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Data Protection
Hygiene Tip: Shut Down Attackers Harvesting Cached Browser Credentials
Recently, ActZero learned that ransomware actors are harvesting credentials from browsers during their attack. In recent attack chains our threat researchers have seen that, once the attacker gains a foothold, they are using Living-off-the-Land (LoTL) attacks to harvest the cached credentials from..
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Don’t Let Microsoft OneNote Documents Become Your One Recurring Nightmare
Discovering threat actors accessing your environment is difficult. When they are cleverly disguised in one of your organization's trusted applications, it’s even harder - and your adversaries are counting on organizations not to pick up on the nuances.
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How to Better Protect Your IT Supply Chain From Cyber Attack
This post is part of our special eBook, 6 Steps to Secure your IT Supply Chain. You can download the entire eBook here.
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Ransomware Readiness Goes Beyond Back-ups and Payments
On January 26, 2023, The Fifth Estate, Canada's premier investigative documentary series on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) network, examined in "Hunting the Hacker of Gatineau" the case of a Canadian government worker caught working with Netwalker, a criminal ransomware group that..
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Cybersecurity Best Practices
Implementing cybersecurity best practices can significantly reduce critical risks, such as disruption of business operations, exfiltration of sensitive data and reputational damage. Successful implementation involves addressing people, process, and technology as part of a single strategy.
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Why Cybersecurity Is Important in Healthcare
In Healthcare, Data is Gold.
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Threat Intelligence
Ransomware
Ransomware Alert: Hackers Love a Long Weekend Too
Ransomware is a vicious malware designed to deny users or organizations access to their systems. If successful, the threat actor demands a ransom, holding business assets hostage until fulfilled. The company receives a decryption key to regain access if they disburse payment.
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On Ransomware: Government Strategy and Secret Service Tactics
Let’s dive right in.
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Regulatory Compliance
Cybersecurity in Financial Services: How to Protect Your Business From a Data Breach
The alarming rise in security incidents emphasizes the importance of robust security controls.
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Managed Detection and Response
Why ActZero Won Best MDR Service
In case you missed it, ActZero Managed Detection and Response (MDR) has just been named SC Awards’ Best MDR Service for 2022. This blog post explores the reasons behind the accolade, examining what sets our service apart.
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Key Considerations for Healthcare When Choosing a Cybersecurity Partner
We’ve talked a lot in the past about the important criteria for choosing security partners, but never from the unique perspective of healthcare. And, given the need for many healthcare organizations to combat growing ransomware, often with limited budgets, we felt now would be a good time to dig..
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What Healthcare Can Learn From Finance About Cybersecurity
When you think about the word security, what images come to mind? There’s a pretty good chance a bank vault is one. And for good reason: banks have been in the business of locking down and protecting assets for as long as they’ve been around.
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Penetration Testing vs Readiness Assessments: The Ultimate Test of Your Defenses
The sharp rise in sophisticated hacking techniques cybercriminals use to infiltrate enterprise computer, and network systems underscore the critical need for a robust defense. To accomplish this, we recommend testing your security tools.
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6 Easy Ways to Detect Healthcare Data Breaches
Cyber-attacks on healthcare dominate recent news, and ransomware attacks are among the most troubling.1 Recent numbers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show that 2022 has been rife with hacking incidents,2 with hundreds of providers and thousands of individuals affected.
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Recall & Precision: Not the Whole Story on Cybersecurity Machine Learning Models
When touting the performance of a machine learning model, companies often cite metrics like recall or precision. However, when it comes to applying such a model to cybersecurity, these numbers can be deceiving. Not necessarily due to any duplicity on the number-citer’s part, but simply due to a..