VMware ESXi at risk! Is yours backed up?

Unless you have money to burn, or have a serious lack of concern for your virtual machines, then it would be in your best interest to ensure that you don’t let hackers lock your virtual machines down. I’m sure by now we all know what Ransomware is, but for the few that may not, it’s essentially hackers encrypting your systems, then requesting large payments through bitcoin to give you access back. Bitcoins largely anonymous, making it a perfect payment method for these hackers to utilise.

A hacker group formerly known as SEXi, who have now rebranded to APT INC, are continuing to target various organisations VMware ESXi servers, and if you aren’t careful, you could see yourself becoming the victim of one of their attacks. APT INC are making use of the Babuk and LockBit 3 encryptors, which as of yet have no known weaknesses, meaning unless they decrypt it themselves, you aren’t going to get your files back, unless you had a backup of your VMware elsewhere.

More about the attacks can be found here –https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sexi-ransomware-rebrands-to-apt-inc-continues-vmware-esxi-attacks/

Unfortunately, despite payments being made, it is not always a guarantee that these hackers even decrypt your files, and why would they? If they are illegally compromising your system to extort money out of you, then the likelihood of them having the decency to even decrypt your system is few and far between, made worse by the fact these ransom amounts can reach the hundreds of thousands.

Backup Systems understands the importance of Virtual machines, which is why we offer a reliable a trustworthy backup solution for you, that takes care of it completely. Virtual machines are huge asset to organizations, but should something go wrong, you could find yourself suffering big time. It’s not just hackers that could be the cause either, any sort of hardware failure or natural disaster in the workplace could see you endure some hefty downtime.

A third-party backup eliminates the risk completely, you’ll have peace of mind knowing that if something does go wrong, you’d be able to restore from our up-to-date backup. These are fast incremental backups that ensure minimal risk of data loss, no matter the size of your organisation, the backup can be tailored to your needs. The entire server is backed up, so you don’t have to worry about losing any of your file or databases, it will all be there when you need to retrieve it.

To further ensure that this is the right choice for your organisation, we offer a FREE demonstration, this allows you to see how exactly our backup solution works, and how it will be utilised with your virtual machines. Get in contact with us today to book this by emailing us at info@backupsystems.co.uk or by calling us at 0845 671 0290. Our website also features more information about our VMWare backups, as well as the countless other services we can offer you, take a look at them here – https://www.backup-systems.co.uk/managed-data-backup/

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