Security News

Think your backups will protect you against ransomware? They’re top of the target list
2021-08-12 17:30

Being hit by ransomware is gut wrenching enough, but it'll be ten times worse if it coincides with the realization that your data protection systems just aren't up the job anymore. If you're lucky, you'll find yourself having to balance the cost of a ransom against the cost of downtime as you work your way from the painstaking process of restoring your data from traditional backups, simultaneously watching the clock while hoping that they are not too out of date.

OwnBackup raises $240M to expand its backup and recovery solutions across other cloud platforms
2021-08-10 22:15

OwnBackup also announced plans to expand its comprehensive backup and recovery solutions across other cloud platforms later this year, beginning with Microsoft. OwnBackup currently provides cloud data protection, sandbox seeding and data archiving solutions for nearly 4,000 organizations worldwide.

NAKIVO 10.4 helps customers protect their backup data against ransomware
2021-08-04 00:30

NAKIVO has released 10.4 of NAKIVO Backup & Replication with a focus on the security of backup data and ransomware protection. Backups are as vulnerable to ransomware as any other data stored on local storage media if not offline or air-gapped.

Create a VirtualBox virtual machine backup on a Linux host for security
2021-07-30 19:58

Jack Wallen teaches you how to use simple bash scripts to automate backing up your VirtualBox VMs.

Why isn’t cloud backup part of common security practices?
2021-07-30 06:00

Recent attacks like the one on Kaseya serve as an important reminder that when ransomware strikes, it's not just your data that's at risk, but your whole business. With so much at stake, why are data recovery and restoration often put on the back burner of the security conversation when it could be the most valuable tool in the security arsenal?

Three Zero-Day Bugs Plague Kaseya Unitrends Backup Servers
2021-07-27 15:43

There are three new, unpatched zero-day vulnerabilities in Kaseya Unitrends that include remote code execution and authenticated privilege escalation on the client-side. Kaseya Unitrends is a cloud-based enterprise backup and disaster recovery technology that's delivered as either disaster recovery-as-a-service or as an add-on for the Kaseya Virtual System/Server Administrator remote management platform.

Researchers warn of unpatched Kaseya Unitrends backup vulnerabilities
2021-07-26 17:02

Security researchers warn of three new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Kaseya Unitrends service and advise users not to expose the service to the Internet. Kaseya Unitrends is a cloud-based enterprise backup and disaster recovery solution that is offered as a stand-alone solution or as an add-on for the Kaseya VSA remote management platform.

Researchers warn of unpatched Kaseya Unitrend backup vulnerabilities
2021-07-26 17:02

Security researchers warn of three new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Kaseya Unitrends service and advise users not to expose the service to the Internet. Kaseya Unitrends is a cloud-based enterprise backup and disaster recovery solution that is offered as a stand-alone solution or as an add-on for the Kaseya VSA remote management platform.

A unified approach is the future of data backup
2021-07-21 05:30

Though disaster recovery and backup solutions have always been critical components for any business, the pandemic put a spotlight on the many threats to data today. Businesses accelerated their move to the cloud in the wake of the pandemic, so backup solutions must protect the data center, endpoints, cloud and software as a service solutions.

Don’t Wanna Pay Ransom Gangs? Test Your Backups.
2021-07-19 21:11

Rather, it's about why victims still pay for a key needed to decrypt their systems even when they have the means to restore everything from backups on their own. Experts say the biggest reason ransomware targets and/or their insurance providers still pay when they already have reliable backups is that nobody at the victim organization bothered to test in advance how long this data restoration process might take.