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Your Azure SQL database contains business-critical data that drives operations, analytics, and customer experiences. Losing this data, even temporarily, can impede revenue, damage customer relationships, and create compliance problems. Learning how to back up an Azure SQL database is essential for business continuity.

Data breaches aren’t costing thousands anymore. They’re costing companies their reputation, their customers, and in many cases, their future. And here’s the part nobody tells you until it’s too late. It’s not always ransomware. It’s not always a missing patch. It’s not always some genius hacker breaking in through a zero-day exploit. It’s simply because someone gained access to the encryption keys.

Many medical practice administrators believe their organization is protected because “we have backups.” When asked about disaster recovery, they point to the same backup system. This confusion between backup and disaster recovery creates significant risk, because backup alone cannot restore operations quickly enough when systems fail. The distinction matters because patient care depends on system availability.

Industrial organizations face a new era of risk. As operational technology (OT) environments become more connected, the challenge of securing access and maintaining visibility continues to grow. In response, Kroll, Saviynt, Nozomi Networks and CrowdStrike have joined forces to deliver a unified solution that empowers organizations to protect their critical infrastructure without disrupting operations.

Each month, our Cyber Threat Intelligence team compiles data from our engagements to determine key industry trends. We look at the initial access methods threat actors are using to gain entry into a network, types of incidents most commonly impacting organizations, which sectors are being more heavily targeted, and which threat groups are most prevalent.

Matrix is the gold standard for decentralized, end-to-end encrypted communication. It powers government messaging systems, open-source communities, and privacy-focused organizations worldwide.

In its January 2026 research report, Innovation Insight: Automated Security Control Assessment, Gartner discusses why misconfigured security controls remain one of the most persistent drivers of breaches and why automation is now required to address the problem at scale.

ServiceNow’s External Credential Storage and Management Application is designed to help organizations securely retrieve and manage credentials from external vaults during IT operations, like discovery and orchestration, without storing sensitive data in ServiceNow. This helps ensure compliance, reduces risk, and strengthens privileged access security across hybrid environments.

Gone are the days when attackers had to break down doors. Now, they just log in with what look like legitimate credentials. This shift in tactics has been underway for a while, but the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is adding a new layer of complexity. AI is a powerful tool, but our growing reliance on it comes with a catch: it’s eroding our critical thinking skills.