0: Cyberday product and news round up 3/2024 🛡️

In the March digest, development themes include new frameworks, risk management improvements and a new visual view for documentation cards. The news features Information Security Trailblazers, data breaches and AI Act 101.

21.3.2024

Empowering Employees: The Keystone in Incident Detection and Reporting

Employees are vital for detecting and reporting cyber threats and bolstering security. Proper training fosters a resilient culture, ensuring timely responses and safeguarding against breaches.

15.3.2024

NIS2 Incident Reporting Requirements and related ISO 27001 Best Practices

This post outlines NIS2 incident reporting and further describes ISO 27001 best practices, and their application in crafting successful incident reporting processes for your organization.

8.3.2024

Top 7 information security standards, frameworks and laws explained

Many information security frameworks are available to help organizations build their own security plans. This article provides key information about some of the most popular information security frameworks.

4.3.2024

ISO 27001 and NIS2: Understanding their Connection

Learn how the ISO 27001 and the NIS2 are "connected" and why they are brought up together pretty often. Understand their differences and synergy with the help of this blog post.

1.3.2024

Guide to Incident Detection and Reporting: Prepared for the Worst

In this guide you'll learn to navigate the incident detection and reporting process, explore various mechanisms, understand reporting, documentation, and derive crucial lessons. We also glance at other ingredients for successful incident management.

22.2.2024

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Only 8% of businesses that paid a ransom got all of their data back

#Ransomware is brutal. Survey findings from Sophos: 📈 avg cost of recovery +143% (0.76M$ (2020) -> 1.85M$ (2021)) 💰 avg ransom paid 170k$ 🦹 8% of got all their data back after paying a ransom #cybersecurity

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Cybercriminals Widely Abusing Excel 4.0 Macro to Distribute Malware

Cyber criminals taking advantage of an age-old feature. Excel 4.0 macros (XLM) were published in v4.0 back in 1992. These are hard to detect for security solutions. Use is e.g. download and execute ZLoader or Quakbot malware. #cybersecurity

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Five steps to get employees invested in security awareness training

Staff engagement in #cybersecurity training: ✅ Examples - What can happen, if an employee doesn't follow guidelines ✅ Focus on the biggest risks for your organisation or each unit ✅ Clarity - Keep materials short and unambiguous

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Mount Locker Ransomware Aggressively Changes Up Tactics

"Product dev" at #ransomware gangs: ⚠️ double-extortion - from data stealing to leaking ⚠️ apps (e.g. AdFind) for AD user query ⚠️ pen-testing tools for lateral movement on networks ⚠️ scripts to disable detection tools #cybersecurity

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WhatsApp Pink is malware spreading through group chats

☠️ Unusual baiting technique: WhatsApp users sent links masked as an official update, that claim turning the app's theme to pink. If installed, the malicious WhatsApp pink app takes full control of the targeted device. #cybersecurity

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COVID-19-themed cyberattack detections continue to surge

Observations from McAfee report (Q4/2020): 📈 114% increase in COVID-19-themed attacks 📈 69% increase in #ransomware attacks 📈 100% increase in cyber incidents targeting the technology sector #cybersecurity

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Fake Microsoft Store, Spotify Sites Being Used to Spread Infostealing Malware

Malicious advertising campaign ongoing. When ad is clicked, user is taken to fake MS Store / Spotify page that auto-downloads advertised app. .zip will actually contain #malware to steal card info and passwords from browsers. #cybersecurity

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Most users don’t know the capabilities and risks of QR codes

As QR codes rise in popularity, they'll get more leveraged in cyber crime. Some challenges: ⚠️ 37% knew QR code can download an app ⚠️ 22% knew QR code can share location ⚠️ Identifying a malicious QR code harder than URL #cybersecurity

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FBI nuked web shells from hacked Exchange Servers without telling owners

As guidance and do-it-yourself tools had already been utilized, FBI got a search warrant and went in to clean still-compromised MS Exchange servers themselves - ending up successfully uninstalling hundreds of web shells. #cybersecurity

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