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Zawya
15 hours ago
- Business
- Zawya
Veeam positioned as a leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Backup & Data Protection Platforms for the Ninth Consecutive Time
DUBAI, UAE – Veeam® Software, the #1 global leader by market share in Data Resilience, has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2025 Magic Quadrant for Backup & Data Protection Platforms. This is the ninth consecutive time that Gartner has recognized Veeam as a Magic Quadrant Leader, and the sixth consecutive year Veeam is positioned highest for Ability to Execute. Veeam believes this consistent recognition reflects Veeam's industry advancement and adaptability in a world that's constantly evolving from the growth in cyber threats to the emergence of AI as a critical business enabler. Why does this matter? Because every minute, somewhere on the planet, a business is fighting off ransomware, dealing with cloud sprawl, or wondering how to harness AI without jeopardizing its data. Over 550,000 customers, nearly 72% of the Global 2000, choose Veeam as their safety net and springboard at the same time. 'Veeam's success is built on serving our customers' needs and supporting them as their technology needs evolve – from delivering the most complete end-to-end cyber resilience capabilities to giving them the freedom to choose where and how to store and use their data,' said Anand Eswaran, CEO at Veeam. 'That commitment to innovation, which has been at the core of our company since its inception, continues today as the world moves to SaaS and as organizations are incorporating AI into their core business processes. Veeam is the one-stop shop for keeping critical data safe no matter what happens.' The latest Gartner recognition follows a period of rapid innovation for Veeam Data Cloud. Recent advancements include expanded protection for Microsoft SaaS environments, now safeguarding both Microsoft 365 and user identities through Entra ID. Veeam also introduced predictable, immutable offsite storage accessible to all Veeam customers, further strengthening defenses against ransomware. Additionally, new support for Salesforce ensures critical business data remains secure and recoverable across even more cloud applications. Magic Quadrant reports are a culmination of rigorous, fact-based research in specific markets, providing a wide-angle view of the relative positions of providers in markets where growth is high and provider differentiation is distinct. Providers are positioned into four quadrants: Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries, and Niche Players. The research enables organizations to get the most from market analysis in alignment with their unique business and technology needs. About Veeam Software Veeam®, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes every business should be able to bounce forward after a disruption with the confidence and control of all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam calls this radical resilience, and we're obsessed with creating innovative ways to help our customers achieve it. Veeam solutions are purpose-built for powering data resilience by providing data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. With Veeam, IT and security leaders rest easy knowing that their apps and data are protected and always available across their cloud, virtual, physical, SaaS, and Kubernetes environments. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, including 67% of the Global 2000, that trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Radical resilience starts with Veeam.
News.com.au
5 days ago
- Politics
- News.com.au
Liberals apologise after hackers post explicit photos on party socials
Hours after Sussan Ley vowed to lead a Liberal Party 'that is proudly for women', explicit images were posted on its social media accounts. The images appeared on the Liberals' Facebook and Instagram accounts about midnight and were the product of hacking, the party said in a statement on Thursday. 'Overnight, the social media account of a contractor used by the party was hacked, leading to the posting of unauthorised material on the Liberal Party's Meta accounts at around midnight,' the statement said. 'All material was removed within 10 minutes of it being posted and the matter was urgently raised with the Australian Cyber Security Centre and with Meta overnight 'We apologise for any offence caused.' The hack came as the Liberal Party tries to rebrand after years of criticism for its dwindling female representation. In her first major speech on Wednesday, the newly elected Opposition Leader said she wanted to boost the number of women in her party's ranks and left the door open to quotas. 'We must be a Liberal Party that is proudly for women and made up of women. Our party must preselect more women in winnable seats so that we see more Liberal women in federal parliament,' she said. 'Now, I'm agnostic on specific methods to make it happen, but I am a zealot that it does actually happen. Current approaches have clearly not worked, so I am open to any approach that will.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
R-rated twist to Libs leader's pledge
Hours after Sussan Ley vowed to lead a Liberal Party 'that is proudly for women', explicit images were posted on its social media accounts. The images appeared on the Liberals' Facebook and Instagram accounts about midnight and were the product of hacking, the party said in a statement on Thursday. 'Overnight, the social media account of a contractor used by the party was hacked, leading to the posting of unauthorised material on the Liberal Party's Meta accounts at around midnight,' the statement said. 'All material was removed within 10 minutes of it being posted and the matter was urgently raised with the Australian Cyber Security Centre and with Meta overnight 'We apologise for any offence caused.' The hack came as the Liberal Party tries to rebrand after years of criticism for its dwindling female representation. In her first major speech on Wednesday, the newly elected Opposition Leader said she wanted to boost the number of women in her party's ranks and left the door open to quotas. 'We must be a Liberal Party that is proudly for women and made up of women. Our party must preselect more women in winnable seats so that we see more Liberal women in federal parliament,' she said. 'Now, I'm agnostic on specific methods to make it happen, but I am a zealot that it does actually happen. Current approaches have clearly not worked, so I am open to any approach that will.'
