Akira ransomware has cemented its reputation as one of the most relentless and disruptive cyber threats affecting organizations today. Read more

At Veeam, we believe in the power of education and collaboration to drive success in today’s digital landscape. The success of Veeam has always been rooted in placing the customer at the center of our efforts. Read more

In today’s IT environments, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) stands as the backbone of identity and access management (IAM) for most organizations.  It controls user access, secures sensitive data, and ensures smooth operations across the enterprise.  While businesses invest heavily in backing up servers and endpoints, one critical aspect often gets overlooked – backing up Entra ID.  Without a comprehensive backup strategy, organizations face a substantial amount of risk. Read more

Throughout 2024, law enforcement agencies worldwide intensified their fight against cybercrime, leading to significant arrests and takedowns of major cybercriminal groups. Q4 alone saw a substantial flurry of actions. On Oct. 1, 2024, authorities arrested four individuals linked to the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, including a developer, a bulletproof hosting service administrator, and two other affiliates. This followed formal sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department on LockBit members, marking a major step in disrupting the group's global operations. Later in the month, on Oct. 28, Dutch law enforcement executed Operation Magnus, successfully seizing the infrastructure of Redline and Meta Infostealer, two malware-as-a-service platforms used to steal sensitive credentials. Read more

In December 1989, an evolutionary biologist named Dr. Joseph Popp sent out a floppy disk to around 20,000 people, marking the beginning of what would become the first known ransomware virus in history. The recipients of this disk were attendees at a World Health Organization conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Upon inserting the disk into their computers, they were greeted with a message demanding $189 be sent to a PO Box in Panama. Read more

Introduction

In this increasingly digital world, data loss can have devastating consequences for organizations. This ranges everything from outages and natural disasters to cyberattacks, and can result in inaccessible systems and lost data. These disruptions can result in significant operational disruption, financial losses, legal repercussions, and irreparable damage to reputation and customer trust.

Cyberattacks pose a significant risk for organizations of all sizes and industries. Now, organizations not only need to enhance their cyber defenses, they have to focus on proactively improving their recovery plans and procedures too. According to the Veeam 2024 Ransomware Trends report, 63% of organizations restored backups directly back into their production environment without employing some type of quarantine or scanning method ... Read more

2024 was a pivotal year for data resilience due to significant challenges and some remarkable advancements too. From additional regulatory frameworks like NIS2 in the E.U. to cyberattacks and natural disasters, this year prompted a heightened focus on strategies to better safeguard and manage vital company data. As we stand on the edge of 2025, we see that our digital landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace with the introduction of AI and machine learning in the world of data protection and increased regulatory compliance and privacy regulations.

In this blog post, we’ll dive into some insights our Veeam executives have for the future of data protection in the coming year so we can all walk into 2025 more resilient and ... Read more

The cyber threat landscape has drastically changed over the past decade leaving city governments vulnerable to their technical debt, and cyberattacks from bad actors, insiders, and nation states. Read more

With ransomware attacks becoming a daily challenge, immutability in backups is no longer a luxury — it’s essential. Read more

When it comes to data resilience, the Veeam Data Platform has been on an unmatched streak of delivering what Enterprises need to meet their demands and compliance challenges. From delivering inline malware detection a year ago to the breadth of proactive threat detection capabilities being offered today, customers have never been better positioned when it comes to defending their data and, by extension, their business.  Read more