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Education sector IT teams are facing unprecedented cybersecurity threats and compliance demands. For colleges and universities, cyber resilience is the ability to withstand, recover from, and adapt to cyberattacks and IT disruptions, without losing access to critical systems and data. Working closely with higher education institutions across the country, I’ve seen just how dramatically the …

How Higher Education Institutions Can Strengthen Cyber Resilience with Modern Data Protection Read More »

As director of public sector sales for Veeam in the U.S., I spend my days talking with state agencies, county CIOs, school districts, and federal program managers who are under relentless pressure. Ransomware actors see public services as soft targets, compliance mandates tighten every budget cycle, and legacy infrastructure isn’t aging gracefully. When 911 dispatch, …

Locking Down Public-Sector Data: My Perspective on Why Veeam Data Cloud Vault Sets the New Standard Read More »

In my role at Veeam, I have the privilege of working closely with state, local, and education (SLED) organizations across the U.S. Every day, I hear first-hand the challenges IT teams face including tight budgets, aging infrastructure, rising cyberthreats, and the constant pressure to meet compliance mandates. It’s not easy. In fact, with 87% of …

Safeguarding Public Sector Data: Veeam’s Blueprint for SLED Resilience Read More »

Key Takeaways Mandatory reporting is now standard. New regulations like DORA, NIS2, and HIPAA updates require organizations to report cyber incidents—sometimes within just 72 hours—to maintain transparency and avoid penalties. 72-hour incident response windows are achievable, but only with preparation. Meeting tight timelines demands documented IR plans, defined workflows, cross-functional coordination, and automated detection tools. …

Key 2025 Compliance Updates You Should Know Read More »

What if you paid the ransom and your data was still destroyed? For many organizations, this is the nightmare scenario: you think you’ve negotiated your way out of a ransomware attack, you’ve paid the ransom demanded, and you’ve waited for the promised decryption tool. But when you think your data is safe and the ordeal …

Dangerous Tools in Clumsy Hands: Lessons from the VanHelsing Ransomware Leak Read More »

In today’s enterprise IT landscape, organizations are challenged to maximize performance, control costs and drive efficiencies across their virtual environments.  Additionally, migrating to a new hypervisor is a complex and costly process. It involves much more than simply replacing software—it demands thorough planning and significant investment across multiple areas, such as: Feature set and functionality …

Driving Enterprise Efficiency: VMWare Rightsizing Powered by Veeam ONE and Pure1 Read More »

Key Takeaways: Defining a MVB/MVC state ensures organizations can quickly restore the most critical systems and processes after a cyberattack. Industry frameworks and compliance rules like NIST, CSF, or DORA all require this information. Veeam accelerates recovery to an MVB/MVC state through backup, clean room testing, and more features to then fully recover.   New …

Minimum Viable Business and Minimum Viable Company for Cyber Resilience: What You Need to Know Read More »