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Cyber Risk & Your Supply Chain: Managing the Growing Threat

NexusTek

Gartner predicts that by 2025, 45% of businesses will have experienced a cyberattack on their supply chain 2. The malicious code redirects users to a compromised website that hosts the threat actor’s malware. Instead, a watering hole attack takes advantage of users’ trust in the legitimate websites they usually visit.

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Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of January 26; Updates from Asigra, Barracuda, Commvault & More

Solutions Review

trillion annually by 2025—a 300 percent increase from 2015 levels. The Sophistication of Cybercriminals Intensifies With Emerging Strategies for Cashing in or Causing Chaos While tried and true tactics like phishing and malware are here to stay, there are always new approaches to watch out for in the cybersecurity space.

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Disaster Recovery as a Service: Protecting Your Business From Ransomware

NexusTek

Your first layer of defense is prevention, which should include measures such as employee awareness training, proactive monitoring for malware, and timely installation of updates and patches. By storing backups safely out of reach, you disable the attackers’ capacity to manipulate you via data encryption. CONTACT US. link] Durbin, S.

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How Keeping Track of Microsoft’s Product Plans Can Keep Your Network Secure

LAN Infotech

Outdated applications can provide a backdoor for ransomware attacks, malware, and viruses. There’s invariably a scenario you did not account for, a new staffer who isn’t up to speed on the plan when the attack occurs, or a failing backup system that no one identified.

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25 Data Protection Predictions from 14 Experts for 2022

Solutions Review

“Simple backup of data storage is no longer sufficient. Backup and DR as a service, security as a service, managed threat detection and response as well as the continued adoption of other as-a-service options that may not include a management wrap to them. Trillion by 2025. ” Danny Allan, CTO at Veeam.

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Guest Post: Cybersecurity Incidents Lead to New Standards, Requirements

Security Industry Association

trillion by 2025. The malware attacked and infected IoT devices, such as smart home security cameras and routers, by using default username and password combinations, turning the devices into malicious bots that attacked larger networks. and parts of Europe.

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33 Data Privacy Week Comments from Industry Experts in 2023

Solutions Review

While no single checklist will suit every company, solid data privacy management incorporates access control, cybersecurity planning, device security, end-user training, ongoing updates, strong password policies, secure communications, data backup, and ongoing review with nimble adjustments as needed.