Security News

Veeam Backup v2 for Microsoft Office 365 delivers data protection and recovery
2018-07-25 10:46

Veeam Software released new Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v2. This release now protects Microsoft OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, and SharePoint on-premises installations, in...

Leaky Backup Spills 157 GB of Automaker Secrets
2018-07-23 17:23

Ford, Toyota, GM and Tesla among car companies impacted by leaky backup service used by third-party firm.

Typeform Breach: Unencrypted Backup Pilfered
2018-07-03 11:33

Exposed Personal Data Comes From Completed Survey ResponsesCompanies are sending notification emails about a data breach at Typeform, a software-as-a-service platform for distributing and managing...

Surveys-as-a-service outfit Typeform spilled a backup in May
2018-07-02 00:16

Voter data in Australian state of Tasmania among the casualties Spanish Web form and survey company Typeform has announced a data breach dating back to May, when someone gained access to one of...

Cloud Daddy launches Secure Backup, AWS-native data protection solution
2018-06-29 12:18

Cloud Daddy’s Secure Backup is the solution that joins backup and disaster recovery, security, and infrastructure management into one offering for AWS users. For Cloud Daddy, the move to a unified...

Avoid ransomware payments by establishing a solid data backup plan
2018-06-19 13:21

Ransomware is major threat to critical enterprise data, but the risk can be mitigated with an extensive enterprise-wide data backup plan.

Sheltered Harbor: A New Approach to Account Backups
2018-02-13 16:48

After two years of development in stealth mode, the Sheltered Harbor effort to get U.S. financial institutions to use a standard approach to account data backup is shifting into high gear, says...

Ransomware: Why Some Victims With Backups Still Pay
2018-01-19 13:03

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Why some organizations with working backups still choose to pay a ransom after suffering a cryptolocking malware attack. Also featured: The...

US hospital paid $55,000 ransom to hackers despite having backups
2018-01-17 20:06

A US hospital has decided to pay a ransom of 4 bitcoin to regain access to some 1,400 files locked by attackers. Hancock Health, a regional hospital based in Greenfield, Indiana, said they’d...

Clinic Pays Ransom After Backups Encrypted in Attack
2017-10-17 19:48

Situation Spotlights Tough Decisions Healthcare Entities Can Face After Ransomware StrikesA small Missouri clinic admits paying a ransom to unlock data after a ransomware attack in August...