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The
obvious answer is money, but cybersecurity company McAfee wanted to know if
there is more to it. McAfee researchers examined recent examples of ransomware
and the accompanying ransom notes that included email addresses where victims
could send their payments or ask questions. The researchers sent emails asking
the “actors” if they would answer a few questions.
Initially,
the McAfee team received a few replies, but most of the actors did not want to
cooperate. No surprise there. But their luck slowly changed over the next few
weeks, and the researchers gathered a collection of conversations. Their
findings:
Yes,
it’s about the money. Travel, cars, a house, and some were simply paying
off debts.
Almost
all said they were willing to negotiate the ransom price if the victim
cannot afford to pay.
People
become ransomers because they believe cybercrime is low-risk with high
returns. This is increasingly untrue because law enforcement agencies have
partnerships with academic institutions and cybersecurity companies (like
McAfee).
A
data breach will cost your Organisation. Market research firm Cybersecurity
Ventures estimates the cost of cybercrime will rise to $6 trillion by 2021.
Beyond the dollars and cents of restoring your data and the network, however, a
data breach will leave a mark on your brand and weaken your reputation.
This
is why security presents an opportunity for companies to differentiate
themselves in a crowded, competitive market.
Calendars,
email, uploads, downloads and more are accessed by armies of devices.
Collectively known as the Internet of Things (IoT), people who have a reason to
access your network love them for their convenience. Cyber thieves know this,
which is why they try to infiltrate your network through smartphones, tablets,
smartwatches and more. Your printers are things of the internet too, which is
why Xerox and Cisco made it easier to secure them.
Cisco’s
Identity Services Engine (ISE) now comes with profiles of more than 200 Xerox
printers, high-end production presses and multifunction devices, including our
portfolio of 29 new ConnectKey-enabled
VersaLink and AltaLink Workplace Assistants. These webpages will help you
understand how Cisco ISE helps network and IT managers assure intrusions won’t
happen through their printer fleets.
Common
Criteria certification for security
Achieving
Common Criteria Certification is not so common. That’s why Xerox is especially
proud to receive the industry’s most stringent information security standard
certification from National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP).
With
cyber security threats growing in both numbers and complexity, NIAP determined
to tighten up its security standard for hardcopy devices. In November 2017, 10
Xerox AltaLink MFPs became the first products to receive Common Criteria
certification from NIAP for the new standard.
Xerox-McAfee
solutions provide unrivaled security
Xerox
print devices have been engineered with security in mind. That’s why Xerox is
the only company that embeds whitelisting technology from McAfee and provides a
free extension for ePolicy Orchestrator.
Xerox’s
AltaLink, iSeries, and WorkCentre EC7836/EC7856 multifunction printers
come bundled with McAfee Embedded Control software so you can rest easy knowing
that your MFPs, and any data associated with them, are safe and secure. Key
features:
Whitelisting: Xerox predefines a list of
trusted applications and functions that can run on an MFP; nothing else is
allowed to execute. This is the most efficient way of blocking malicious
attacks and attempts to corrupt the printer’s firmware
Alerts
and audit logs:
Any attempt to change applications, or perform a blocked activity,
triggers an email alert to the system administrator. What’s more, tracking
those attempts is easy.
McAfee
ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO): Using
the free ePO extension from Xerox, IT admins can include Xerox printers in
their central security management process. McAfee ePO is easy to use, with
drag-and-drop dashboards, and lets organizations use their existing IT
infrastructures. Adding eligible Xerox devices to the ePO allows
administrators to receive automated alerts, view device security events on
the ePO dashboard, keep device firmware current and track up to 60
security settings.
A
leader in cloud-based MPS security and workflow automation
Xerox
is the only cloud-based managed print services (MPS) provider that has achieved
in-process status for the U.S. government’s Federal Risk and Authorization
Management Program (FedRAMP) for our MPS offerings. This designation tells
decision makers at federal agencies that our solutions can improve the security
of their information, cut printing costs and improve transparency.
Xerox
is the only company in the document technology space to earn this crucial
designation. Xerox Managed Print Services for the U.S.
J.E. Bergasse &
Company Ltd is the only authorized reseller and service provider for Xerox in Saint
Lucia with certifications in Service, Analyst, Sales, Security and Managed
Print Services to cover a myriad of Document Management Needs!