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

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

Yet Another Recursive Acronym (YARA) is a valuable tool for identifying and classifying malware. In this article, we’ll explore YARA functionality,  including what it does and how to write effective YARA rules for threat intelligence and malware detection. Read more

Data resilience should be a top priority for all organizations. But what does true resilience look like, and how can companies objectively measure and improve it? Enter the Data Resilience Maturity Model (DRMM), a comprehensive framework designed to help businesses assess their current capabilities, benchmark themselves against industry best practices, and build a roadmap toward greater stability and security. Read more

Ransomware attacks are evolving faster than ever, making cyber resilience a top priority for organizations of all sizes. In this post, our principal product marketing manager, Leah Troscianecki, EMEA field CTO, Edwin Weijdema, and VP of information security, Courtney Elder, answer some of the main questions from Veeam’s Risk to Resilience Report, share real-world insights from the front lines, and offer actionable best practices to help your business prepare for and recover from cyber incidents. Read more

Left unmanaged, data sprawl creates chaos that weakens operational control and increases risk. Risk can come in all shapes and forms: accommodating for increased expenses associated with data growth, keeping that data safe from threats while maintaining compliance, or even recovering that data without violating your RPO or RTO. While hypervisors and cloud platforms are often the first that come to mind, unstructured data frequently holds years of organizational knowledge that must not be overlooked. Read more

In today's digital landscape, it’s not a matter of if a ransomware attack will happen, it’s a matter of when. However, with the right strategy in place, organizations can stay ahead of attackers and recover quickly if the worst happens. Read more

It starts like any other morning — except for the IT admin, who logs in first. You check the monitoring dashboard and see a few alerts: elevated CPU usage, a couple of failed logins, then a string of disconnected endpoints. At first, it looks like routine noise. Maybe a patch failed overnight. Maybe a script hung. Read more

Relentless grit and fiery determination aren’t just hallmarks of Seattle Orcas cricket, they’re the foundation of resilience that every organization needs. At Veeam, resilience drives everything we do. From protecting our customers’ data to partnering with champions of adaptability like the Seattle Orcas, resilience shapes our approach. Read more

As we approach the one year anniversary of two prominent ransomware group collapses (Lockbit and BlackCat/ALPHV), we find the ransomware ecosystem to be as fractured and uncertain as it did in the months following these events. The Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model remains irreversibly tarnished after the groups that pioneered this framework were exposed as being fraught with infighting, deception, lost profits, and compromised anonymity for their affiliates. Joint law enforcement actions over the last year have systematically impaired the resources ransomware actors depend on to operate. In the case of domestic threats, law enforcement efforts have even put a number of bad actors behind bars. While certain groups persist and new names continue to trickle in and out of the ransom-sphere, ... Read more