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Half of businesses now using online or cloud backups, but 15% still using tape, says Databarracks research

Tape remains popular due to low cost and arduous process of eliminating historic backups

New research by Databarracks has revealed that 15% of organisations are still using a combination of disk and tape backups, with 51% now using online or cloud backups.

The findings are from Databarracks’ 2021 Data Health Check. Running since 2008, the annual report surveys over 400 IT decision-makers in the UK on cloud, backups, cybersecurity, IT resilience and remote working.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Case Studies; Posted On Tuesday, 21 September 2021 09:53

New Data Finds Employees in Retail Industry Most Targeted by Malicious Emails

New Tessian report reveals how 2 million emails, flagged as malicious, bypassed traditional email defenses in 12 months and explains the top phishing techniques used by cybercriminals

SAN FRANCISCO: Two million malicious emails bypassed traditional email defenses, like secure email gateways, between July 2020-July 2021, according to a new report from Human Layer Security company Tessian. These emails were flagged by inbound email security tool Tessian Defender as malicious and analyzed by Tessian researchers to reveal the tactics cybercriminals use to carry out advanced spear phishing attacks that bypass defenses.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Industry News; Posted On Tuesday, 21 September 2021 09:50

ThycoticCentrify Expands Leadership Team with New Chief HR Officer, Keith Green

Redwood City, Calif. and Washington D.C. — September 14, 2021 – ThycoticCentrify and Centrify have announced that Keith Green has joined the company as Chief Human Resources (HR) Officer. Green joins ThycoticCentrify with more than 25 years of experience leading major corporate transformations, and will oversee the newly-combined company’s HR strategies and several business operations.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; Appointments, Promotions & Personality Profile; Posted On Tuesday, 21 September 2021 09:45

Automotive industry faces severe data breaches and ransomware threats, CybelAngel investigation reveals

Probe into the security of car manufacturers discovers critical cyber threats including 215,000 exposed credentials, 235,046 exposed assets and hundreds of blueprints of engines and production facilities publicly accessible

Paris, France - September 14th, 2021: The automotive industry is at severe risk of ransomware attack due to 215,000 exposed credentials becoming available online.

An investigation by CybelAngel, a global leader in digital risk protection, amongst leading automotive companies, discovered that trade secrets, personally identifiable information (PII) and other highly sensitive information had been leaked. Some of the leaked information included blueprints of engines and even production facilities.