Updated (October 27th, 2022): List of vendors and software affected by the OpenSSL vulnerability here. Critical OpenSSL Vulnerability version 3.0 and above: OpenSSL has just announced a critical vulnerability in version 3.x. This access vulnerability requires access to private keys and/or risks remote machine access (RCE). Vulnerabilities that can be easily exploited remotely to compromise …
Category: Ransomware
Oct 26
Hardened Repository in Veeam v12
In Veeam B&R v11, Veeam introduced the ability to build your own immutable (Veeam Immutable Backup), hardened backup repositories. This can be accomplished using any Linux server with storage and the XFS file system. As a reminder, immutability in this context means, a backup file cannot be changed, altered, or deleted without having root access …
Oct 25
Ransomware & Cybersecurity with Veeam v12
Cyber groups (Ransom Cartels), specifically target backup solutions in order to ensure that the victim has no other option except for paying the ransom. Conti group (works like a Ransom Cartel) is particularly methodical in developing and implementing backup removal techniques (on-premise and cloud). The full analysis is available here and is based on their …
Oct 25
Why backup directly to Object Storage?
Hello, I do expect the on-prem object storage adoption to go through the roof with backup solutions support for backing up directly to object storage. The ratio between the on-prem and cloud looks to be about 50/50. Thanks to S3 endpoint names often carrying a hint on the object storage device behind it, it is …
May 17
Protect your data with Veeam and Wasabi
Many organizations still view cloud storage as less secure than air-gapped, offline storage. These organizations feel that if data is connected to a network, it can be accidentally deleted or susceptible to ransomware. The traditional method of air gapping data for protection meant that an organization’s data was stored offline in an LTO tape cartridge …
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