Cyber-Threat Ready: The pandemic escalates scammer's new ransomware attacks
Cyber-Threat Ready: The pandemic escalates scammer's new ransomware attacks
  • Roberta Chan
  • 승인 2020.04.13 03:00
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Image source: Heficed
Image source: Heficed

 

Over the past year, the number of new malware developed has been increasing, showing a need for more sophisticated efforts to protect data integrity. The pandemic has only escalated the matter, as hackers and other scammers are exploiting the crisis with a new wave of phishing and ransomware attacks.

Timely IP abuse reports can provide a considerable advantage in preventing data breach and help combat these threats as they occur. “Efficient abuse prevention is about being alert and aware you might encounter something nobody else has seen before and figuring how to handle it efficiently,“ said Vincentas Grinius, CEO of Heficed.

Heficed has introduced abuse management as part of their services package to combat the growing number of cyber threats.

Compared to last year, the amount of attacks related to IP abuse has been rising: the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks alone have increased by 84%. “For any new preventive and preemptive measures, new abuse and exploitation types appear,” says Vincentas Grinius, CEO of Heficed. “Efficient abuse prevention is about being alert and aware you might encounter something nobody else has seen before and figuring how to handle it efficiently.“ Monitoring IP abuse reports more thoroughly will help combat these threats as they occur.

With the continued rise of more technologically sophisticated attacks, timely reports can provide a considerable advantage to combat data breach. Usually, a filed Abuse report takes days for web hosting providers to process, in the meantime, leaving the system vulnerable. The abuse management team will be able to handle and forward Abuse reports to customers as soon as the issues arise.

Addressing Abuse reports in a timely manner is important. Some damage can be caused over time, for example, continuous DDoS attacks, some damage can be immediate – phishing emails cannot be removed after these have reached recipients’ inboxes. Ignoring reports can cause long-term reputation damage.

Reinforced monitoring of received abuse reports and blacklisted IPs will help with handling the abusing customers. This intention is to help customers who had their systems compromised and used to send out attacks, however, if the malicious intent is obvious, the account will be shut down with no further services to be provided in the future.


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