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Majority of Organizations Uncertain They Can Recover from a Ransomware Attack, Says New Dell Technologies Report | Texas News

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ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —

News summary

  • Study shows organizations are managing more than 10 times the amount of data than they did five years ago
  • Eighty-two percent of IT decision makers are concerned their existing data protection solutions won’t meet all future business challenges
  • Sixty-two percent fear their existing data protection measures may not be sufficient to cope with cyber threats, while 74% agree they have increased exposure to data loss with the growth of employees working from home
  • Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager with Transparent Snapshots uniquely offer organizations a simpler, faster way to protect VMware virtual machines at scale without compromising performance
  • Dell EMC PowerProtect appliances with Smart Scale can deliver cost savings and simplified management for large data environments
  • Dell Technologies Managed Services for Cyber Recovery Solution helps reduce risk of data loss with Dell experts operating cyber recovery vault processes and supporting data recovery efforts

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The Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) 2021 Global Data Protection Index (GDPI) findings reveal organizations are facing several data protection challenges driven by the constant threat of ransomware and the consumption of emerging technologies such as cloud-native applications, Kubernetes containers and artificial intelligence.

According to a recent IDC survey, more than one-third of organizations worldwide have experienced a ransomware attack or breach that blocked access to systems or data in the previous 12 months.i To help address these rising – and seemingly inevitable – issues, Dell Technologies is introducing new software and services to accelerate virtual machine (VM) backup data availability, simplify management of large data sets, and maintain business continuity while alleviating dependencies on day-to-day cyber recovery operations.

“While ransomware attacks can be devastating for people and businesses, accepting defeat as a foregone conclusion is not the answer,” said Jeff Boudreau, president and general manager, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies. “We understand the stakes have never been higher, and the…

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Extent Of Ransomware Hack Of Attorney General Remains Uncertain

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CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s admitted for the first time this week that his office — which often advises people on ways to protect themselves from identity theft and fraud — had suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month, exposing the personal data of an as-yet-unknown number of residents.



Kwame Raoul wearing a suit and tie: Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said his office was working closely with federal law enforcement and technology experts to figure out how it was sacked and "what we can do to ensure that such a compromise does not happen again."

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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said his office was working closely with federal law enforcement and technology experts to figure out how it was sacked and “what we can do to ensure that such a compromise does not happen again.”

Three days after the April 10 discovery of the hack, Raoul issued a statement saying his office’s networks had been compromised to an unknown extent.

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On April 21, several gigabytes of files apparently taken from the attorney general’s office were uploaded to a dark web website called Dopple Leaks, which contains “private data of the companies which were hacked by DoppelPaymer,” a ransomware gang.

“This companies decided to keep the leakage secret. And now their time to pay is over,” the website says. It claims about 200 gigabytes of “confidential information will be progressively uploaded.”

On Thursday, Raoul’s office issued a public notification of the hack, which described the breach as a “ransomware attack that has compromised the office’s network.”

State law requires businesses and institutions to notify residents when their information has been compromised by a data breach, so the attorney general’s office posted a public notice saying officials were unaware what was stolen.

But it noted the hacked material could include the names, addresses, social security numbers, account numbers, health insurance, tax, medical, driver’s license and “other such information as necessary,” according to the notice.

“While we do not yet know with certainty what was compromised in the ransomware attack, we are working closely with federal law enforcement authorities and outside technology experts to determine what information was exposed, how this happened, and what we can do to ensure that such a compromise does not happen again,” Raoul said in the…

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Uncertain State Of Cyber War – InformationWeek

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Uncertain State Of Cyber War
InformationWeek
Military agencies worldwide are right in the middle of figuring out the tactics and capabilities that will be critical in any future cyber war. So far, any conflicts are playing out behind the scenes, with only the rare accusation or public request for …

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