As director of public sector sales for Veeam in the U.S., I spend my days talking with state agencies, county CIOs, school districts, and federal program managers who are under relentless pressure. Ransomware actors see public services as soft targets, compliance mandates tighten every budget cycle, and legacy infrastructure isn’t aging gracefully. When 911 dispatch, election platforms, or student information systems go dark, it’s front-page news and citizens feel it instantly. Read more

In my role at Veeam, I have the privilege of working closely with state, local, and education (SLED) organizations across the U.S. Every day, I hear first-hand the challenges IT teams face including tight budgets, aging infrastructure, rising cyberthreats, and the constant pressure to meet compliance mandates. It's not easy. In fact, with 87% of U.S. state and local governments reporting at least one cyber incident in the past two years, the stakes have never been higher. Read more

Compliance rules are changing fast in 2025. Whether you’re in IT, a CCO, legal, or just trying to keep your company on track, here’s a simple breakdown of the updates you’ll want on your radar. Read more

For many organizations, this is the nightmare scenario: you think you’ve negotiated your way out of a ransomware attack, you’ve paid the ransom demanded, and you’ve waited for the promised decryption tool. But when you think your data is safe and the ordeal is finished, you discover your data is still lost. Read more

In today’s enterprise IT landscape, organizations are challenged to maximize performance, control costs and drive efficiencies across their virtual environments.  Additionally, migrating to a new hypervisor is a complex and costly process. Read more

MVB or MVC refers to the minimum possible version of an organization that can still operate should an incident bring down systems and operations. They are critical concepts in cyber resilience planning and response. They define the bare minimum operations, processes, systems, and data an organization must restore to remain functional after a cyberattack. Read more

Cybersecurity is a moving target, and as organizations increasingly rely on Microsoft 365, Entra ID has become the latest battleground in the war on information security. In our recent webinar, “The Overlooked Risk in Your Microsoft 365 Defense: Identity Protection”, Veeam expert Karinne Bessette and industry leader Joseph Carson explored the real-world risks organizations face, including why identity is under attack and how resilience backup strategies play a vital role in modern defense. Read more

Veeam® Software, the leader in Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery, today announced that its Veeam Data Cloud (VDC) offerings have been awarded the Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program (TX-RAMP) Level 2 security certification. This achievement underscores Veeam’s commitment to delivering industry-leading, secure cloud data protection solutions to public sector organizations across Texas. Read more

Cyberthreats continue to expand in frequency and complexity. They increase pressure on security operations and IT teams to preempt, detect, respond to, and recover from attacks faster, more accurately and confidently. Many organizations remain hindered by limited visibility, fragmented tools, and manual processes. These obstructions and complexities slow their ability to respond effectively to a cyber incident. Read more

Recovery isn’t just about getting systems back online; it’s about proving that IT operations are essential to business continuity. Veeam’s Leah Troscianecki sat down with Ray Umerley, Field CISO, Coveware by Veeam, for a tactical conversation about what actually happens when ransomware hits, and how clean recovery can turn the tide from operational fire drills to strategic foresight. Read more