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What makes women so critical to advancing cybersecurity? Our own Jasmine Strydom told Enterprise Security Tech, “With a passion for driving positive change, I’m determined to use my skills and knowledge to promote inclusivity and inspire future generations of women to achieve their dreams.” Check out her full thoughts on International Womens Day and women in tech!

ChatGPT is a hot topic among CIOs as the latest buzzworthy AI tool – but there are precautions to take before diving right in. Object First’s CEO David Bennett spoke to The Enterpriser’s Project about the possibility of malicious data collection and phishing risks within ChatGPT. Check it out!

Object First Ootbi is the first backup storage appliance designed specifically for Veeam Software. Created by Veeam founders Ratmir Timashev and Andrei Baronov, Object First helps midsize enterprise organizations ransomware-proof their backups by delivering “out-of-the-box immutability” or Ootbi.

“The ability to store massive amounts of unstructured data has led to object storage becoming the de facto choice for cloud storage, but current on-premises solutions aren’t optimized for backup and recovery. This makes data management options unnecessarily complex and expensive, requiring more resources and overhead,” said David Bennett, CEO at Object First.

Data protector Veeam has announced Backup & Replication v12 with 500-plus new features and enhancements, including direct-to-object-storage backup, better immutability, cyber resiliency, hybrid cloud protection and a new ransomware warranty with a SWAT recovery team.

Safer Internet Day is the perfect opportunity for everyone to create a safe online environment. To protect against ransomware, our VP of Product Tony Liau, advises organizations stay prepared with immutable backup to ensure files are recovered without modifications.

“The internet may be written in stone, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start taking privacy seriously now.” That’s advice from our own Anthony Cusimano. In fact, Data Privacy Week is meant to educate the value of ever-evolving data. Continue learning from industry experts in the latest from VMblog.

In honor of Data Privacy Day, Anthony Cusimano encourages everyone to take back control of their data by understanding how businesses and bad actors can use it. Whether your data has been exposed in the past or you share a lot online, the more recent the data, the more valuable it is.

Cybercriminals have continuously attacked enterprises in the cloud, whether through data breaches due to poor security measures or cyber criminals accessing sensitive data by account hijacking. With increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, having a reliable security posture is essential. Check out these top 3 tips from Tony Liau for staying secure while reaping the benefits of the cloud, via VMblog.

Employee satisfaction is important for any organization, but for tech workers, it is a crucial part of cybersecurity strategy. Object First’s CEO David Bennett recently met with Bill Doerrfeld to discuss how to reduce burnout.