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GUEST ESSAY: Best practices to shrink the ever-present risk of Exchange Server getting corrupted

The Last Watchdog

iConnect faced a major disruption of its Exchange services, stemming from a corrupted RAID drive and extending into their backups. Backup strategies. Encrypt sensitive data and maintain regular, secure backups to ensure data integrity and availability, even in the event of system failures or cyber attacks.

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Average enterprise storage/backup device has 14 vulnerabilities, three high or critical risks

CSO Magazine

The average enterprise storage and backup device has 14 vulnerabilities, three of which are high or critical risk that could present a significant compromise if exploited. To read this article in full, please click here

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Types of Backup: Understanding Full, Differential, and Incremental Backup

Spinone

Though critical for SMB data protection, backup software presents a tough buying choice. Here, we outline the main types of backup to aid businesses in determining the optimal one. How Many Types of Backup are There? There are two key backup techniques on which all the types and their respective subtypes are based.

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Experts published PoC exploit code for Veeam Backup & Replication bug

Security Affairs

Researchers released a PoC exploit code for a high-severity vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) software. Veeam recently addressed a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-27532 , in Veeam Backup and Replication (VBR) software. “This may lead to an attacker gaining access to the backup infrastructure hosts.”

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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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Why Backups and Encryption Go Hand in Hand

Security Boulevard

That presents an attractive target for would-be data thieves and digital extortionists. The post Why Backups and Encryption Go Hand in Hand appeared first on Security Boulevard. An estimated 120 zettabytes will be created, captured, copied, and consumed worldwide this year.

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Multi-Factor is incomplete without backup codes

CyberSecurity Insiders

I was logging into one of my favorite online shopping sites the other day, and, as with all my other sites, I was presented with the multi-factor authentication prompt to complete the login process. The post Multi-Factor is incomplete without backup codes appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders. Happy shopping!

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