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Financial institutions must adapt to the EU's DORA and NIS2 regulations to stay compliant while strengthening cybersecurity. This article highlights five key strategies, including immutability, Zero Trust principles, and simplified backup management, to build operational resilience, protect against ransomware, and ensure recovery within strict regulatory demands.

On Data Privacy Day 2025, experts emphasize the importance of safeguarding personal data in our interconnected world. They discuss evolving threats like AI-powered cyberattacks and stress the need for businesses to adopt advanced security measures, including zero-knowledge encryption and AI-driven privacy tools. As data breaches grow, vigilance and education are essential to protect digital identities.

State-sponsored cyber warfare, zero-trust architecture, tool consolidation, and quantum security are key cybersecurity topics in 2025. With rising geopolitical tensions, critical infrastructure faces growing threats. Zero trust, AI-driven defense, and OT security become priorities as cyber risks escalate. Experts predict a shift toward proactive security frameworks to mitigate evolving cyber threats.

Business leaders looking to leverage generative AI must balance innovation with risk management. While GenAI enhances efficiency, ensuring data security, governance, and compliance is crucial. From filtering training data to vetting AI-generated outputs and maintaining human oversight, organizations must adopt responsible AI practices. Thoughtful implementation ensures both productivity and security.

"Continuous Everything" will redefine DevOps by integrating testing, security, and optimization across the lifecycle for faster, secure releases. GitOps adoption will rise, streamlining automation and provisioning. Platform engineering will accelerate development by offering preconfigured tools, while AIOps will drive AI implementation, ensuring seamless operations and security.

The new year brings fresh trends in tech security and data protection. As challenges grow more complex, organizations must evolve towards cyber resilience. Predictions for 2025 highlight the rise of Zero Trust, a more holistic approach to security, and increased focus on protecting data. Leaders must prioritize resilience to stay ahead of emerging threats.

Security leaders face growing challenges against modern cyber threats, including ransomware attacks. These sophisticated threats follow six stages: target identification, entry, expansion, encryption, ransom demand, and restoration. With global losses projected to reach $12 trillion by 2025, businesses must adopt strong defense strategies. Understanding ransomware anatomy, implementing practices like Zero Trust, and leveraging immutable storage are key to cyber resilience. Education and robust backup plans are essential to mitigating future risks and ensuring swift recovery after an attack.

Object First is strengthening its growth in Europe, focusing on France, by building a robust network of value-driven partnerships under the leadership of Daniel Fried, SVP of Sales EMEA. With ransomware attacks escalating, data security has become a global priority. Object First addresses this challenge with its flagship solution, Ootbi (Out-of-the-Box Immutability), a ransomware-proof storage appliance that integrates Zero Trust principles. Following a 347% YoY bookings growth in Q3 2024, the company is expanding across Europe and France, emphasizing simplicity, efficiency, and strong partner support.

Ransomware-proof and immutable out-of-the-box, Object First's Ootbi delivers secure, simple, and powerful on-premises backup storage for Veeam customers with no security expertise required.

Curious how to upgrade your data protection strategies?  Say hi to Zero Trust! Check out our Chief Evangelist and Director of Technical Marketing, Anthony Cusimano’s article in Dataversity.