Disaster Recovery Journal

"yes" For decades, cybersecurity has been measured by one question: can we prevent an attack? Billions have been invested into firewalls, endpoint detection, identity security, and other defenses, all built around the same goal of keeping attackers out. Those investments still matter because strong prevention will always be the foundation of any mature security program. The world has changed since that question was enough though. Ransomware has become a sophisticated criminal business.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Azul, the trusted leader in enterprise Java for today’s AI and cloud-first world, today announced that it will deliver monthly Critical Security Patch Updates (CSPUs) for Java Long-Term Support (LTS) versions for both Azul Core and Azul Prime, starting in August 2026. The traditional quarterly update cadence can no longer keep pace, as a serious vulnerability surfacing just after a scheduled update can sit unpatched for weeks before the next fix ships.

"yes" El Niño is a naturally occurring phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, characterized by warmer-than-average sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. While El Niño does not determine specific local outcomes, it can shift probabilities, and the impacts depend on event strength, timing, regional exposure and interaction with other climate drivers. Today, it needs to be treated as something far more practical for risk and resilience leaders.

"yes" During and in the immediate aftermath of a crisis, the sooner leaders can access essential information, the sooner an appropriate response can be enacted. Knowledge is often the key to effective disaster recovery. As threats evolve and panic grows, calm communication can be difficult to maintain; knowledge provides a framework for proactive actions to be built around.

INDIANAPOLIS — OTAVA®, a leader in secure and compliant multi-cloud solutions,proudly announces it has been selected as VCSP Partner of the Year in the Americas region byVeeam® Software, the Data and AI Trust company. These awards celebrate Veeam ProPartner Network partners who demonstrate outstanding performance, innovation, and commitment across growth, collaboration, customer success, cloud, and SaaS—helping customers strengthen data resilience and safely accelerate AI initiatives.

Cobalt has just launched Autonomous Pentest, a new AI-powered offering that enables continuous offensive security testing across an organization’s full application portfolio, delivering validated, actionable findings in as little as 24 hours.

Neutralizes shadow AI risks: ThreatDown delivers broad visibility into the organizational AI footprint, empowering security and MSP teams to surface and mitigate hidden AI vulnerabilities before they escalate into breaches Addresses critical blind spots: ThreatDown extends Identity Threat Detection and Response to service accounts, API tokens, OAuth credentials, and machine identities, providing visibility into non-human identities that outnumber human users but traditionally lack robust...

Wavenet has announced its new strategic partnership with ColorTokens, a leader in microsegmentation and breach containment. As one of the UK’s most trusted managed services and security providers, this collaboration marks a significant step in Wavenet’s mission to strengthen cyber resilience, helping organisations limit the impact of breaches by preventing ransomware and malware from spreading inside their networks.

"yes" Fintechs reset expectations for how money moves and how financial services are delivered. Fast onboarding, real-time decisions, and seamless digital experiences are the baseline. The real test for fintechs comes when those innovations must perform consistently, reliably, and compliantly at scale. As fintechs grow, the sticking point usually is not market demand or product vision.

COPENGANEN, Denmark — Keepit, the vendor-independent SaaS data protection company, today announced its availability via Pax8, the global AI and cloud Marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses. Through the Pax8 Marketplace, managed service providers and channel partners can now deliver Keepit’s purpose-built cloud backup and recovery platform across a growing range of business-critical SaaS applications.