More than 70 new features ship in v13.1, including automated Active Directory Forest Recovery, threat detection extended to more workloads, post-quantum cryptography, and Veeam Intelligence that evolves from an assistant that answers questions into an agent that investigates and acts. Read more

In February of 2024, a consortium of law enforcement agencies took down LockBit ransomware group. The discovery that LockBit retained victims’ stolen data despite promises to delete it demonstrates a critical flaw in the advice often given to ransomware victims. At the time, many legal and incident response professionals recommended payment on the assumption that LockBit had a strong financial incentive to honor its commitments and that the likelihood of data being publicly released after payment was relatively low. While that assessment may have appeared reasonable based on short-term observed outcomes, it relied heavily on assumptions about the behavior of a criminal enterprise that could never be independently verified. Read more

Organizations invest in backup to ensure they can recover when the unexpected happens. But today’s attackers understand that recovery is often the greatest obstacle to a successful attack. Rather than focusing solely on production systems, attackers increasingly target backup infrastructure itself: Attempting to delete backups, disable services, and compromise recovery points before launching an attack. Read more

For years, ransomware incidents were interpreted through a familiar set of signals. Leaders identified the malware family, mapped it to the threat group, assessed the demand, and used those inputs to judge the scale of the event and how to respond. The approach was never precise, but it gave executives a practical shorthand for framing risk quickly. Read more

Ransomware remains one of the most disruptive threats in today’s cyber landscape and it’s not slowing down. In 2025, ransomware and extortion tactics accounted for a significant share of breaches. Mid-market organizations are particularly vulnerable, with Veeam research showing that companies with an average of just 228 employees are often hit hardest. For IT leaders, this isn’t just about preventing downtime, it’s about safeguarding business continuity, reputation, and regulatory standing. Read more