Cyber attack trends vs. growing IT complexity
Ransomware is still the biggest threat to many organizations out there. Many organizations have fallen and you would think they’ve learned from it, but most companies …
How prepared are organizations to tackle ransomware attacks?
HYCU has announced its State of Ransomware Preparedness report in partnership with ActualTech Media, which reveals that ransomware is an unavoidable risk for businesses, which …
Outdated infrastructure remains a problem against sophisticated cyberattacks
A global research commissioned by Cohesity reveals that nearly half of respondents say their company depends on outdated, legacy backup and recovery infrastructure to manage …
Better than a fix: Tightening backup and restore helps financial services companies innovate
We all know the risks out there. Ransomware is a huge threat, and critical transactional data is constantly under attack. Meanwhile, financial services organizations are being …
DeadBolt is hitting QNAP NAS devices via zero-day bug, what to do?
A few days ago – and smack in the middle of the weekend preceding Labor Day (as celebrated in the U.S.) – Taiwan-based QNAP Systems has warned about the latest …
Outdated infrastructure not up to today’s ransomware challenges
A global research commissioned by Cohesity reveals that nearly half of respondents say their company depends on outdated, legacy backup and recovery infrastructure to manage …
Data recovery depends on how good your backup strategy is
99% of surveyed IT decision makers state they have backup strategies in place, but just 26% have admitted they were unable to fully restore all data/documents when recovering …
Which stolen data are ransomware gangs most likely to disclose?
If your organization gets hit by a ransomware gang that has also managed to steal company data before hitting the “encrypt” button, which types of data are more …
Review: Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection Enterprise Backup
Hornetsecurity 365 Total Protection Enterprise Backup is a cloud-based data protection and security solution that provides protection against spam, malware, and other advanced …
Most organizations do not follow data backup best practices
Apricorn announced new findings from a survey, which revealed that while the majority organizations have data backup plans in place, data for many are at risk. Nearly 400 …
Paying the ransom is not a good recovery strategy
Businesses are losing the battle when it comes to defending against ransomware attacks, according to a Veeam report, which found that 72% of organizations had partial or …
5 critical questions to test your ransomware preparedness
I’m a pentester – that is, a professional penetration tester. Some call me an ethical hacker, a white hat, or red teamer. In the heat of the moment, I’ve been called much …