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Lockbit Cybercriminal Gang Taken Offline in Concerted Police Effort

Chris Hartwig

This morning, we woke to a major announcement that Britain, the US, and EU have disrupted the Lockbit cybercriminal gang. We have all come to know the Lockbit group as one of the most sophisticated…

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Test CryptoStopper - Ransomware Simulator

Chris Hartwig

TestCryptoStopper.exe was developed for use with CryptoStopper™. We wanted to give our customers a safe and easy way to test the effectiveness of CryptoStopper™ against a ransomware attack.

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CryptoStopper FAQ

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Using Group Policy to Disable Show Hidden Files

Chris Hartwig

There are thousands of hidden files on your workstation that were installed with your applications and operating system that you probably are not aware exist. Deleting these hidden files could be…

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RDP Brute Force Attack Detection and Blacklisting with Powershell

Chris Hartwig

Overview Monitoring systems provide great value because they alert us to unusual events. They allow us to check a box on our audit sheet, but really a monitoring system is just half of the equation.…

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CryptoStopper Bug List

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GandCrab Ransomware Puts the Pinch on Europe

Chris Hartwig

Ransomware attacks continue to evolve in sophistication, and one of the latest variants is tearing through Europe with lightning speed. GandCrab ransomware has affected over 50,000 users in less than…

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SamSam Ransomware Continues Attacks on Vulnerable Hospitals and Health Systems

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NIST 800-63b Password Guidelines Surprises

Chris Hartwig

NIST released new guidelines for user password requirements that are significantly different than those you may be used to following. For anyone keeping up with identity management guidelines over…

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