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Mar 29, 2018

Baltimore's 911 dispatch hacked, CAD system down for 17 hours

Baltimore's 911 dispatch system was hacked over the weekend, causing the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system to be down for over 17 hours. Read More ▶

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Availability for Today's Multi-Cloud Enterprise

In today's era, organizations are increasingly adopting multiple cloud services, including public, private and hybrid clouds to meet increased agility, innovation and cost management goals. Veeam ensures Availability in these environments by providing data protection to, from and within multi-cloud environments. Read More ▶

1.4B stolen passwords are free for the taking: What we know now

The 2012 LinkedIn breach, along with other old third-party breaches, is still paying dividends for criminals, who now have free access to 1.4 billion previously exposed email addresses and passwords. Read More ▶

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Get a 299-Piece All-Purpose First Aid Kit For $12 Today

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SamSam group deletes Atlanta's contact portal after the address goes public

An image shared with local media during the early stages of a SamSam ransomware infection in Atlanta exposed the contact portal assigned to the city by the group responsible for the attack. When questioned about their actions via the exposed portal, the SamSam group later deleted the contact form, calling the questions and comments spam. Read More ▶

GoScanSSH malware targets Linux systems but avoids government servers

A new strain of malware aimed at Linux-based SSH servers is actively trying to avoid infecting government or military systems. Read More ▶

Tax scams target businesses, too: attacks just the tip of the phishing spear

There are too many people unaware of the issue and too many organizations that believe they are immune or that your business won't be a target. Read More ▶

How the Facebook privacy debacle is connected to the movement of IAM to containers

Trust by Design can help us to build better and safer IAM platforms where the privacy of personal data is respected. Read More ▶

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Best Practices in Cloud-powered Data Protection

Protecting organizational data in the cloud is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor. Organizations assessing how to leverage cloud-powered data protection and cloud-enhanced availability should know not only that is cloud not a "tape killer," but also that three distinct types of cloud-based data protection services are prevalent today-and each has its own strengths. Read More ▶

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