Ransomware: How to prevent, predict, detect & respond

January 9, 2020

The malicious programs known as ransomware have attracted a significant amount of coverage in the mainstream media over the last few years, as major companies and organizations announced that their operations had been affected by the threat. Examples of affected businesses include hospitals, universities and major international corporations [2, 3]. Despite the alarming nature of the threat, the way ransomware gains entry onto a user’s device is actually no different from the methods used by other threats. Ransomware is most commonly spread by two methods.

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whitePaper | December 17, 2022

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whitePaper | June 6, 2023

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whitePaper | March 14, 2023

Security automation cannot replace the creativity of humans. In fact, 92% of ethical hackers say they can find vulnerabilities scanners can’t. For the past six years, we’ve been surveying hackers to learn more about how they see the evolving security testing industry. We combine these insights with the world’s largest dataset of vulnerabilities to identify trends that inform our customers how to build an impactful security strategy.

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Simplify Data Protection for VMware Workloads with Veeam Data Platform

whitePaper | March 1, 2023

Outages and data loss are an unfortunate reality for businesses today. These outages can cause big risks to your company’s reputation and revenue, as every minute of downtime means that critical data isn’t accessible to your business. If things weren’t complicated enough, managing a complex, hybrid, multi-cloud environment makes continuity even harder. These challenges increase complexity exponentially, greatly impacting your ability to stay in control.

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