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Report: SMEs Are Prime Targets and Must Plan for Disaster Recovery

SecureWorld News

This is the gist of a new report titled " A New Age of Disaster Recovery Planning for SMEs " (download required) produced by MIT Technology Review Insights and sponsored by OVHcloud. Here are some of the highlights and key findings from the 19-page report. SMEs are becoming more frequent targets of cyberattacks. Back up all data.

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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

The outage was traced to a damaged database file; a contractor was working to correct a problem with the synchronization between live and backup databases and ended up corrupting both. And arise it did on January 24, when a Chicago employee failed to turn the backup server off at the appropriate time.

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Ransomware’s Number 1 Target? Your Kid’s School

SecureWorld News

And the MS-ISAC says K-12 school districts are now the most likely to suffer from and report a successful ransomware attack. However, when schools began to start up again in August and September, that number rose to 57%, making K-12 districts the most likely entities in the United States to suffer from and report a ransomware attack.

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U.S. Agencies Release Guidelines for DDoS Attacks

SecureWorld News

malware insertion or data exfiltration—victims should stay on guard to other possible compromises throughout a DDoS response. And as always, CISA and the FBI strongly encourage you to promptly report any incidents to your local FBI field office or to CISA at report@cisa.gov.

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Radically Reduce Downtime and Data Loss with SaaS-based Disaster Recovery

CIO Business Intelligence

Titled “ The State of Ransomware and Disaster Preparedness 2022 ,” the study shows that “79% of respondents indicated they had activated a disaster response within the past 12 months, with 61% of those responses triggered by ransomware or other malware. CDP is the best way to protect your business and achieve business continuity.