There have been numerous cases recently where advanced malware has been linked to significant data breaches. Malware authors employ a variety of techniques to hide their malicious intent, including the use of packing utilities to create "packed malware." Ladi Adefala, Senior Security Strategist at Fortinet, explains how a real time sandbox can change the game with regard to defending against these sophisticated attacks.

  

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It has been said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In the case of disaster recovery, however, businesses tend focus on prevention without anticipating the need for a cure. It may be painful to admit, but disaster in some form is nearly unavoidable, whether due to severe weather, an accident or a data breach. Every good prevention strategy should include a continuity plan for rapid recovery when the inevitable hits.

The problem for many is the idea of "disaster". The word evokes images of earthquakes, wildfires and malicious hackers, but disaster can occur through something as simple as a user accidently deleting a critical file or a server crashing. No matter the form that disaster takes, you need to be ready to put a cure into action quickly so you can get back to business as usual.

The reason why many businesses still do not have a continuity strategy is often simple. Continuity plans and comprehensive disaster recovery strategies get relegated to the "we know we need this, but just haven't gotten around to it" space. And as time is always short in the world of IT, this important task gets pushed further down the list until a disaster strikes.

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