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Product Feature | How To Detect Google/Microsoft 365 Ransomware Indicators Using ManagedMethods

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When it comes to ransomware attacks, the notification that your data has been encrypted is not the beginning. It’s typically the result of days, weeks, or even months worth of effort. Monitoring for ransomware indicators means that you can detect ransomware early warning signs to stop, or at least reduce the impact of, an attack in its earliest stages.

ManagedMethods cloud security and safety platform provide a variety of monitoring and security tools to help reduce the chances of ransomware—and even phishing—attacks in your district’s Google Workspace and/or Microsoft 365 domains.

4 Ways ManagedMethods Helps District Tech Teams Identify Ransomware Indicators And Take Action

Here, we provide an overview of critical monitoring areas and best practices to help you detect ransomware indicators to avoid an attack in your district’s cloud environment. We’ll discuss how to identify indicators of attempted attacks, possible account compromisations, and concerning data oddities using ManagedMethods.

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ransomware indicators malware tab managedmethods1. The Malware Tab

ManagedMethods partners with BlackBerry Security (formerly named Cylance) to scan for potential malware risks in your district’s Google and/or Microsoft 365 domains. This includes emails as well as drive files and shared drive files.

BlackBerry Security uses AI in combination with signature scanning, to find novel and known malware. This provides true zero-day protection for your cloud environment. BlackBerry Security also looks for malware that uses memory maliciously and allows immediate responses through policy enforcement in the ManagedMethods console.

When malware is found in your environment it will be displayed on the Malware Tab. There are two different scan results for malware:

  • Malicious: Malware that is known to be malicious, or a file that is behaving maliciously. Files that are marked malicious should be treated as active malware and dealt with accordingly. It is incredibly uncommon for a file to be marked as malicious that is not.
  • Suspicious: Files marked as suspicious are files that seem to be behaving maliciously, however, the AI is unable to verify the file as truly malicious. These files should be examined to see why they are…

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TeknoScan COVID Detect Breathalyzer Nominated in 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

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Thomas Richardson, FDNY Chief of Department; Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems; and Richard Blatus, FDNY Assistant Chief of Operations at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon at ISC East.
AST Honors Thomas Richardson, FDNY Chief of Department; Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems; and Richard Blatus, FDNY Assistant Chief of Operations, at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon at ISC East.

The United States was forever changed 20 years ago on September 11th, and we were fortunate to have many of those who responded to those horrific tragedies join us at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon.In the days that followed 9/11, the critical needs of protecting our country catapulted us into new and innovative ways to secure our homeland – which is how many of the agencies and enterprise organizations that are today ‘ASTORS’ Awards Champions, came into being.

Our keynote speaker TSA Administrator David Pekoske delivered a moving and timely address on the strategic priorities of the 64,000 member TSA workforce in securing the transportation system, enabling safe, and in many cases, contactless travel, and more (Be sure to see Interview.)
TSA Administrator David Pekoske addressing attendees at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon in New York City on November 17, 2021. (Be sure to see AST Exclusive Interview, facilitated by Dr. Kathleen Kiernan HERE.)

Our 2021 keynote speaker featured a moving and informative address from TSA Administrator and Vice-Admiral of the United States Coast Guard (Ret), David Pekoske; to our attendees who traveled from across the United States and abroad, on the strategic priorities of the 64,000 member TSA workforce in securing the transportation system, enabling safe, and in many cases, contactless travel.

Commissioner Bill Bratton signing copies of his latest work, ‘The Profession: A Memoir of Community, Race, and the Arc of Policing in America,’ at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon. (Be sure to see AST Exclusive Interview with Comm Bratton, facilitated by Dr. Kathleen Kiernan HERE.)

The continually evolving ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program will emphasize the trail of Accomplished Women in Leadership in 2022, as well as the Significance and Positive Impact of Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in our Next Generation of Government and Industry Leaders. #MentorshipMatters

So be on the lookout for exciting upcoming announcements of Speakers, Presenters, Book Signing Opportunities, and Attendees at the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon in November of 2022 in New York City!

nec nssNominations are currently being accepted for the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards…

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Vizag cops take MSCD to detect suspected criminals

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Visakhapatnam: Keeping in view the rush at public places during the summer vacations and the free movement of the public after end of the Covid19 restrictions, the Vizag City Police (VSP) has intensified its vigil via the Mobile Security Check Device (MSCD) to detect people with a criminal history.

In 2021, nearly 10,000 suspects were detected and their fingerprints verified through MSCD devices by the personnel attached with all the 23 police stations in the VSP jurisdiction, covering the nearly 25 lakh population.

 

This year, 3000 odd numbers of suspects were examined from January till date. However, the number of offenders of various police cases identified through the verification process was negligible, official sources informed Deccan Chronicle.

A senior police officer said, “In fact, we paused for a while with the MSCD system for verification of suspects in the city during the third wave of Covid19 from January to February. We resumed doing it in recent days. The criminal background of the suspects offender is immediately known. Their nationality does not matter here. We can get the crime history of the person from any part of the country.”

 

According to the crime wing of the VSP, the system detects the images of the suspects by just touching the fingerprints with the help of MSCD. The device is attached to an Android-based mobile or tablet to detect the images of the suspects just by touch of fingers and shared with the AFIS server for automatic matching against the database for real time identification in the field.

“We did not find many numbers of offenders with the help of the MSCD this year, but the number of searches are increasing daily and the verification of numbers of suspects is also increasing due to the summer. During this time, there is the rush of tourists, passengers and visitors in bus stations, parks, beaches,” a police officer told DC.

 

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China Claims its System Can Detect Security Flaws in Orbiting Satellites: Report

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Cyber warfare has become a regular fixture in recent conflicts. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, for example, has been accompanied by a series of relentless cyber attacks targeting public, private and military infrastructure.

In a paper published in a domestic journal in March, lead project scientist Liu Bin reportedly wrote that “the cybersecurity arms race in space has intensified” and that China’s space programme faces a “severe threat.”

“For example, the US Space Force has established Space Delta 6, a space cyber combat brigade. The US Air Force and the National Security Agency are also developing space cyber weapons,” they added.

United States Vice President Kamala Harris, meanwhile, announced on Monday, 18 April, that the US will no longer conduct anti-satellite (ASAT) missile tests which involve using ground-based missiles to destroy satellites in orbit.

In certain conditions, it is possible for hackers to interfere with or gain control of a satellite – for example, by breaking into a ground station or tampering with a user terminal and sending malicious inputs.

This would require meticulous planning and inside knowledge. Hackers have previously damaged components and held satellites hostage through ground stations, reports suggest.

The hardware and software used in modern satellites is proprietary and the details aren’t revealed to the public. Communication and security protocols are also kept secret.

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