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Linked: 5 Ransomware Predictions for 2022
ByMike McBride December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 Reading Time: 2 minutes

It makes sense, for the reasons Jim points out. Your ability to collect ransom payments is diminished if the organization has backups they can simply rebuild with. So, if you can find a way to lock not just the live data, but also the backups, you stand to make more money.

What I wonder is if this will cause organizations to look at that old-school offline backup option? Keep a copy of your data physically away from your network, locked in a drawer or closet, etc.

But, is that even feasible any longer?

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Linked: DNA testing firm discloses data breach affecting 2.1 million people
ByMike McBride December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute

There is an obvious question here, right?

Why do you still have this database sitting around?

Seriously, why? Either you’re telling the truth and you have a vulnerable system sitting out there that you’ve never even used, or you have been using it and you’re lying to save face now that data has been breached. Neither one makes you look particularly good, does it?

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Linked: Our culture is great… But just don’t make any mistakes –
ByMike McBride November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Reading Time: 2 minutes

You know, when I hear companies tout the performance level of their employees, I do have to wonder what sort of expectations they are setting. There isn’t a company out there, including the one I work for, that doesn’t brag about having A+ performers. So what happens when someone makes a mistake or has a C day?

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Linked: Top Password List of 2021 Proves You Need a Password Manager
ByMike McBride November 27, 2021November 26, 2021 Reading Time: 1 minute

I mean, you really should use one for the obvious reason listed here, it lets you create a ton of different passwords, and make them complicated enough that they are hard to crack, since you no longer have to remember them, but they also make it easy for you to help someone gain access to important information and accounts when you are unable to. Because believe me, it happens.

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Linked – Work burnout rises despite company investments in mental health
ByMike McBride November 24, 2021November 24, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Yeah, remember all that took about being flexible for single parents, the diversity and inclusion projects we talked about kicking off, the efforts we were going to make on remote work to help us be more inclusive? Turns out that required some hard work we weren’t really interested in doing. They see this, they know it, and they are going to look for a place that is better. They no longer trust you.

Who will you be left with when everyone who wants better leaves for it?

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Linked: Over 1 million GoDaddy WordPress accounts breached
ByMike McBride November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The breach of the WordPress credentials is bad, as is the sFTP credentials. Sure, if you are still using the same WordPress password that GoDaddy assigned to you when you started the account, you really need to step up your game.

WordPress is an inviting target, because getting admin access to a WordPress install, or really any other content management system, makes it super easy to lock out the original owner and inject anything you want into the site. Want a place to spread malware in drive-by injections? Nothing like an already existing, and maybe even trusted, WordPress site, eh?

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