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December 01, 2020

Experts Insight On Baltimore County Public Schools Fall Victim To A Ransomware Attack
It isn’t too late for school districts and IT pros to take proactive action to minimize disruptions.
The ransomware attack against Baltimore County Public Schools validates the concerns held by many about threat actors interfering with remote learning. This doesn’t come as a surprise, but should act as a warning for school districts that incidents like this one are a real threat. Given that at-home orders and COVID-19 restrictions aren’t loosening anytime soon, cyberattacks affecting school districts during e-learning is inevitable. Ransomware criminals capitalize on the unknown and take.....Read More
The ransomware attack against Baltimore County Public Schools validates the concerns held by many about threat actors interfering with remote learning. This doesn’t come as a surprise, but should act as a warning for school districts that incidents like this one are a real threat. Given that at-home orders and COVID-19 restrictions aren’t loosening anytime soon, cyberattacks affecting school districts during e-learning is inevitable. Ransomware criminals capitalize on the unknown and take advantage of the fact that schools sometimes have no choice but to pay a ransom to reduce data loss and downtime. It isn’t too late for school districts and IT pros to take proactive action to minimize disruptions for however long remote learning will last. Developing a plan for these types of ransomware attacks is crucial to mitigating the damage; IT teams should have a crisis plan in place, and may want to consider integrating their cybersecurity and data protection protocols to simplify the process of detecting attacks and recovering impacted systems and data. It’s also crucial that students and teachers get cyber-ready, and learn the warning signs of cyberattacks, like phishing. They should have access to a remote backup system, which ensures their data remains protected and recoverable, and also frees up IT resources to dedicate to security.  Read Less
October 30, 2020

FBI Alert: Imminent Threat Of Ransomware Attacks On U.S. Healthcare – Experts Comments
With lives on the line, the importance of protecting critical healthcare data cannot be underestimated.
The advisory from several government agencies warning of increased ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations during an ongoing public health crisis demonstrates that ransomware operators will stop at nothing to get their payouts. While some gangs previously announced they planned to pause attacks on healthcare providers during COVID-19, attacks like the one on UHS earlier this month prove they aren’t slowing down. This warning doesn’t come as a surprise – hitting industries like.....Read More
The advisory from several government agencies warning of increased ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations during an ongoing public health crisis demonstrates that ransomware operators will stop at nothing to get their payouts. While some gangs previously announced they planned to pause attacks on healthcare providers during COVID-19, attacks like the one on UHS earlier this month prove they aren’t slowing down. This warning doesn’t come as a surprise – hitting industries like healthcare while they’re vulnerable is par for the course for cybercriminals. But, that doesn’t mean these organizations can’t fight back by implementing proactive data protection, business continuity, and disaster recovery protocols. Given that healthcare organizations rely heavily on interconnected IoT devices that often can’t be fully secured with just traditional endpoint protection, it’s important to integrate cybersecurity protocols with backup and disaster recovery to make the process of thwarting attacks smoother. In line with the guidelines from the FBI, healthcare organizations should have a strong backup system to safeguard patient data – treating backups as critical IT infrastructure will help ensure they don’t become compromised and irrecoverable. With lives on the line, the importance of protecting critical healthcare data cannot be underestimated.  Read Less
October 26, 2020

2020 Election Security: Russian Hack And First Voting System Ransomware Attack – Security Expert Comment
It isn’t too late for government IT and security pros to take proactive action to minimize disruptions on election day.
A cyberattack affecting election infrastructure this year was inevitable, and the incident in Georgia validates the concerns held by many about threat actors interfering with voting systems. This doesn’t come as a surprise, but should act as a warning for both government officials and voters that incidents like this one are a real threat to the integrity of elections. Given the proximity of this attack to the election, it’s safe to assume that other attacks are in the works that we simply.....Read More
A cyberattack affecting election infrastructure this year was inevitable, and the incident in Georgia validates the concerns held by many about threat actors interfering with voting systems. This doesn’t come as a surprise, but should act as a warning for both government officials and voters that incidents like this one are a real threat to the integrity of elections. Given the proximity of this attack to the election, it’s safe to assume that other attacks are in the works that we simply aren’t aware of yet – it’s a hallmark of ransomware operators to capitalize on fear, and the heightened level of tension leading up to the election is a perfect storm for these gangs to maximize their payouts. It isn’t too late for government IT and security pros to take proactive action to minimize disruptions on election day. Tightly integrating cybersecurity with backup and disaster recovery will be key to keeping election systems up and running. Protecting backups with the same integrity as election systems themselves will ensure they remain clean and accessible, which is particularly important in time-sensitive situations like a presidential election. Missing or inaccessible votes simply aren’t an option, so those tasked with protecting this critical data must be prepared with a ransomware response plan now.  Read Less
September 29, 2020

Experts Reacted On Universal Healthcare Services Cyber Attack
Ransomware response plans should tightly integrate data protection with cybersecurity, and backups have to be treated as critical IT infrastructure
The ransomware attack on Universal Health Services speaks to the cruelty of ransomware operators. While some previously announced they planned to pause attacks on healthcare providers throughout the COVID-19 public health crisis, the volume of attacks in recent months prove this isn’t the case. But, we shouldn’t be surprised – hitting industries like healthcare while they’re vulnerable is par for the course for cybercriminals. That doesn’t mean organizations like UHS can’t fight.....Read More
The ransomware attack on Universal Health Services speaks to the cruelty of ransomware operators. While some previously announced they planned to pause attacks on healthcare providers throughout the COVID-19 public health crisis, the volume of attacks in recent months prove this isn’t the case. But, we shouldn’t be surprised – hitting industries like healthcare while they’re vulnerable is par for the course for cybercriminals. That doesn’t mean organizations like UHS can’t fight back, though. Companies should implement proactive data protection, business continuity and disaster recovery protocols to prevent extended IT downtime. These ransomware response plans should tightly integrate data protection with cybersecurity protocols, and backups have to be treated as critical IT infrastructure to ensure they don’t become compromised and irrecoverable. Situations like these easily turn into a life or death, so the importance of protecting critical healthcare data cannot be underestimated.  Read Less