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What Is Cyber Extortion? Tips for Securing Your Data

Pure Storage

Once installed, the malware locks critical files and displays a ransom note demanding payment, often in cryptocurrency. Lack of multi-factor authentication (MFA): Systems without MFA are more vulnerable to unauthorized logins. Ransomware attacks surged in 2024, leading to a record $459.8 million paid to cybercriminals.

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Data Protection Predictions from Experts for 2025

Solutions Review

Attackers can now use AI to generate complex, targeted phishing, deepfakes, and adaptive malware. Cloud-Native Solutions to Shape the Future of Data Security With data spread across diverse cloud-native architectures, adaptive, data-centric security is essential. However, with great flexibility comes great responsibility.

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The Critical Role of Safe and Secure Backup System Storage

Solutions Review

Due to poor password hygiene or the absence of two-factor authentication, these backup systems can be easy targets for threat actors to utilize as attack vectors against protected systems. Data Storage: Create a well-defined security architecture that promotes the safe storage of data backups both on-premises and in the cloud.

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Time to Fight Back Against Ransomware: Zerto Will Show You How

Zerto

compromises virtual machines (VMs) using publicly available and custom tools to escalate privileges, exfiltrate data, and encrypt it with malware. Ransomware attacks happen periodically and intermittently, usually dropping off time-triggered malware during their infection process. After compromising a victim network, LockBit 2.0

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5 Ways Your DR and Backup Solutions May Be Weakening Your Cyber Resilience

Zerto

Slow or No Capabilities for Detection of a Cyberattack Most data protection solutions have some kind of malware or anomaly detection mechanism to determine if you may be experiencing a cyberattack or if your recovery data has been compromised. Unless of course, you recover in an isolated (and preferably air-gapped) clean room environment.

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Five Reasons to Consider Upgrading to a Modern, Open-Architecture Access Control System

Security Industry Association

The best way to minimize costs and streamline the transition is to select an open-architecture solution for access control. Here are five reasons to consider upgrading your access control system to a modern, open-architecture solution. Open-architecture solutions allow for scalability.

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5 Ways to Address Data Security Gaps Before an Attack

Pure Storage

Unsupported operating systems and unpatched software open the door for malware infections and other attacker exploits. Implement multi-factor authentication and admin credential vaulting for all systems. Multifactor authentication adds extra steps and security, requiring a personal device or biometrics to prove identity.