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Backup is the process of creating copies of data to use in the event the original data is lost or corrupted. In the realm of information security, backup acts as a critical safety measure, ensuring that information can be restored and operations can continue following incidents like data breaches, malware attacks, accidental deletions, or catastrophic hardware failures.
Effective backup strategies involve regularly saving data to secure locations, which can be on-site, off-site, or in cloud-based storage systems, depending on security requirements and recovery objectives. This practice aligns with the concept of redundancy, a key principle in cybersecurity that protects against data loss and contributes to a robust disaster recovery plan. Backups can be full, incremental, or differential, with each methodology offering a balance between resource investment and recovery capability.
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Veeam has rolled out patches to contain a critical security flaw impacting its Backup & Replication software that could result in remote code execution under certain conditions
Enterprise data backup platform Commvault has revealed that an unknown nation-state threat actor breached its Microsoft Azure environment by exploiting CVE-2025-3928 but emphasized there is no evidence of unauthorized data access
Veeam has patched a critical remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-23120 in its Backup & Replication software that impacts domain-joined installations. [...]
A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager authentication bypass flaw tracked as CVE-2024-29849 is now publicly available, making it urgent that admins apply the latest security updates. [...]