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Preparing for Ransomware: Are Backups Enough?

eSecurity Planet

In a year where ransomware has raised the alert levels everywhere, the go-to answer from many is redundancy through offline, remote backups – but are they enough? Backups are a critical component of any enterprise cybersecurity posture, but they are not an airtight strategy. Why Are Backups Critical? The Argument for Backups.

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Ransomware Backup Strategy: Secure Your Backups

Spinone

When someone asks you about the best ransomware protection , the first thing you’ll probably come up with is a backup. After all, backup is the only security practice that actually can get your infected data back. Ransomware can infect backups. Can Ransomware Encrypt Backups? But there is a problem.

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – December 18, 2023 – JetBrains TeamCity Exploits Continue

eSecurity Planet

And WordPress sites are vulnerable to code injection through plugin Backup Migration. December 11, 2023 Sonar Finds Three Vulnerabilities in Open-Source Firewall pfSense Type of vulnerability: Cross-site scripting and command injection. Orca Security’s research group released an article covering this vulnerability.

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BrandPost: Securing Hybrid Clouds and Multi-Cloud with Virtualized Network Firewalls

CSO Magazine

As part of this, many organizations use two or more clouds to meet business needs such as disaster recovery, data backup, application resiliency, and global coverage. To read this article in full, please click here In fact, 76% of organizations are using two or more cloud providers.

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Database Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

In this article, we cover some database security best practices that can help keep your databases safe from attackers. Use web application and database firewalls. Your database server should be protected from database security threats by a firewall, which denies access to traffic by default. Encrypt data and backups.

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Vulnerability Recap 4/15/24 – Palo Alto, Microsoft, Ivanti Exploits

eSecurity Planet

You can strengthen your cybersecurity defenses by using reliable antivirus software, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and virtual private networks (VPNs). Employ robust password management techniques, two-factor authentication (2FA), and regular backups of essential data.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 424 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.