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How cybersecurity red teams can boost backup protections

Network World

Let’s look at the tactics, strategies, and importance of red teams and the role they can play in enhancing the security of your backup system. A cybersecurity red team acts as a group of ethical hackers who simulate infrastructure attacks to identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities that malicious actors could exploit.

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Amazon's Latest Data Breach a Ripple Effect of MOVEit

SecureWorld News

The group has been observed leaking stolen data, potentially putting individuals and businesses at risk. MOVEit, a file transfer software developed by Progress Software, was exploited by the Cl0p ransomware group, which used a Zero-Day vulnerability to steal sensitive data from organizations using the software.

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How Advances in Cloud Security Can Help with Ransomware

CIO Business Intelligence

Another out-of-date belief is that frequent backups are the best recovery strategy. While that may be true for less capable attacks, an attacker that is already inside a network not only has the opportunity to compromise backups, but also exfiltrate (and ultimately leak) critical data. Close back doors.

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The secrets of successful cloud-first strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

Organizations can leverage the CoE to help various groups take advantage of features included with cloud services others in the enterprise are already using, such as backup and disaster recovery services. “Then if you can create agile teams that include security, infrastructure support, development, product owners, etc.,

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Key IT initiatives reshape the CIO agenda

CIO Business Intelligence

Recent and ongoing initiatives include designing and delivering a more robust backup system to boost resiliency and ensure that the organization could continue operations — whether hit by a tornado or a ransomware attack. This is all about delivering business value.

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Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: Watch Out for BlackMatter RaaS

SecureWorld News

Instead of encrypting backup data, BlackMatter instead wipes it clean in some cases. Rather than encrypting backup systems, BlackMatter actors wipe or reformat backup data stores and appliances. Backup your data and put procedures in place for restoration. DarkSide made claims it was shutting down earlier this year.

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Microsoft Suffers Breach by Notorious SolarWinds Hackers

SecureWorld News

Microsoft disclosed that it recently fell victim to a cyberattack by Nobelium, the Russian state-sponsored hacking group infamously responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds supply chain attack. The breach, detected on January 12th, allowed the hackers to access email accounts belonging to members of Microsoft's senior leadership team.

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