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DFIR, Simple: Track Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware has long been on everyone’s mind and part of daily news coverage. Oneconsult’s Digital Forensics and Incident Response specialists are regularly asked to present background information on such cyber attacks, discuss them and address the current threat situation. A central element is to show that all industries, company sizes and private individuals are affected by ransomware attacks and the associated risks.

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BGP Hijacking – Data on the Run

From time to time, ships are blown off course, wrecked or, in the worst case, sink together with their cargo. The same can happen to the data that is sent over the Internet every day: It can deviate from its usual route and reach its destination in a big detour, but it can also end up with the wrong recipient altogether and thus be lost to the actual target – usually unintentionally, but in some cases also intentionally.

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Alert Fatigue

Alert Fatigue – Risks and Measures

Alert fatigue refers to the phenomenon of cyber analysts being overloaded by the high number of alerts issued by security tools. This can lead to analysts overlooking or even ignoring alerts that indicate real attacks in the flood of false positives. This puts the security of the company in question at risk. Find out what the exact risks are and what measures you can take against them here.

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Easily Avoid Typical TLS Misconfigurations

The main goal of Transport Layer Security (TLS) is to ensure confidentiality and integrity of communication channels. To meet this goal, servers should always be configured so that only cryptographic blocks recognized as “secure” can be used for TLS connections.

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New iX With Part 3 of the IT Forensics Tutorial on KAPE

In the current issue 09/2021 of iX magazine, Gregor Wegberg, Head of Digital Forensics & Incident Response, presents further features of the “Kroll Artifact Parser and Extractor” (KAPE) in his IT forensics tutorial series: Cybercriminals often use manipulated malicious websites or files to gain initial access to a system for an attack. This leaves traces in the browsing history that can be analyzed using KAPE to determine where and when an attack began.

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How To Measure Information Security

Is your company protected against cyberattacks? Have you implemented protective measures, but can’t determine exactly whether they are sufficient and also achieve the desired effect, or where there may still be a need?

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