Security News

Business leaders concerned about security, data backup is a key opportunity
2018-07-27 12:00

New research from Kaseya shows how IT groups at SMBs are faring as IT management demands grow in both number and complexity. The survey, based on input from nearly 1,300 global respondents,...

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...