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Ransomware: It’s coming for your backup servers

Network World

Backup and recovery systems are at risk for two types of ransomware attacks: encryption and exfiltration – and most on-premises backup servers are wide open to both. This makes backup systems themselves the primary target of some ransomware groups, and warrants special attention.

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Is Information Security the Right Profession for Me?

Linux Academy

Wondering if information security is the right profession for you? I’ve been working in information security for many years and have had the opportunity to fill a variety of roles. In this post, I’ll fill you in about some of the available jobs in information security and what it takes to succeed in each one.

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Backups | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

How many of you have ever needed to recover something from backups? Then, imagine if the backups of that application had been failing for months. The importance of local and cloud backups. We must plan for the worst, which includes a full system compromise and restoration from backups. Not a pretty picture, is it?

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DCAP Systems: Protecting Your Data with Advanced Technology

SecureWorld News

Huge arrays of unstructured data utilized and modified by many users as well as the ever-growing complexity of attacks, lead to the fact that the usual means of protecting the perimeter of a corporate network no longer meet current information security requirements. What is Data-Centric Audit and Protection?

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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO Business Intelligence

In the ever-evolving realm of information security, the principle of Least Privilege stands out as the cornerstone of safeguarding sensitive data. However, this fundamental concept, emphasizing limited access to resources and information, has been progressively overlooked, placing our digital ecosystems at greater risk.

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The crucial role of data security management in the digital age

Dataconomy

Identifying potential risks To manage data security effectively, organizations must first identify risks. Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated by the day, constantly evolving their methods to infiltrate systems and steal information. It is crucial to implement data backups as part of data security management.

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Unleashing the Power of a Security Data Lake

SecureWorld News

The concept of a Security Data Lake, a type of Data Lake explicitly designed for information security, has not received much attention yet. It can potentially bring a company's security to the next level. Security Data Lake encompasses more than just security logs and alerts.