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If You Get Ransomware, Try this Possible Solution
If you get ransomware that encrypts your files and restoring your backups doesn’t work, try this: Go to www.nomoreransom.org/crypto-sheriff.php and upload two of your encrypted files. The site will analyze the files to determine if it has a tool that can decrypt your files for you. Alternatively, you can upload the ransomware note you see, […]
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Help Protect Yourself from Supply Chain Attacks – Ditch Programs you Don’t Use
A Supply chain attack happens when attackers compromise a trusted program and use it as a gateway to attack computer networks. As 2021 continues, more attackers will use trusted software as a vector to infect networks. One way to increase security is to install a few programs and to remove as many as possible. That […]
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How to Predict Attack Timing at Your Organization
Attackers frequently launch attacks during major holidays when they know that IT Professionals at organizations will be out of the office. The lack of qualified personnel reduces an organization’s ability to recognize or interfere with the attack process. The Kaseya attack over the Fourth of July weekend is just one example. Additionally, they initiate fraudulent […]
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What Executives Need to Know Urgently about the PrintNightmare Attack
Update: Microsoft released an update that addresses the PrintNightmare attack. This is one of those updates that requires your IT Team to go beyond installing the patch. Microsoft provides them instructions: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5005010-restricting-installation-of-new-printer-drivers-after-applying-the-july-6-2021-updates-31b91c02-05bc-4ada-a7ea-183b129578a7 They will continue to get updates and find details of combatting PrintNightmare here: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34527 (Originally posted on July 2, 2021) Microsoft confirmed that […]
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