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Category: Data Security & Backup

Why cybercriminals specifically target backups
12 April 2024
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| Data Security & Backup, Sophos, Stories
Why cybercriminals specifically target backups AI - MS

There are two main ways to recover encrypted data after a ransomware attack: restoring from backups and paying the ransom. The attackers also know this and try to deprive companies of a solution by attacking backups. Two problems, same cause: Complete recovery of data after a ransom payment is highly uncertain, because in case of doubt you cannot rely on a promise from cybercriminals. And restoring the data from the backups doesn't work in many cases because the cybercriminals have often encrypted them in order to...

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Financial sector pays record sums in ransomware attacks
19 November 2023
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| Data Security & Backup, Sophos, Stories

The number of annual ransomware attacks on companies in the financial sector is constantly growing: while it was 2021 percent in 34, the number rose to 2022 percent in 55 and is 2023 percent in the 64 report. There is no end in sight, according to the study “The State of Ransomware 2023”. Unauthorized entry into the systems usually occurs through exploited vulnerabilities (40 percent). Compromised credentials, on the other hand, are only responsible for 23 percent of attacks - one of the lowest rates in the financial sector. Here, educational work among the workforce could ensure greater safety awareness...

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Appropriate data security in industry
14 November 2023
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| Data Security & Backup, PR News
Appropriate data security in industry

Data security and backups for businesses are easy to ensure in theory, but how does it work in reality? The current case study shows how easily a company can decide on a solution and how particularly easy it is to implement a cloud-supported solution. A case study by Rubrik. Kelvion, a global manufacturer of industrial heat exchangers, has a complex IT infrastructure. This extends across numerous locations and a global sales and production network. Founded in Bochum in 1920, the group grew steadily over the years. The more global it became, the more challenging it became...

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Data security & backup – more than a parachute for companies
September 26, 2023
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| Data Security & Backup, FAST LTA, PR News
Backup as a parachute for companies

Companies need a solution for backup, disaster recovery, archiving and also for their cold data. Six questions, six answers from Hannes Heckel, Head of Marketing at FAST LTA, about solutions and how managed storage can help, especially in terms of capacity, performance, function and long-term costs. B2B-CS: Mr. Heckel, do you have anything against tape when it comes to backup and recovery? Hannes Heckel, FAST LTA: No, in principle not at all, because the sensitive issue must be considered on a case-by-case basis. With tape it's like this: Many of our customers still rely on tape simply because...

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Ransomware survey: Over 70 percent would pay in an emergency
August 25, 2023
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| Data Security & Backup, Stories

Cohesity study: When it comes to cyber resilience and recovery, 73 percent say their company would pay a ransom if it could recover data and business processes faster, especially when a full restore is needed. 94 percent of those surveyed in Germany confirm that the ransomware threat in their industry has increased in 2023: almost every second German company (48 percent) has been attacked in the last six months. Almost every second company was attacked. Cohesity interviewed 2 decision-makers (3.400 of them from Germany) from the areas of IT and security operations (SecOps) about ransomware....

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Zero Day Initiative: 1.000 vulnerability reports published
August 21, 2023
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| Data Security & Backup, Stories, TrendMicro
Zero Day Initiative: 1.000 vulnerability reports published

The Zero Day Initiative published over 1 vulnerability reports in the first half of 2023. Among the vulnerabilities are critical Microsoft zero-days. Initiator of the Zero Day Initiative Trend Micro warns of more and more faulty or incomplete patches. Trend Micro, one of the world's leading providers of cybersecurity solutions, announces that its Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) has already published over 1.000 notices ("advisories") on individual vulnerabilities in IT products this year. Against this background, the company warns that incorrect or incomplete patches are being published more and more frequently or that the manufacturers concerned are secretly...

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Cyber ​​resilience: How fatal are mistakes
August 10, 2023
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| Arcserve, Data Security & Backup, PR News
Cyber ​​resilience: how fatal errors can be - Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

The consequences of a cyber attack can be devastating. They range from financial loss to reputational damage to legal repercussions. And the risk increases. Three mistakes usually lead to high risk and damage from cyberattacks Recent studies confirm that ransomware attackers manage to encrypt the data in 71 percent of attacks and that paying a ransom doubles the overall recovery costs. In addition, data is stolen in 30 percent of ransomware attacks in Germany. Build strong cyber resilience The good news: Organizations can protect themselves against…

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Study: More effective use of data through cybersecurity
August 7, 2023
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| Data Security & Backup, Stories, TrendMicro
Study: More effective use of data through cybersecurity

Many decision-makers in companies do not recognize the connection between cybersecurity and effective data use - although they know that effective IT security can accelerate digitization. Trend Micro's survey of business decision-makers shows that 50 percent of respondents in Germany (61 percent globally) believe there is an urgent need to diversify their earnings in 2023; and against an uncertain macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop. Data analytics and similar tools can increase business agility by helping companies anticipate market trends, make financial projections, and more. Another 64…

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Pay attention to data security when changing cloud providers
August 4, 2023
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| Data Security & Backup, PR News
Pay attention to data security when changing cloud providers

It is not uncommon for companies to consider changing cloud providers because of service offerings or because of economic aspects. However, in addition to many valid reasons, data protection should always play an important role in the decision. There are many reasons for companies to switch cloud providers, whether from or to large or smaller providers. One of the more common reasons, in addition to the different range of services, is certainly the pricing of the cloud providers. For example, Microsoft has introduced significant price increases for its cloud services in the euro area since April 2023, which could prompt companies to consider switching providers. Out of…

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Backups - safe, data protection compliant and redundant
July 27, 2023
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| Data Security & Backup, PR News
Backups - secure, data protection compliant and cost-effective

The data backup solution integrated into the Microsoft Windows operating system works on the basis of the highly secure eperi gateway and encrypts all OneDrive backups and stores them in the cloud. With this new solution from eperi, companies have the opportunity to use the OneDrive (for Business) cloud storage available in Microsoft 365 as a backup target and at the same time to meet all data security and compliance requirements. The automated backups of all devices in the company are ensured on the basis of OneDrive, so that in the event of data loss, a restore can be carried out inexpensively, quickly and easily. Location-independent data backup...

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