Category Archives: Veeam
What’s New in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6, Part 2: Backup Copy to Object Storage
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 is the successor to Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v5. As Microsoft changed the name of its productivity cloud services, so did Veeam. But this is not the only change. In this series of blogposts, I’ll look at the new and improved features in Veeam Backup for Microsoft […]
What’s New in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6, Part 1: Microsoft Authentication Library for Modern Authentication
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6, released on March 9th, 2022, is the successor to Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v5. As Microsoft changed the name of its productivity cloud services, so did Veeam. But this is not the only change. In this series of blogposts, I’ll look at the new and improved features […]
An Important Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability was addressed in the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
Last week, Veeam released a new version of its Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows to address an important vulnerability in the product. About the vulnerability This vulnerability in Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows (CVE-2022-26503) allows for elevation of privileges. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with LOCAL SYSTEM privileges. Veeam […]
Veeam addressed three remote code execution vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication (CVE-2022-26500, CVE-2022-26501, CVE-2022-26504)
Last week, Veeam released two new versions of Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) to address three vulnerabilities in the product. Two of these vulnerabilities exist in the Veeam Distribution Service and are classified as critical with CVSS v3 scores of 9.8. Another one exists in an optional component and is rated as important with a […]
I’m a 2022 Veeam Vanguard
Today, I received an e-mail from Nikola Pejková from Veeam congratulating me with being selected for the 2022 Veeam Vanguard Program by the Veeam Vanguard team. For me, it means I successfully renewed my previous six Veeam Vanguard Awards, dating back to 2016. I feel honored. Thank you! About Veeam Vanguards The Vanguard program […]
A Critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Veeam Backup for Azure was automatically addressed
Last week, Veeam identified a critical vulnerability in a component of its Backup for Microsoft Azure solution, that allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms and execute arbitrary code. About Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure is a solution offered by Veeam to backup and restore Azure IaaS-based virtual machines and […]
Veeam Backup and Replication v11a offers new support capabilities
Two weeks ago, we saw the release of Veeam Backup and Replication version 11a. Veeam Backup & Replication 11a is the newer build of version 11. This update includes over 2000 enhancements and fixes based on customer feedback. It also includes fixes from all cumulative patches for the original v11 release. What's New Veeam Backup […]
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 5d adds support to install on top of Veeam Backup & Replication 11a
This week, we saw the release of version 5d of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365. Version 5d with build number 5.0.3.1033 provides support for Veeam Backup and Replication 11a. However, it doesn't offer compatibility with Windows Server 2022. What's New Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 5d offers support for installations on top of […]
Veeam Backup for Office 365 5c build 5.0.2.42 offers bugfixes
Last week, we saw the release of version 5c build 5.0.2.42 of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365. This version provides bugfixes for admins running Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 5c build 5.0.2.22. What's Fixed There are a lot of issues that have been resolved in version 5c build 5.0.2.42 of Veeam Backup for […]
Three ways to guesstimate your Veeam Backup for Office 365 repository size
As organizations embrace the full suite of Office 365 and intend to use Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365, I often get the question on how to properly size the storage for the repository for Office 365 backups. There are, actually, three good ways to make a guesstimate on the required disk space to store […]
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