Reciprocity

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Malware (shorthand for “malicious software”) is any intrusive software that can infiltrate your computer systems to damage or destroy them or to steal data from them. The most common types of malware attacks include viruses, worms, Trojans, and ransomware. Malware attacks are pervasive, and can be devastating to an unprepared business.

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Malware Backup Cybersecurity Disaster Recovery 52

Pure Storage

AUGUST 22, 2022

The attacker sends malware into your system and gains access to your data. . They then plant malware in the system, which usually runs undetected in the background for a period of time until the attacker decides to get the party started. . The malware infects or deletes Active Directory. . Your backups don’t work.

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Malware Backup Architecture Resilience 122

Zerto

OCTOBER 10, 2023

With the holiday season approaching, business and consumer activity is expected to surge—and so are cyberthreats. You also need to observe internal activities. This feature monitors and promptly reports unusual activity, sounding the alarm within minutes. Diversification is key.

Cybersecurity 111

Cybersecurity Response Plan Backup Disaster Recovery 111

Pure Storage

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Restoring from secure backups, using decryption tools, and engaging cybersecurity experts can help you recover without funding cybercriminals. Many ransomware groups have ties to broader illicit activities, including terrorism, human trafficking, and weapons smuggling. Tips for Setting Up and Maintaining Effective Backups 1.

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Backup Cybersecurity Cyber Resilience Vulnerability 52

Zerto

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Every organization, from the board level to the most basic of system users, needs to be actively defending against ransomware. Every device user in your organization is a target for attackers to obtain credentials, infiltrate, and spread malware within your system. Backups and Snapshots. Detection and Prevention.

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Malware Backup Application Education 98

Pure Storage

MAY 23, 2022

Protecting Backup Copies Is a Key Prevention Tactic. Attackers know that having the ability to restore data mitigates their attack and could eliminate the incentive to pay a ransom so they are specifically targeting backup workloads and processes to eliminate this defense. Ideally, all organizations would protect all their backups.

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Backup Data Recovery Sports Malware 105

Pure Storage

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Once installed, the malware locks critical files and displays a ransom note demanding payment, often in cryptocurrency. Continuously monitor system logs to detect unusual activity, such as failed login attempts or unauthorized data transfers. Recover and restore operations Restore data from secure backups if available.

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Security Vulnerability Cybersecurity Cyber Resilience 52

Zerto

JUNE 7, 2022

A recent IDC report shows that 79% of those surveyed activated a disaster response, 83% experienced data corruption from an attack, and nearly 60% experienced unrecoverable data. A compromise by another malware that leads to an infection of ransomware. There are core differences in how the malware operates. An Overview.

Malware 97

Malware Disaster Preparedness Internet Mitigation 97

Zerto

JULY 6, 2023

Data Protection Delivering Real-Time Monitoring and Behavior Analysis Data protection vendors have started providing the ability to monitor data activity. This approach improves detection and response, minimizing the potential impact of an attack. One of the challenges this technology currently faces is the duration time of analysis.

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Resilience Audit Cyber Resilience Malware 115

NexusTek

JANUARY 17, 2024

The malicious code redirects users to a compromised website that hosts the threat actor’s malware. Malware: Often introduced through attack vectors like those discussed above, malware may be used to further supply chain attacks.

Malware 105

Malware Management Risk Management Cybersecurity 105

Zerto

MAY 24, 2022

compromises virtual machines (VMs) using publicly available and custom tools to escalate privileges, exfiltrate data, and encrypt it with malware. This repository communicates with Zerto using S3 or any S3-compatible protocol and is where the initial backup of a protected VM is stored for long-term retention. Keep it Moving.

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Failover Disaster Recovery Malware Backup 116

Pure Storage

MARCH 21, 2022

Their skills should include vulnerability diagnostics, digital forensics, the ability to analyze memory dumps and malware, and the ability to use analysis tools to perform a correlation analysis of security events. Collecting and analyzing evidence of malicious network activity. Tiered Backups with Data “Bunkers”.

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Emergency Response Emergency Response Backup Outsourcing 105

Solutions Review

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Data protection is a broad field, encompassing backup and disaster recovery, data storage, business continuity, cybersecurity, endpoint management, data privacy, and data loss prevention. Acronis offers backup, disaster recovery, and secure file sync and share solutions. Note: Companies are listed in alphabetical order.

