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Ever used VFEmail? No? Well, chances are you never will now: Hackers wipe servers, backups in 'catastrophic' attack
2019-02-12 18:49

The 'VF' now stands for 'virtually f*cked' A hacker wiped every server and backup of VFEmail this week in a "catastrophic" attack, according to the webmail service.…

Ever used VFEmail? No? Well, chances are you never will: Hackers wipe servers, backups
2019-02-12 18:49

The 'VF' now stands for 'virtually f*cked' Secure email service VFEmail became neither of those things after a hacker managed to wipe nearly every server on the site earlier this week.…

Hackers hit VFEmail, wipe US servers and backups
2019-02-12 15:06

Unknown attackers have breached the servers of VFEmail and have wiped disks on every one of its US-based servers, the email provider has confirmed. At this time, the attacker has formatted all the...

Cohesity backup solution prevents, detects, and responds to ransomware attacks
2019-01-24 03:00

Cohesity released the Cohesity Anti-Ransomware Solution, a series of new capabilities available for the latest version of Cohesity DataPlatform that combats ransomware attacks, one of the greatest...

Amazon Web Services announces AWS Backup
2019-01-18 03:30

Amazon Web Services released AWS Backup, a backup service that makes it faster and simpler for customers to back up their data across AWS services and on-premises, helping customers meet their...

Cloud Daddy launches data protection update 1.3 for Secure Backup Solution on AWS Marketplace
2018-11-21 01:30

Cloud Daddy released version 1.3 of its software platform. The update incorporates Amazon GuardDuty intelligent threat detection capabilities and real-time cost estimation of backup jobs, as well...

How to restore Windows Server backups from corrupt catalogs
2018-11-20 16:45

Check out these six ways to mitigate against corruption and bounce back from a server failure.

SMBs: We don't want to spoil all of this article, but have you patched, taken away admin rights, made backups yet?
2018-11-07 07:52

If yes, wow, you're well ahead of the game Backgrounder Recent headlines have been full of IT security breaches at major corporations, such as the theft of customer data from British Airways in...

Google using lock screen passwords to encrypt Android Cloud backups
2018-10-16 11:30

If, that is, your phone has updated to the Android 9 operating system, otherwise known as Pie. If so, say hi to the Titan chip!

Google Boosts Protection of Backups in Android
2018-10-15 17:19

The latest Android iteration leverages Google Cloud’s Titan technology to better protect users’ backed-up application data, Google says. read more