Spinone

DECEMBER 31, 2018

However, backups may not be readily considered when moving core enterprise applications into cloud-computing scenario. Backups of cloud data should be considered crucial to the overall security strategy of organizations with hybrid cloud or native public cloud business-critical applications, data, and infrastructure.

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Backups Accountability Ransomware Encryption 40

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Apparently, an employee at Company X used an LLM to help them finish a whitepaper. They seek out ways to exploit organizations’ backup systems. Neither are backups stored with cloud services. I heard a fascinating (and true) story at BlackHat this year that reminds us why an organization’s biggest threat often comes from within.

Cybersecurity 126

Cybersecurity Encryption Ransomware Backups 126

Security Boulevard

JULY 21, 2022

NIST has developed a whitepaper which outlines the steps for migration to post-quantum cryptography. Dustin Moody, a mathematician and project lead at NIST, explains , "We wanted to ensure that we had a backup strategy in the event that someone discovers a breakthrough and an attack on lattices.". Crypto-agility.

Encryption 114

Encryption Authentication Backups Architecture 114

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 2, 2022

Actions like quarterly backups appear statistically similar to data exfiltration, as an example. Whitepaper: Power to the People - Democratizing Automation & AI-Driven Security. Whitepaper: AI, By and For the People Fusing Machine Precision & Human Intuition. A “Dummie’s intro to machine learning.

Artificial Intelligence 98

Artificial Intelligence Backups Threat Detection Technology 98

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Even so, some experts continue to say that the best advice for handling the threat of ransomware is to train users not to click on things and to maintain backups of all business-critical data and information. As for backups and disaster recovery plans, there is no doubt that every company should have them.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Backups VPN Security Defenses 52

Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

PetitPotam abuses several functions in the Encrypting File System (EFS) service, such as EfsRpcOpenFileRaw, which opens a file in an arbitrary path for backup/restore. This is the infamous ADCS ESC8 that Will Schroeder and Lee Chagolla-Christensen disclosed in their Certified Pre-Owned whitepaper.

Authentication 52

Authentication Accountability Passwords Encryption 52