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Disaster Recovery Backup Architecture Cloud Computing 105

Solutions Review

AUGUST 29, 2024

Continuity’s Doron Youngerwood offers insights on how to manage configuration drift in storage and backup systems. Configuration drift happens when the configurations of storage and backup systems and software deviate from a baseline or standard configuration over time. How To Identify Configuration Drifts?

Backup 52

Backup Management Disaster Recovery Audit 52

Solutions Review

JANUARY 24, 2023

The impact of data loss or corruption from hardware failure, human error, hacking or malware can devastate the day-to-day operations of businesses. That’s why it is imperative to have a plan for data backup and restoration of digital information. Tier 1 – Physical backup with a cold site.

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Disaster Recovery Backup Transportation Data Recovery 98

OffsiteDataSync

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Backup and disaster recovery are critical elements in the drive to thwart ransomware. Backup is the final layer of data protection. All too often, however, organizations mount what they think are effective backup systems only to find them inadequate in a real emergency. Want to learn more about backup and ransomware?

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Backup Failover Disaster Recovery Malware 52

NexusTek

OCTOBER 8, 2024

From there, the threat actors moved through the company’s systems, disabling security monitoring tools, deleting backups, and encrypting data throughout. Another key point is that before launching the ransomware attack in full, the threat actors located and destroyed backups. SIEM, IAM) are important in slowing threat actors down.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Backup Insurance Insurance 98

Zerto

MAY 10, 2022

According to a recent IDC report, 79% of respondents have activated a disaster response in the past 12 months, while 61% of DR responses were triggered by either ransomware or other malware. Zerto In-Cloud for AWS, and Zerto Backup for SaaS, powered by Keepit. New Virtual Zerto Appliance and Security Enhancements.

Resilience 98

Resilience Disaster Recovery Malware Backup 98

Solutions Review

JULY 7, 2022

The old guard of backup and recovery software companies has had to transform to protect both software as a service (SaaS) and cloud native workloads. Acquisitions are being made, everyone is jockeying for position, and amidst the activity at least one thing is abundantly clear – software vendors need MSPs more than ever.

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Backup Disaster Recovery Marketing Fashion 52

Solutions Review

MAY 10, 2024

In this feature, Zerto (HPE) ‘s Director of Technical Marketing Kevin Cole offers commentary on backup, disaster recovery, and cyber recovery and supporting the need for speed. Longer downtimes result in increased loss and recovering quickly should be top of mind. How do backup, disaster recovery, and cyber recovery differ?

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Data Recovery Backup Disaster Recovery Cyber Resilience 40

Pure Storage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Unsupported operating systems and unpatched software open the door for malware infections and other attacker exploits. The sooner you can do that, the sooner you can apply the necessary patches and restore a clean backup. Threat hunters” can actively look for and clean indicators of compromise. Patch management is key.).

Security 98

Security Vulnerability Malware Authentication 98

NexusTek

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

From there, the threat actors moved through the company’s systems, disabling security monitoring tools, deleting backups, and encrypting data throughout. Another key point is that before launching the ransomware attack in full, the threat actors located and destroyed backups. SIEM, IAM) are important in slowing threat actors down.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Backup Insurance Insurance 98

NexusTek

JANUARY 11, 2023

In some cases, malware is downloaded when an employee visits a malicious website, also known as “drive-by downloading.” This renders the company’s data unusable, which forces the company to suspend most if not all business activity. Even worse, ransomware attackers are now more likely to locate and encrypt the victim’s backups as well.

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Malware Backup Cybersecurity Activation 98

Solutions Review

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The FTC and CFPB will become less activist, and state Attorneys General will become more active. Attackers can now use AI to generate complex, targeted phishing, deepfakes, and adaptive malware. These tools will detect malicious activity and operate far beyond the capacity of manual human analysis.

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Vulnerability Cybersecurity Malware Audit 52

Zerto

OCTOBER 4, 2021

What makes ransomware so different and more challenging than other types of malware is its ability to severely disrupt the operations of the organizations it hits. These seven features assist not just in recovering from a ransomware attack, but also in hardening systems and backups to prepare for and prevent ransomware attacks.

