Commvault CTO warns AI-powered cybercriminals are destroying entire IT infrastructures, not just encrypting files
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O'Ryan Johnson
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Commvault CTO Brian Brockway warns that AI-enabled cybercriminals are escalating attacks beyond traditional file encryption to completely destroying virtual machine environments, hypervisors, and entire infrastructure, leaving organizations in a "dark, dead" state. The article emphasizes the need for organizations to rethink their resiliency strategies and regularly test backup plans to ensure they can recover from increasingly destructive cyberattacks.
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bskyCommvault CTO warns AI-powered cybercriminals are destroying entire IT infrastructures, not just encrypting filestheregister.comKey quotes
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Those backup plans need backup testing.
AI-enabled cybercriminals have better tools and are inflicting more pain on their victims.
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