Zawya
6 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Proofpoint strengthens investment in the United Arab Emirates to meet customer demand for AI-powered, compliant data security solutions
Dubai, UAE - Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced the general availability of its Data Security and Governance Solutions, delivered through its local data center in the United Arab Emirates. This bolsters Proofpoint's commitment to the region, meeting customer demand for AI-powered, cloud-based security solutions that help our customers in the region comply with local data residency policies and meet regulatory compliance. The company's UAE data center was initially announced in February this year during Proofpoint's Protect Tour in Dubai, during a keynote delivered by Sumit Dhawan, CEO at Proofpoint and supported by H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security at United Arab Emirates Government. Data loss is a widespread challenge in the region. Proofpoint research shows that 94% of organizations in the UAE experienced at least one data loss incident in the past year. As a result of this, 47% admitted to suffering regulatory sanctions and fines. While UAE organizations are investing in data security solutions, less than half (46%) say they have a mature Data Loss Prevention (DLP) program in place. The way people work today exacerbates this data security challenge for organizations. With the rapid proliferation of digital communication channels and increasingly disparate data sources - and employees working across multiple communications channels and applications - organizations are faced with the challenge of effectively securing a wide sprawl of data, while addressing compliance challenges in a fast and high-efficacy way. Due to this, 88% of UAE CISOs agree that information protection and data governance are a top priority for their organization in the next year. 'Data security is a challenge that is constantly evolving in the UAE, and our main objective is to continue to help organizations protect their data, with innovative, AI-powered solutions that address data loss risks, while ensuring local regulations and compliance,' said Kenan Abu Ltaif, Regional Director, Middle East and Turkey at Proofpoint. 'We will continue to enhance our offerings for UAE-based organizations in line with the threat landscape, enabling them to roll out multi-layered, cloud-native cybersecurity protection that safeguards people and data from today's biggest threats, while keeping their data in-country.' Customers in the UAE can now benefit from Proofpoint's portfolio of Data Security and Governance Solutions, including: Digital Communications Governance (DCG), Enterprise DLP, and Insider Threat Management. About Proofpoint Proofpoint, Inc. is a leading cybersecurity and compliance company that protects organizations' greatest assets and biggest risks: their people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including 85 percent of the Fortune 100, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions that mitigate their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web. More information is available at
South China Morning Post
21-06-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police arrest 118 for e-commerce scams involving HK$5 million in losses
Hong Kong police have arrested 118 people in a citywide crackdown on online shopping scams involving losses of more than HK$5 million (US$636,940), largely linked to concert ticket sales amid a boom in the city's live music performances. One of the cases included a victim selling a clothes iron who was swindled out of HK$1 million. Those arrested included 82 men and 36 women, aged between 18 and 74, who were linked to 120 online shopping scam cases, according to the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau's Superintendent Ko Tik. The cases involved 321 victims, with total reported losses exceeding HK$5.2 million. Last year, police received 44,480 fraud reports involving HK$9.15 billion in losses, with online shopping scams accounting for about 42 per cent of cases. 'This rising trend continues into 2025, with 3,076 online shopping scam cases recorded in the first quarter, a 30 per cent increase compared with the same period last year,' he said. From January to May this year, police had requested that social media platforms remove more than 33,900 suspected scammer accounts and pages.
