NovaBACKUP Security Blog / Security Threats / Ransomware (3)

How Can You Ensure Your Backups are Secure?

backups-secure

Disaster can strike at a moment's notice, which is why many organizations have started to fully utilize backup solutions to keep their information safe. However, just because you're consistently backing up your files doesn't necessarily mean that they are protected from the wide varie …

Read Story

Virus Alert: Beware of CTB-Locker Disguised as Windows 10 Upgrade

Virus-alert

While there are over 14 million machines and counting already running Windows 10, there are millions worldwide that are still waiting. With the long waiting list to upgrade to Windows 10, it somehow doesn’t surprise me that hackers would find a way to take advantage of that fact. The …

Read Story

Is Your Private Data Indexed by Google?

Google

The whole idea that our personal data could be indexed by Google without us even knowing it is more than daunting, it's downright scary. NAS, network attached storage, devices are becoming one of the more popular devices to backup to in small businesses. Which is great, as they are ty …

Read Story

Backup and Sync Your Backup to Cloud File Sync Services

OneDrive-1

With the advent of cloud backup and the introduction of file sharing in the cloud, there has been a lot of confusion in terms of what is and is not cloud backup. Let’s start by looking at “What is Cloud Backup?” Cloud backup, also known as online backup, refers to the backup of data s …

Read Story

iCloud Hack: Apple Vulnerability Reveals More Than Security Breach

iCloud-hack

Cloud file-sharing services like Apple iCloud have almost become synonymous with cloud backup, but in reality they are not the same thing. Online or cloud file sharing services were originally designed to make it easier for users to upload and download large files for sharing that wer …

Read Story

The Crypto Virus Strikes Again with a New Strain Called CryptoWall

Crypto-virus-protection

It looks like this new strain of file-encrypting ransomware called CryptoWall (and a variant CryptoDefense) is picking up where CryptoLocker left off. On the heels of the botnet takedown, which stopped the spread of CryptoLocker (after infecting over 250,000 computers), the Center of …

Read Story

Top 8 Computer Tips and Tricks | How to Protect Your Computer

Backup-tips

We can all acknowledge that keeping your computer safe and your identity protected from hackers is important, but in practice what can actually be done to keep your computer data safe? By simply following a few preventative steps you can make your online experience truly secure and ke …

Read Story

Heartbleed Bug Leaves Unpatched Servers Vulnerable to Attack

Unpatched-servers

The Heartbleed Bug, a newly discovered security bug, poses a major vulnerability to the security of information on the internet. This vulnerability found on OpenSSL software could allow hackers to access the memory of unpatched servers. Since hundreds of thousands of web servers use O …

Read Story

Tired of Losing Important Information?

Data-loss

In today’s world, most people rely on technology to hold every single piece of important information. Rather than developing your family pictures, you probably have them stored on a hard drive or computer somewhere. With the ability to scan and email important documents, it’s not even …

Read Story

Don’t Let CryptoLocker Steal Your Data for Christmas

Cryptolocker-screen

CryptoLocker is a ransomware Trojen horse that is holding victims data for ransom. This is a new type of malware that is targeted to computers running on Windows operating systems. The CryptoLocker malware is being spread through phishing emails that are disguised as legitimate lookin …

Read Story