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  Orchestrating Cybersecurity Resilience: Veeam-Wazuh Custom Integration In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, organizations face the ongoing challenge of bolstering their defenses against various threats. One crucial aspect of this defense strategy involves the integration of security tools that can work seamlessly to detect and respond to potential risks. In this blog post, we will delve into the fusion of two powerful tools: Wazuh, an open-source security information and event management (SIEM) tool, and Veeam, specifically exploring the recent addition of the Incident API in the V12.1 release.

Threat Hunting with Veeam : Leveraging Yara for Incident Response  Introduction : In Veeam version 12.1, a significant addition to its feature set is the enhanced security functionality. Among the standout tools for incident response, Veeam introduced Inline Scanning with Entropy analysis and integrated Yara for post-backup examination. This article delves into the power of Yara and demonstrates how it can be a vital asset in the arsenal of cybersecurity teams. Understanding Yara: Yara is a versatile and indispensable tool in the field of malware analysis. It is a staple in most cybersecurity professionals' toolboxes. YARA rules are customizable patterns used for identifying specific malware, targeted attacks, and security threats tailored to your unique environment.

  Veeam API   with Python as PowerBi Data Source Power BI is a powerful business intelligence tool that allows users to visualize data and gain insights from it. While Power BI provides built-in data connectors to various sources, including SQL Server, Oracle, Excel, and others, it also supports using custom connectors to access data from various other sources.

How ChatGPT can help you as a Veeam Backup Engineer 10 Tips If you haven’t heard of ChatGPT just yet this post will probably blow your mind , ChatGPT reached 1 Million subscribers in just 5 days this an massive achievement , there are some mixed views on ChatGPT function , but my personal opinion is if used correctly can help you accelerate and better your individual performance as an individual , you can learn from its answers & use the AI large data set to advance your understanding on technology or a specific topic. https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ 

Adding Multiple Veeam V11 Backup Servers to Veeam Enterprise Manager through Powershell & API. Haven't written a post in sometime but i had a field request from a customer and thought it was suited for a Automation post.

Restore Database using a Native SQL Query from Veeam Backup & Replication V11 Backups. I Decided to write the following "how to" based on a request through the customer community. The question posed was “ how can you use Veeam Database publish functions from a SQL query rather then the purpose built Veeam Explorer for SQL GUI tool ? “

Veeam Replicate to Azure with PowerShell & API. I’ve done a previous post on restoring VMs into azure using PowerShell Here: http://www.mritsurgeon.co.za/2020/02/restoring-multiple-vms-to-azure-part-2.html I wanted to further enhance this with Azure so that a scheduled script would remove older VM and restore newer VM, I additionally wanted there to be a revert option to older version of the VM through a VM snapshot.

Using Veeam Backup for Office 365 as DataSet for PowerBI using PowerBi Query.  I did a previous post on a self-service Dashboard which is built upon Veeam’s VBO APIs here: http://www.mritsurgeon.co.za/2020/07/single-install-script-for-veeam-backup.html I wanted to see if there was a way to use GET API method to share data with PowerBi as a data source. I previously did a post on Veeam Backup & Replication using its config SQL DB as Data Source for PowerBI here:

Single Install Script for Veeam Backup O365 Self Service Dashboard with Windows Web Server. A colleague Niels Engelen, Principal Analyst, Product Management created a great self-service web portal project that allows, customers & cloud providers to give access to O365 backups so that a user or customer may restore & manage his own O365 backup data.

Veeam Data Re-use All Backups Continued…… So, this is a Continuation of Blog post PART 3 of Data Re-use blog series, Part 3 Here   addressed Business Intelligence with Veeam Re-Use API.

  Veeam V10 Data Re-use (Business Intelligence) So, this is a Continuation of Blog post PART 2 of Data Re-use blog series, Part two here addressed Security Analysis with Veeam Re-Use API. Business intelligence  What is Business intelligence? As Per Wikipedia: According to Forrester Research, business intelligence is "a set of methodologies, processes, architectures, and technologies that transform raw data into meaningful and useful information used to enable more effective strategic, tactical, and operational insights and decision-making."

Veeam V10 Data Re-use (Security Analysis) So, this is a Continuation of Blog post PART 1 of Data Re-use blog series, Part one   Here  addressed Data Classification with Veeam Re-Use API. Security Analysis I Don’t need to stress the importance of security in infrastructure and its utmost importance in securing backup data. Backup data has been a key target for hackers and ransomware syndicates in because of this we must ensure that our backups are secure and hold no vulnerabilities. Most cases Only backup infrastructure is hardened and what is overlooked is data contained within backup aka the backup data.

Veeam V10 Data Re-use (Data Classification) So, with all this time in lockdown I’m testing use cases for the Veeam Data Re-use API. From the Graphic above you can see the general use topics of the Feature, so I decided to test use cases for each. There are 4 posts to this series, this post will focus on Data classification. Data Classification 

Restoring Multiple VMs to Azure: Part 2 PowerShell Hopefully you have read Part 1 of my Azure Multiple VM restores though Veeam GUI. This is a continuation of that post where i share how to achieve the same process but using only PowerShell . I built this script off a base script on this Blog post from a Colleague. Michael Cade is a Global Technologist for Veeam Software. Here is a Link to Michael's  Blog & Here is the Original Post. Prerequisites are the same as Part 1 so please follow the same. To execute the Script, you need to Add VeeamPSSnapin & connect to the backup server holding the required backups. Add -Server “Name of your Veeam Backup Server” mine in this case was “veeam” Next we need to set the required Variables, like the Backups we want to use, the restore point , the Azure accoun t & subscription , the network , storage & VM size we will use during the restore. I’ve made Duplicate lines of Variables for each backup point t...