Veeam Backup Protection for Branch & Remote Offices
Cybercriminals look for multiple routes to infiltrate a network, so accordingly cybersecurity measures need to be equally as comprehensive. In the context of protecting Veeam backup files and the storage volumes that hold them, there are many recommended best practices. Unfortunately, some of these measures may not be practical for branch or remote office deployment […]
Could Your Password be Cracked in 60 Seconds?
Could your Password be Cracked in 60 Seconds? If your password is 7 characters long and uses a mixture of numbers with uppercase and lowercase letters, then the answer is YES(1). This is based on analysis undertaken prior to August 2019, so the situation is probably even worse today as the processing power in the […]
Veeam backups targeted by the Conti ransomware group
Conti ransomware first appeared in late 2019 and has steadily grown to become one of the forefront ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operations. A recent report from ransomware incident response firm Coveware1, based on thousands of cases investigated during Q2 2021, showed Conti V2 to be the second-most-prevalent ransomware encountered, trailing Sodinokibi, also known as REvil by just […]
The Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) model explained
If you have been following the recent posts on our LinkedIn page, you will have seen several articles discussing the industrialization of cybercriminal activity and the new term ‘Ransomware-as-a-Service (Raas)’. This is the name that has been given to an evolving ecosystem of threat actors that work together to provide the tools, network access, and […]