Resilience 52

Resilience Malware Failover Backup 52

OffsiteDataSync

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

According to Nuspire’s 2021 Q2 Quarterly Threat Landscape Report , the second quarter saw a 55.240% increase in ransomware activity with the attacks becoming “more common and more damaging”. The report is sourced from 90 billion traffic logs to outline new cyber criminal activity, tactics, techniques, and procedures.

Entertainment 52

Entertainment Malware Disaster Recovery Insurance 52

LAN Infotech

APRIL 9, 2021

We won’t sugar coat it — ransomware hit new heights in recent years, affecting a majority of businesses that have encountered any kind of cybercrime threat: 85% of MSPs report ransomware as the most common malware threat to SMBs. Are your backups recent, tested, and viable? That year, a new and formidable cybersecurity threat was born.

Malware 52

Malware Backup Cybersecurity Vulnerability 52

Solutions Review

JUNE 9, 2023

Data Backup and Disaster Recovery: Data backup and disaster recovery techniques are vital for protecting data against system failures, natural disasters, or malicious attacks. These systems analyze network packets, log files, and other indicators to identify suspicious activities or anomalies.

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Disaster Recovery Authentication Backup Malware 59

Pure Storage

MARCH 6, 2024

With RaaS, pay-for-use malware provides easy access to the code and infrastructure to launch and maintain a ransomware attack. With the threat landscape becoming increasingly active, premiums are likely to continue to rise. Policy exclusions are also evolving. And the list of requirements continues to grow.

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Insurance Insurance Cybersecurity Hospitality 98

LAN Infotech

MAY 3, 2022

When you first discover that your system has been breached, your first instinct may be to delete everything to get rid of the malware. At LAN Infotech, we would begin by shutting down your servers, given that they keep all your data, starting with your backup server. Step 2: Shut Down and Safeguard Your IT Infrastructure.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Malware Response Plan Outsourcing 52

Zerto

JANUARY 17, 2023

The IDC study found that 79% of those surveyed activated a disaster response, 83% experienced data corruption from an attack, and nearly 60% experienced unrecoverable data. Backup to a Cloud Bucket. This vulnerability is particularly alarming for organizations that are refactoring their applications for Kubernetes and containers.

Disaster Recovery 98

Disaster Recovery Failover Application Vulnerability 98

Solutions Review

MARCH 3, 2023

introducing extreme high availability for PostgreSQL—up to 99.999%+ availability via active-active technology, according to the vendor. The three challengers are adoption of AI/ML and HPC workloads; hybrid cloud app transformation and data movement from edge-to-core-to-cloud; and ensuring data resiliency in the face of malware.

Disaster Recovery 59

Disaster Recovery Backup Resilience Cyber Resilience 59

NexusTek

JANUARY 17, 2024

The malicious code redirects users to a compromised website that hosts the threat actors malware. Malware: Often introduced through attack vectors like those discussed above, malware may be used to further supply chain attacks.

Malware 52

Malware Management Risk Management Cybersecurity 52

Pure Storage

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Together with Pure’s SafeMode™ retention lock, this creates a resilient multilayered protection to safeguard against ransomware data destruction or encryption of backups. You can start rapid recovery immediately, from your most recent clean backups, following familiar day-to-day processes.

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Backup Malware Capacity Architecture 52

Pure Storage

JULY 18, 2023

how quickly power is restored) If the organization has a backup environment to recover to and resume operations Mean time to discovery (MTTD) Note: Recovery times are often measured in recovery time objectives (RTOs) which dictate the maximum time that a system can be offline.

Disaster Recovery 52

Disaster Recovery Backup eCommerce Malware 52

Online Computers

JANUARY 8, 2023

This means that instead of constantly worrying about IT problems, you and your employees can focus on core business activities. MSPs can implement robust backup and disaster recovery solutions that prevent data loss. Additionally, MSPs often offer 24/7 support so that you can get help whenever you need it.

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Management Failover Malware Banking 52

Pure Storage

APRIL 24, 2024

We’re talking not just about the usual malware but also new attack surfaces from IoT devices, new vulnerabilities within third-party software, and new twists on phishing and other socially engineered techniques, all deployed by extremely advanced hackers.

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