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Rubrik urges shift from data backup to cyber resilience

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As World Backup Day approaches on March 31st, data security figure Anneka Gupta, Chief Product Officer at Rubrik, emphasises the rising importance of cyber resilience in aiding organisations to fortify themselves against cyber threats.

According to Gupta, relying solely on World Backup Day is insufficient in our fluid cybersecurity threat landscape. Instead, it is crucial we usher in “the era of cyber resilience, where the combination of cyber posture and cyber recovery will help to create a cyber resilient future and prepare organisations for any threat, at any stage of an attack.”

This declaration comes in the wake of evidence from a Rubrik Zero Labs State of Data Security report last year, which identified that not only had 93% of external organisations experienced attempts by malicious actors to disrupt data backups during a cyberattack, but 73% reported that these attempts were at least partially successful.

Gupta also examined the role of data recovery and backup systems, frequently referred to as an organisation’s last line of defence. In her perspective, “traditional solutions are no longer cutting it.” The questionable reliability of these solutions raises severe doubts about security, pivoting the critical question for organisations from ‘What backup solution do we have?’ to ‘Do I trust the solution and strategy I have in place?’

According to Gupta, the path to a cyber-resilient future requires organisations to execute three key strategies. Firstly, ensuring that data has suitable authentication and access controls can prevent cybercriminals from exploiting system vulnerabilities.

Secondly, possessing an ability to oversee vulnerable data and those affected when systems are compromised empowers IT and security teams to evaluate risks effectively and respond swiftly to threats.

Lastly, regular simulation and testing of recovery strategies are recommended. This ensures that organisations are prepared to restore critical data and systems with confidence in the event of an actual attack and without reintroducing malware.

While World Backup Day still retains significance, Gupta urges a transformation in our understanding of cyber security and a shift from mere…

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Mid-West Data Depot offers safe, convenient server data backup storage

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With the advent of computers came the need to store information. Nearly every business of every size has countless gigabytes of data related to their operations and their customers. Against the landscape of constant threats from computer viruses and cyber-attackers, data backups have become a big concern.

In the data industry, best practices call for following a 3-2-1 backup strategy; three copies of your data, using two different types of media, and one copy is stored offsite. That’s where Mid-West Data Depot comes in.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
The new service offered by media company Mid-West Family South Bend makes perfect sense: Companies need a safe place to store their data backups. Mid-West Data Depot is literally located inside a tornado shelter in South Bend that has redundant power supplies, four huge pipelines to the internet, security, and plenty of rack space for computer servers.

Data Depot site manager Bill Gamble said after you consider putting the right infrastructure in place, the business is straightforward.

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“It’s a place to store your data offsite. When we bought this building, it was already a data storage facility. Thick walls. No windows. We affectionately call it The Bunker. If there’s a disaster, this is where you want your data to be.”

STORED DATA IS SAFE DATA
Gamble said offsite data storage is growing in popularity.

“Data that isn’t backed up can be lost forever due to any number of issues. Our infrastructure means we’ll never lose power, we have reliable and redundant network connections, and there’s no weather that can compromise The Bunker. It’s that simple.”

Gamble points out that 43 percent of cyber incursions annually target small businesses. He adds that of those businesses, 46 percent have fewer than 1,000 employees.

“The scary thing is everyone’s going to get hacked eventually. What’s sad is that 70 percent of small businesses that suffer a catastrophic data breach close within a year. If you own a business, just ask your insurance agent if you can get a discount because you have an offsite backup.”

A LOCAL DATA DEPOT
One of the differentiators Gamble points to is…

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You can now securely backup all your photos on mobile with Proton Drive

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Proton, the provider behind popular secure email and VPN services, just launched a new feature for its Proton Drive software to help you securely back up all your photos on mobile.

Both free and paid subscribers can now use this feature to secure all your most precious memories directly within the Proton Drive Android app. The same functionality is planned to follow on iOS, too.

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Ransomware gang is exploiting flaws in backup software to attack infrastructure

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A known ransomware gang is exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in enterprise backup solutions to deploy malware to their targets and steal login credentials. 

This is according to a new report from BlackBerry’s Threat Research and Intelligence team, which claims that the hacking campaign started in early June this year. The organization behind it, known as Cuba, has been alleged by some cybersecurity experts to have ties to the Russian government. 

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