Cybercrime tactics and techniques Q2 2017

If ransomware weren’t big enough news already, it went global in Q2 with the WannaCry outbreak that rapidly spread around the world. Although not as sophisticated as its ransomware counterparts, it had an unusual distribution method. WannaCry didn’t come via spam or drive-by downloads as one would expect, but instead was propagated via vulnerability in the SMBv1 protocol for which exploits had recently been leaked.

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INDUSTRIAL CYBER RISK MANAGEMENT

whitePaper | May 21, 2021

Critical infrastructure owners and operators have managed industrial risk for hundreds of years. This risk is usually measured in impact to health, safety, and reliability. As these industrial systems become increasingly digitized, so does the risk. What were once seen as isolated, manual processes have become reliant on communication networks and digital devices.

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Veritas Alta SaaS Protection

whitePaper | January 25, 2023

Veritas Alta™ SaaS Protection (formerly known as Netbackup SaaS Protection) is a cloud-based secondary storage platform for enterprise organizations to centrally protect, analyze, search, and manage all types of SaaS application data at any scale.

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MEC security; Status of standards support and future evolutions

whitePaper | September 28, 2022

The present White Paper will focus on MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing) technologies and intends to explore security-related use cases and requirements with the aim of identifying aspects of security where the nature of edge computing results in insufficient industry approaches to cloud security. Edge computing environments are by nature characterized by a complex multi-vendor, multi-supplier, multi-stakeholder ecosystem of equipment including both HW and SW devices. Given this overall level of system heterogeneity, the areas of security, trust, and privacy are key topics for the edge environments. Finally, the advent of edge cloud federations and the presence of (far) edge devices, e.g., in Internet-ofThings environments, requires tackling MEC security with an end-to-end (E2E) approach by leveraging existing standards relevant in the area, as carefully selected to be applicable in edge computing systems.

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How to Build and Mature Your AppSec Program

whitePaper | January 24, 2023

Achieving an optimal security posture for your business happens when technology, automation, infrastructure, architecture, and security policies are in alignment across the company. This white paper provides concrete strategies to mature your AppSec program and achieve code security at scale based on your organization’s needs.

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Security and Privacy White Paper

whitePaper | October 31, 2022

As cloud-based software solutions become prominent, discussions continue to revolve around security. When organizations implement a cloud-based solution, they put their trust in the solution provider to protect their data and deliver a secure platform.

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How Healthcare Can Boost Cyber Security and Close Its Defense Gaps

whitePaper | May 22, 2022

Hackers have made healthcare a top target. As a result, the healthcare industry experienced the highest number of ransomware attacks during Q3 2022, with one in 42 healthcare organizations suffering an attack – in spite of an 8 percent drop in ransomware attacks in Q3.

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Nord Security is one of the world’s leading providers of digital security and privacy solutions for businesses and individuals. We are a home for advanced security solutions that share the Nord brand and values. Today, our products are used by millions of customers worldwide and praised by all the major cybersec experts and top media outlets. Since 2012, we have been creating and building award-winning products: NordVPN - the fastest VPN on the planet, built to protect your online traffic and privacy with next-generation encryption. NordLayer - an adaptive network access security solution for modern businesses, helping organizations to fulfill scaling and integration challenges. NordPass - a password manager designed with the user in mind, from simplicity to security. Built using zero-knowledge encryption. NordLocker - a powerful end-to-end encryption tool for safely storing and sharing files. Comes with secure cloud storage. NordWL - the definitive collection

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