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Cloud Backup and Recovery: What to Expect in 2018

Spinone

Many IT specialists are predicting that 2018 will be “the year of the cloud”, as companies increasingly have to deal with the backup needs of massive amounts of data, connect more and more devices to the Internet of Things , and start to appreciate the benefits that a cloud-based IT strategy can offer.

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that allows data storage on remote servers operated by a service provider, accessible via internet connections. Local storage prioritizes direct access, potential cost savings, and reduced reliance on the internet, yet lacks the scalability and security of the cloud.

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Looking to Adopt Detection-as-Code? Follow these 5 Steps

SecureWorld News

And you want an approach to threat detection that is ever-evolving and scalable with today's demands. Have you adopted detection-as-code yet? Detection-as-code is the way to evolve your team into a modern detection team, one preparing for rising data, expanding cloud environments, and increasingly sophisticated threats.

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Recapping Cisco Secure at Black Hat USA 2021

Cisco Security

Backups… Let’s Get This Out of the Way. A challenge with outsourcing backup responsibilities is that companies often have no say in how often or the level at which third parties back up their information. “With ransomware being as big as it is right now, one of the first answers that everyone goes to is backups.”

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When It comes to Cybersecurity – An ounce of prevention

CyberSecurity Insiders

The same symptoms will occur in your IT environment as the malware spreads downloading data and expanding across your global network corrupting backups and leaving little options. These will sit on the public internet or companies’ intranet and be most exposed to threats. Regularly scan your backups for known malware.

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Threat Protection: The REvil Ransomware

Cisco Security

Deleting backups. Many ransomware threats delete the backups residing on a system that they intend to encrypt. Figure 7-REvil/Sodinokibi deleting a shadow copy used in backups and restoration. The command that REvil/Sodinokibi uses to delete backups also includes a secondary command that disables access to recovery tools.

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Summer of exploitation leads to healthcare under fire

Malwarebytes

This threat is even a concern to the US Government, which released an alert , through the CISA portal , back in October of 2020, about the danger of the TrickBot organization specifically targeting Healthcare organizations. United States Healthcare & Medical Family Threat Detections Pie Chart.