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Data protection: trends in 2024
Data protection: trends in 2024

What challenges could companies face in the area of ​​data protection this year? And how can they prepare for the emerging threats and opportunities? Veritas Technologies, a provider of secure multi-cloud data management solutions, anticipates the following trends in data management and protection in 2024: 1. The first end-to-end, AI-driven robo-ransomware attack heralds a new era of cyber Crime on In the past two years, 78 percent of companies in Germany have experienced ransomware attacks in which the attackers were able to gain access to their systems. This fact alone is worrying, but...

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Five cyber defense strategies
Five cyber defense strategies

In the past two years, attackers have managed to penetrate the systems of 78 percent of German companies. This is shown by the “Data Risk Management” study by Veritas Technologies. What's particularly concerning is that AI tools like WormGPT make it easier for attackers to refine their social engineering attacks through AI-generated phishing emails. But that's not all: AI-controlled, autonomous ransomware attacks will continue to occur more frequently in 2024. Below, Veritas explains the effective methods and proven tips for defending against cyberattacks, especially with regard to ransomware. Password hacking Cybercriminals exploit security gaps and get hold of other people's passwords...

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ALPHV ransomware targets old Veritas backup vulnerabilities
ALPHV ransomware targets old Veritas backup vulnerabilities

According to Mandiant, a ransomware partner of ALPHV is increasingly looking for old vulnerabilities in Veritas backup installations. The gaps have actually been known since 2021 – but many of them have not been patched. It should currently be possible to find over 8.500 backup instances on the web. Mandiant has observed a new ALPHV ransomware partner (a.k.a. BlackCat ransomware) tracked as UNC4466 targeting public facing Veritas Backup Exec installations for vulnerabilities CVE-2021-27876, CVE-2021-27877 and CVE -2021-27878 are vulnerable. These CVEs have been known since March 2021 and patches are also available. However, some administrators have the…

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