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What’s the Worst-case Scenario for a Ransomware Attack?

Pure Storage

The attacker sends malware into your system and gains access to your data. . They then plant malware in the system, which usually runs undetected in the background for a period of time until the attacker decides to get the party started. . The malware infects or deletes Active Directory. . Your backups don’t work.

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The Critical Role of Safe and Secure Backup System Storage

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Just because organizations have backup systems in place does not always mean their data is fully protected in the wake of a loss-causing event. Threat actors used it to access additional servers that were backed up on the same system, essentially “surfing backward” into live environments to exfiltrate data and distribute malware.

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What Is Wiperware? 10 FAQs

Pure Storage

10 FAQs by Pure Storage Blog Wiperware, or wiper malware, is a disturbing evolution in cyber warfare that takes no prisoners—not even your data. Attacks attributed to this new, highly destructive form of malware include an Iranian train system attack in 2021 that caused “unprecedented chaos.” What Is Wiperware?

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5 Ways Your DR and Backup Solutions May Be Weakening Your Cyber Resilience

Zerto

Secondly, organizations do not always send their recovery data far enough offsite so their “offsite” copy can be impacted by a regional event. Even if attackers no longer have access to your data, there may be malware lying dormant in the recovered data and systems that will give attackers a new back door into your systems.

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Scary DR Stories 2023 Recap

Zerto

Among today’s threats, hardware failures and human error account for a major portion of downtime events. It was a puzzling event, attributed to series of unfortunate technical glitches. Cyber Attacks and Recovery with the Vault Bioterrorist attacks, ransomware attacks, malware, oh my!

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Top 5 Tips for Cybersecurity Month

Zerto

For example, within a Zero Trust Security architecture, HPE Aruba Networking Dynamic Segmentation enables continuously monitored and dynamically assessed, least-privilege access control that can help minimize and prevent lateral spread of attacks. You also need to observe internal activities.

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Backup, DR & CR: Supporting the Need for Speedy Data Recovery

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Disaster recovery (DR) is a mix of plans, procedures, and data protection and recovery options that is performance optimized to restore your IT services and data as fast as possible with little data loss after a disruptive event. Finally, cyber recovery (CR) deals with the challenge of malware and cyberattacks.