Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesRansomware attacks have evolved and present a new set of challenges for backup admins. Here are some recent attack trends to prepare for to keep data and backups safe. By Robert Sheldon The latest ransomware trends suggest that IT teams will need to be more diligent than ever. Organizations that fail to either put data at risk or may even
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesAre you asking the right questions about ransomware? Here are some questions for backup admins and IT teams that can help keep backups safe in a ransomware attack. By Robert Sheldon Ransomware attacks threaten organizations of all types and sizes, and IT teams must be willing to take whatever steps necessary to minimize the risks. In early August, global consulting
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesBlockchain storage is a way of saving data in a decentralized network, which utilizes the unused hard disk space of users across the world to store files. The decentralized infrastructure is an alternative to centralized cloud storage and can solve many problems found in a centralized system. By TechTarget Contributor How blockchain storage works Blockchain relies on distributed ledger technology (DLT). The DLT acts as a
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesVeeam Backup & Replication is a software product developed by Veeam Software to back up, restore and replicate data on virtual machines (VMs). It was first released in 2008 and is part of the Veeam Availability Suite. By Erin Sullivan Veeam was among the first vendors to develop backup software tailored to VMs. Before Veeam, backup applications failed to recognize the difference between
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesBackup admins who use Veeam can make their lives easier with not only the tools built into the platform but by checking out vendor and user suggestions and guidance. By Stuart Burns Veeam Backup & Replication is a popular backup platform with built-in troubleshooting tools and support features. The recent acquisition of Kubernetes data protection provider Kasten has only expanded
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesNetwork performance is a top issue among IT teams and remote workers amid the pandemic and can correlate with other technical issues, such as cybersecurity and hardware problems. By Michaela Goss Reliable home network performance is a top issue IT teams have dealt with amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which further exacerbates the divide in communication between IT and remote employees,
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesBefore you sign on the dotted line, make sure you understand what cyber insurance can and can’t do — and what type of policy will do the most for you. By Sherri Davidoff “There are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be,” then-FBI director Robert S. Mueller told attendees of the RSA
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCreating and adopting a data backup plan is only the first step. To achieve complete data protection, you also need a backup testing strategy. By John Edwards The importance of scheduling regular data backups to protect against the possibility of a primary storage system failure is well understood. Less widely recognized, however, is the fact that backups can also fail,
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesNonrepudiation ensures that no party can deny that it sent or received a message via encryption and/or digital signatures or approved some information. It also cannot deny the authenticity of its signature on a document. By Rahul Awati Although it originated as a legal concept, nonrepudiation is also widely used in computing, information security and communications. Information assurance and nonrepudiation Nonrepudiation is one of the five
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesA certificate revocation list (CRL) is a list of digital certificates that have been revoked by the issuing certificate authority (CA) before their actual or assigned expiration date. By Rahul Awati and Michael Cobb This is a type of blocklist that includes certificates that should no longer be trusted and is used by various endpoints, including web browsers, to verify if a certificate
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