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MinIO Blog Posts by Jelte Eshuis

A collection of 2 posts from Jelte Eshuis

Mitigating Ransomware Attacks with Object Storage

Mitigating Ransomware Attacks with Object Storage

Ransomware attacks are nothing new. The first ransomware attack occurred 36 years ago in 1989, and it is known as the AIDS Trojan PC Cyborg Virus. Floppy disks infected with a Trojan virus were mailed to attendees of the World Health Organization’s AIDS conference and other individuals. The virus waited until the computer had been booted 90 times. Then

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Mitigating Geopolitical Concerns with a Sovereign Private Cloud

Mitigating Geopolitical Concerns with a Sovereign Private Cloud

2025 has inherited a slew of geopolitical concerns that started years ago. U.S. Foreign policy, U.S. - China Relations, China’s geopolitical maneuvers, Conflicts in the Middle East, Russian Ukraine war, and cybersecurity threats. Additionally, new leadership in the United States adds to the uncertainty created by these concerns. And, as if all this were not enough, the

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