WastedLocker is a new variant of ransomware developed by a Russian-based company, aptly named Evil Corp – read more about it.
Cybersecurity
Next Level Backup Protection
Physical and logical security are two important factors when considering backup files. Modern restore capabilities allow for entire virtual machines and systems to be brought back online from a backup very quickly, assuming that a local/on-premises version is...
Phishing for Your Network Access
Right now, the most popular phishing email subject line is “COVID-19 payment.” Why would your employees NOT click on that? What can you do?
Hackers Use Coronavirus to Exploit Human Nature
Hackers are using coronavirus to exploit people’s desire to investigate the worrisome nature of this new threat by burying malicious code in seemingly harmless Covid-19 incidence maps.
Backup and security go hand-in-hand
Russia, the United States and many points in between have been hit by what's now a common form of cybercrime. Ed Wallace, MWR Infosecurity: Ransomwares become a tool of choice for all sorts of criminals simply because it's very, very easy to make money very quickly....
Real Life Ransomware Protection with Global Data Vault
Read a real-life example of ransomware protection and recovery from Global Data Vault, whose services are a powerful but mostly invisible security blanket.
How Coronavirus Could Affect Your Network Security and Business Continuity
Hackers use fear of the novel coronavirus to get people to click on links to malware. Learn how Veeam protects against both human and computer virus attacks.
How to keep Ryuk ransomware from interrupting your business
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and, according to TechNewsWorld.com, in an article published in October 2019, “the global damage from ransomware could cost US$11.5 billion this year […] while the average downtime for organizations was 9.6 days!” The...
What is Global Data Vault’s Enhanced Data Protection?
In Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 Update 3, Veeam introduced a feature called “Insider Protection,” and updated it for the most recent release of Update 4. Insider Protection is a method used to combat the malicious or intentional (and perhaps even accidental)...
The truth about Office 365 backup
Microsoft is not responsible to back up Office 365 For years, Microsoft customers have been able to take advantage of cloud-based offerings for all or parts of the Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, and OneDrive. This “Office...