The multinational energy company Enel Group has been hit by a ransomware attack for the second time this year. This time by Netwalker, who is asking a $14 million ransom for the decryption key and to not release several terabytes of stolen data. Enel is one of the largest players in the European energy sector, with more than 61 million customers in 40 countries. As of August 10, it ranks 87 in Fortune Global 500, with a revenue of almost $90 billion in 2019.
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@Paul (PJ) Norris, Senior Systems Engineer, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"To avoid being hit by ransomware attacks, like the one that has impacted the Enel Group, educate yourself and the workforce on the consequences of cli..."
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@Paul (PJ) Norris, Senior Systems Engineer, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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"Security training to keep employees from opening a malicious document in a phishing email is a good start. ..."
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@Chad Anderson, Research Engineer , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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@Israel Barak, Chief Information Security Officer , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"As new critical infrastructure systems are built and installed, legacy networks will be retired and taken offline...."
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@Israel Barak, Chief Information Security Officer , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"As new critical infrastructure systems are built and installed, legacy networks will be retired and taken offline...."
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@Bindu Sundaresan, Director , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"These attacks are essentially a combination of a ransomware attack and a data breach. ..."
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@Bindu Sundaresan, Director , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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@Trevor Morgan, Product Manager , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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@Trevor Morgan, Product Manager , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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