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The Hidden Cost of Backup Recovery in Ransomware Events

Security Boulevard

Ransomware preparedness isnt just about having backups its about how quickly you can use them to recover. The post The Hidden Cost of Backup Recovery in Ransomware Events appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Verizon's 2025 DBIR: Threats Are Faster, Smarter, and More Personal

SecureWorld News

Unfortunately, many security and risk leaders today use awareness as a way to deflect blame if something goes wrong. The only method of recovery will be backups, however data shows that backups do not typically survive these breaches.

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NIST’s ransomware guidelines look a lot like cyber resilience

Webroot

On the recovery side, NIST urges the following: Develop and implement an incident recovery plan with defined roles and strategies Carefully plan, implement and test a data backup and restoration strategy Maintain an up-to-date list of internal and external contacts for ransomware attacks, including law enforcement.

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Strong medical device security awareness stifled by inventory, knowledge gaps

SC Magazine

This creates a major gap in security awareness, considering the 65,000 ransomware attacks deployed in the U.S. in the last year and the continued rise in cyber events. As the former chief information security officer of Boston Medical Center, Sehgal has seen a shift in the focus hospitals place on security.

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OpenText Security Solutions 2022 Global SMB Ransomware Survey: Fighting More… with Less

Webroot

In fact, more than half (52%) of respondents now feel more at risk of suffering a ransomware attack due to these unfolding events. Budget constraints and small security teams were cited as the primary roadblocks. Sixty-seven percent of SMBs conduct security awareness training twice a year or less.

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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

Divide the network into different zones to assist with the principle of least privilege and make specific security measures easier to deploy. This method improves control and containment in the event of a breach by isolating affected segments while protecting the rest.

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An MSP and SMB guide to disaster preparation, recovery and remediation

Webroot

It may be as simple as the deployment of antivirus plus backup and recovery applications for your end users, or a more complex approach with security operations center (SOC) tools or managed response solutions coupled with network security tools such as DNS and Web filtering, network and endpoint firewalls, VPNs, backup and recovery and others.

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