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4 Keys to Consider When Evaluating Cloud Data Protection Tools

Solutions Review

In this submission, Keepit Chief Customer Officer Niels van Ingen offers four essential keys to consider when evaluating cloud data protection tools. Generally speaking, however, business continuity, as it relates to cybersecurity, includes evaluating all the threats that could potentially disrupt business operations during a crisis.

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Ransomware Attacks Leave Businesses Around the World Reeling

LAN Infotech

Hackers are progressively creating more aggressive malware that locks everyone out of organizations’ data or systems unless they agree to pay a ransom. Upon clicking the link, the malware would encrypt the business’ server, infect data, and lock everyone out of the organization system.

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Ransomware Detection Part 2: How Data Protection Drives Resilience

Zerto

Some data protection solutions leverage these technologies to analyze vast amounts of data, recognize ransomware patterns, and generate predictive models that can identify new strains of malware. One of the challenges this technology currently faces is the duration time of analysis.

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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. If using vendors or contractors, evaluate their cybersecurity practices to ensure they dont introduce vulnerabilities. Ransomware attacks surged in 2024, leading to a record $459.8 million paid to cybercriminals.

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Stop Ransomware In Fort Lauderdale, Florida

LAN Infotech

Ransomware is a type of malware designed to hold the victim’s information hostage. The installed malware encrypts a user’s or organization’s data, limiting their access to files, databases, or applications and rendering any systems that rely on them unusable. What Is Ransomware and How Does It Work?

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The State of DR and Cyber Recovery – Part 1: Understanding the Top Reasons for Data Loss and How to Prevent Them

Zerto

Organizations that do not achieve a 96% success rate in backup and restore operations should evaluate their systems for improvement. Although human error is inevitable, modern backup-related issues should be rare. Issues like human error and backup-related failures can undermine even the most robust data protection strategies.

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World Backup Day Quotes from Experts for 2025

Solutions Review

Cybercriminals now take on a mobile-first attack strategy, targeting mobile devices with sophisticated threats, including mobile malware, phishing attacks, and zero-day exploitsputting sensitive data at risk before it can even be backed up. Theres never a bad time for some self-evaluation.

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