New early-warning cybersecurity system

As the potential for cyber attacks against the energy sector grows, a revolutionary early-warning system designed to protect the industrial control systems of the oil and gas industry has emerged to complement highly recommended defense-in-depth strategies. Few people outside the oil and gas industry and its regulatory frameworks appreciate the vast nationwide infrastructure that brings fuel to their corner gas stations and, for many, to their homes. But for criminals, terrorists, and so-called hacktivists, this mostly invisible infrastructure is rich with targets for cyber attacks.

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Cloud Privilege Broker 22.1 Security Whitepaper

whitePaper | September 15, 2022

There is complete end-to-end encryption from BeyondInsight with Cloud Privilege Broker through to the Cloud Platform Infrastructure. Cloud Privilege Broker services communicate with each other through distributed queues over TLS encryption.

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Threat Connect Cyber Survey Report

whitePaper | January 4, 2022

Whether you are in financial services, farming, or public infrastructure, the security threat to organizations has never been greater. Today, almost every company is a technology company in some shape or form and this can be a soft underbelly - open to attack. Cyber risk is the fastest-growing risk faced by businesses globally. A wide range of statistics and sources make it clear that attackers have become even more proficient over recent years, using automation to exploit vulnerabilities at an accelerated pace and frequency. Threats are even more widespread and complex than before.

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2023 Data Protection Trends Executive Brief United States Edition

whitePaper | February 8, 2023

In late 2022, an independent research firm completed their survey of 4,200 unbiased IT leaders and implementers on a variety of data protection drivers, challenges, and strategies — including 1175 in United States. This broad-based market study on unbiased organizations is conducted annually on Veeam’s behalf to understand how the data protection market continues to evolve, so that Veeam can ensure product strategies and market initiatives align with where the market is going.

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Addressing The New Threat in Modern It Infrastructures

whitePaper | December 29, 2022

Data has become a new global currency. As with other currencies, it has also become a target for threats from those who wish to exploit its value. Ransomware is the new threat to data and it’s wreaking havoc on businesses of all sizes around the world. Until recently, if you ask an IT organization to describe typical causes for service outages they would most likely mention network failures, power failures, hardware failures, user error, etc. In today’s world, we can add ransomware to that list.

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The Ethics and Security of Cloud Computing

whitePaper | October 17, 2022

Nearly four thousand years ago, Hammurabi engraved the laws of Babylon onto a stone plinth and revolutionized the codication of law. Today, lawyers of all walks of life are engaged in a new revolution, with the ability to practice law armed with nothing more than a tablet device and an internet browser—a revolution brought about, in large part, by the rise of cloud computing.

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The Ransomware Threat

whitePaper | December 22, 2022

Ransomware continues to be among the most critical risks facing organizations of all sizes. Attackers have perfected techniques and business models that will pose a challenge to even the best prepared organizations. While the encryption of a high volume of computers on a network can potentially be mitigated by adequate backups, ransomware actors have discovered new avenues of extortion, such as threatening to release data stolen prior to encryption. While ransomware attacks are time consuming to perform, ransomware actors have managed to achieve scale through the introduction of “ransomware-as-a-service” operations, renting out their tools and infrastructure to other attackers in exchange for a cut of the profits.

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NetCraftsmen

Founded in 2001, NetCraftsmen is a consulting company whose engineers are true Master Craftsmen, world renowned for their expertise and experience. NetCraftsmen clients Rest Assured knowing that a team of industry leaders, visionaries, and innovators are dedicated to ensuring that their IT network is built and managed to meet and adapt to today’s enterprise demands.

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