The Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape and Veeam’s Resilience Strategy

During the Veeam ProPartner network, Anthony Spiteri, Regional CTO- APJ, Veeam spoke to VARINDIA. Below are the excerpts..

Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, targeting enterprises at multiple levels. At one end, there are lone-wolf hackers—individuals launching attacks for amusement rather than financial gain, similar to the “script kiddies” of the past. On the other end, highly organized ransomware groups now operate as full-fledged businesses. Groups like Akira, Fog, and Blackbuster, which barely existed a few years ago, have developed into professional operations. They even have help desks, contacting victims post-attack to guide them through ransom negotiations, almost treating them as repeat customers. Given this level of organization and advanced tooling, enterprises today must assume they will be targeted. 

Veeam’s Approach to Cyber Resilience

With 18 years of experience in backup solutions, Veeam has evolved beyond traditional backup strategies to focus on resilience. Recognizing that backup alone is insufficient, Veeam ensures organizations can recover with confidence by implementing immutability, securing backup servers, and maintaining off-site copies. More recently, Veeam has integrated AI-driven malware detection to scan backups and prevent reinfection, addressing the high rate of repeat cyberattacks. In addition, Veeam collaborates with security ecosystem partners—MDRs, EDRs, and SIEM providers—ensuring a comprehensive defense strategy. Through its Coveware acquisition, Veeam also offers incident response services, helping businesses navigate ransom negotiations and minimize operational disruption.

Preparing for Next-Generation Threats

As cybercriminals continue to refine their tactics, Veeam leverages real-time intelligence from Coveware’s 50 to 100 monthly incident responses. This provides deep insights into attackers’ evolving Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), including their target files, hiding strategies, and dwell times. By continuously enhancing AI-driven malware detection and backup scanning, Veeam strengthens its ability to detect and neutralize threats before reinfection occurs. While cybercriminals remain a step ahead, Veeam’s proactive approach ensures enterprises are prepared to recover quickly and effectively when an attack inevitably happens.