NIST publishes plain-language cyber guide for solo business owners
Cybersecurity White Paper 50 translates the Cybersecurity Framework for non-employer firms, which NIST says are 81.9% of U.S. businesses.
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Opinion argues cyber resilience is the test after prevention fails
The column uses NIST resiliency goals and backup trust to argue recovery must outlast a successful attack.
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CISA says SafePay ransomware hit 600+ organizations and wiped backups
The October 20 joint advisory covers activity since August 2024 and five exploited CVEs, including critical CVE-2024-40711.
Cheapskates wouldn't pay for security help, got hit by ransomware, and went bust months later
A construction firm that declined security help was hit by ransomware, lost its only backup, and went bust; second anecdote details AiTM Microsoft 365 phishing.
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Ransomware has a new target. Is your backup ready?
ALPHV, BlackMatter, and Gunra have wiped backups before encryption to raise ransom pressure.
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Signal brings encrypted local backups to iOS and desktop, adds cross-platform restore
Signal 8.30 brings end-to-end encrypted local backups to iOS and desktop plus cross-platform restore between Android and iPhone.
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Signal adds encypted local backup support to iOS, desktop apps
Signal 8.30 completes its end-to-end encrypted backup rollout, bringing on-device backups to iOS and desktop with a unified cross-platform format.
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Emerging Ransomware Gang Uses Backup Destruction Threats to Pressure Victims
New ransomware gang n0n threatens to destroy backups and has listed more than a dozen victims.
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Most WordPress pros still lack a breach recovery plan
Melapress survey of 319 WordPress professionals finds most have faced incidents but fewer than 30% maintain a breach recovery plan.
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Most Firms Unable to Recover Quickly from Ransomware
Fenix24's first State of Recoverability report finds only 0.5% of 800+ ransomware clients neared 24-48 hour recovery targets, with identity failures central.
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