Don’t ignore this FBI warning — enable 2FA as a matter of urgency.
There are some weeks that I almost feel like I have joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation, given the number of alerts that I am exposed to. Within just the last few days, I have shared a warning tocontinue, and now comes the FBI recommendation for Windows and Linux users to urgently enable two-factor authentication to complete the cyber-trilogy. Here’s everything you need to know when it comes to mitigating the Interlock ransomware threat.
Although I would heartily recommend reading the full alert for all the technical details, the attacks can be summed up as employing drive-by-downloads andand keyloggers to obtain account credentials and execute the necessary lateral movement and privilege escalation required to deploy the ransomware and exfiltrate data.
While the “actions for organizations to take today” list is, of course, extremely valuable, it is not the complete litigation picture. For that you need to dig deeper into the alert itself. Personally, I would move number four up to number one as well - especially the employing 2FA across accounts advice, as this is crucial in preventing the lateral movement and privilege escalation that enables a successful ransomware attack.
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