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Ransomware: How to Protect Yourself Before It is Too Late

Zerto

According to the Center for Internet Security , ransomware is a type of malware that blocks access to a system, device, or file until a ransom is paid by the attack victim. What are the common events that trigger and lead to a ransomware attack? A compromise by another malware that leads to an infection of ransomware.

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The Critical Role of Safe and Secure Backup System Storage

Solutions Review

Just because organizations have backup systems in place does not always mean their data is fully protected in the wake of a loss-causing event. 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.

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Managing Cyberthreats to Combat Ransomware Part 1: Current Technologies

Zerto

According to the Center for Internet Security over the past six months (DEC 2021–MAY 2022), these ten malware variants consistently made up over 60% of all reported malware activity: Shlayer. Ransomware — Ransomware is a type of malware that blocks access to a system, device, or file until a ransom is paid by the attack victim.

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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. Zerto pulls a “gold copy” of the infected VM initially backed up before the event to a repository. After compromising a victim network, LockBit 2.0 Keep it Moving.

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

Zerto

Secondly, organizations do not always send their recovery data far enough offsite so their “offsite” copy can be impacted by a regional event. Even if attackers no longer have access to your data, there may be malware lying dormant in the recovered data and systems that will give attackers a new back door into your systems.

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Florida Panthers Join Acronis’ #TeamUp Program

LAN Infotech

Acronis cyber protection provides the safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security (SAPAS) services required to protect the modern sport. Acronis combines automation and integration, ensuring the prevention, detection, response, recovery, and analysis needed to safeguard all workloads while streamlining protection efforts.

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5 Ways to Address Data Security Gaps Before an Attack

Pure Storage

With any ransomware attack or security event, there’s going to be a before, a during, and an after. 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. Patch management is key.).