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Ransom Threats and Higher Education

everbridge

With ransomware attacks doubling since 2019 and showing no signs of slowing, higher education institutions have been left scrambling to thwart these digital threats. According to a Sophos study, 58% of higher education institutions hit by ransomware said cybercriminals were successful in encrypting their data.

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Microsoft Exchange Emergency Mitigation (EM) Service

LAN Infotech

Automated Protection for Vulnerable Exchange Servers. The EOMT is a one-click tool that applies interim mitigations to an Exchange server to proactively minimize vulnerable attack surfaces until the admin can install an available SU. Exchange service mitigation: disables a vulnerable service on an Exchange server.

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Stay Out of Ransomware Jail with Rapid Recovery

Pure Storage

That’s a 311% increase from 2019. Ransomware, like most cyber threats, targets and exploits vulnerabilities and other security gaps in legacy, complex IT. Ransomware operators stealthily infiltrate systems, wait around 50-100 days to encrypt data, and then—bang!—demand That equates to more than seven attacks per hour.

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Ransomware: Cybersecurity’s Biggest Threat Yet

LAN Infotech

In the first half of 2019 alone, 56% of MSPs report attacks against clients. Malvertising: Hackers have found vulnerabilities in many popular, modern browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. According to cybersecurity company Coveware, what was an average ransom of $6,733 in 2018 has increased to $12,672 in 2019.

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