Staying One Step Ahead of Cyberthreats

From phishing scams to ransomware attacks, the landscape of cyberthreats is constantly evolving, making vigilance and a proactive approach to data protection more essential than ever. This month, we’ll cover some essential best practices and strategies for you to keep in mind as you continue to develop and fortify your security posture. ??

?? Innovation is Essential

With the massive and ever-increasing explosion of data and infrastructure complexity, achieving true data resilience is more important than ever. We all know how fast the world of technology evolves, particularly when it comes to the world of data protection. However, threat actors and the tactics and techniques they can use to infiltrate your environment are growing at just as quick a pace. This is why it’s so important to constantly evaluate and re-evaluate your company’s cybersecurity posture and keep track of the latest trends in the industry so you can stay ahead of cyberattacks.

For executives in charge of cybersecurity, there can be a lot of pressure to maintain the status quo due to increasing pressures from other stakeholders and shrinking budgets. Regardless, it’s still critical for CISOs to question whether established practices still serve their organization’s security needs. Core cybersecurity strategies may stay relatively consistent, but tools to achieving those strategies evolve frequently. For any cybersecurity initiative to succeed, organizations must establish and communicate a clear security posture, defining acceptable levels of risk and consistently managing security tools as well as new risks.

?? Proactive Threat Assessment

Cyberattacks are no longer rare events; nowadays, they’re all but a given. Threat actors are using a variety of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to compromise systems for organizations of all sizes and industries. Threat actors are also no longer targeting only target production environments—they’re going after backups as well, making recovery more challenging than ever.

Our upcoming Veeam Data Platform 12.3 release is set to bring a host of new features dedicated to helping organizations like yours detect threats before they have the chance to impact your business. New features include the new Coveware by Veeam Recon Scanner, an indicator of compromise (IoC) tools scanner, and Veeam Threat Hunter. Features like these are key to stopping attacks before they happen, keeping your systems running smoothly no matter what you may face. We’ve also released Veeam Data Cloud Vault v2, a fully managed and secure cloud storage resource on Azure. Having a solution that’s pre-configured, fully managed, and has zero trust data resilience and security right out of the box is invaluable for keeping your backups secure and recoverable, should anything slip by your defenses.

?? Best Practices for Protecting Microsoft 365

As businesses increasingly rely on cloud-based solutions, ensuring the security, compliance, and recovery of your data is paramount. Microsoft 365 data has become particularly vulnerable in recent years, due to its popularity and the common misconception that Microsoft automatically protects data in Microsoft 365.

Protecting this data with solutions like Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is a strategic move for any organization, and with a simple, easy-to-use AI, it’s easy to get started. This, combined with regular backup and recovery policy review, staying up to date with new features and best practices, and engaging with your professional community to share experiences, can go a long way to achieving true data resilience — even in the face of disaster.

?? Points of Interest

We’re currently at Microsoft Ignite in Chicago! If you’re at the event, be sure to check out Veeam booth #114 to meet with the Veeam Team, ask questions and discuss all things Microsoft and Veeam in person, and the chance to win special prizes! If you’re not in Chicago, no worries — we have a ton of material available on-demand, including our exclusive session we held at Ignite!

We also recently returned from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in Salt Lake City! Our team really enjoyed meeting everyone who visited our booth and attended our live sessions, where we announced Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes v7.5! This newest version of Veeam Kasten contains significant advancements in scale, performance, security, and ecosystem coverage for all cloud-native applications and virtual machines (VMs) on Kubernetes.

Staying one step ahead of cyberattacks requires vigilance, a willingness to change, and a proactive mindset. As we continue to navigate an increasingly complex digital landscape, it’s essential to remain informed about the latest threats and continually update security practices to ensure you and your organization can stay one step ahead of the threats. Check out our Industry Insights and Tech Bites livestreams and subscribe for discussions on cutting edge cybersecurity topics!