A Veeam Software report claims that 92% of organisations plan to increase spending on data protection in 2024 to defend against ransomware and cyberattacks. Although businesses are focusing more on cloud usage for recovery, few feel they could recover quickly from a small-scale crisis. Meanwhile, 76% of organisations experienced at least one cyberattack in the last 12 months, with 26% being attacked a minimum of four times. Data protection budgets are predicted to rise by 6.6% in 2024.
GuidePoint warns of Python backdoor used in ransomware
GuidePoint Security identified a threat actor using a Python-based backdoor to persistently access breached endpoints and release RansomHub encryptors across compromised networks. The backdoor was