Most organizations don’t find out their backup strategy doesn’t work until it’s too late. On the surface, everything seems covered: backups are running, retention policies are in place, recovery plans have been tabletop tested, and someone did an assessment six months ago that said everything looked “adequate.” Maybe even “mature.” But when ransomware hits, those […]

Cybersecurity professionals commonly blame the end user for being the top area of risk in securing the organization. In many ways, this is understandable. Systems and software are in our control; but end users are unpredictable. They expand our threat surface to each geographically dispersed user, personal device, and their potential for making errors that impact our security.

World Backup Day is a well-meaning nudge. It’s a chance to pause, check your backups, and make sure your data is protected. It can be a good reminder to verify that you’ve got the essentials in place. But in our line of work, we’ve unfortunately seen how easily organizations can be lulled into a false […]

LAUNCH. This was the automated command issued by Oko, the Soviet nuclear early warning system, on September 26, 1983. Sirens blared. Screens flashed. The warning was clear: the United States had launched a nuclear strike. Tucked away in a bunker near Moscow, lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov had a choice to make. Protocol said to report […]