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03/31/2018

Have You Taken the Pledge

Pledge? What pledge? We’re talking about The World Backup Day Pledge. If you haven’t done so yet, there’s still time. If backing up your files is done regularly, Bravo! Don’t be a statistic. Be sure this is part of a daily process. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

Here’s a link with some more information:

Don't be an April Fool. Backup your files and check your restores on March 31st.

03/27/2018

Cybersecurity top of the business threat list

Cyber attacks are the now the biggest threat to business in the eyes of investors, mirroring growing global concern from business leaders, according to a new study by PwC.

03/22/2018

Avoid these top threats, don't let your business become the target of cybercrimes - 61% of businesses fell victim in 2017!

Nearly two-thirds of businesses suffered a cybercrime in the past year. There is no reason to think there will be fewer this year.

03/19/2018

How Do You Protect Your Data

You know the importance of securing your data. But what does that really mean. Is it possible for you to keep up with everything to be certain there’s no unauthorized access or security breach? No one wants to be that story on the evening news. But the truth is there are a lot of destructive kinds of cyberattacks. One in particular is DDoS or distributed denial of service. It can do harm to your business by preventing you from accessing your equipment or network. Is it worth worrying about? Most businesses realize it’s more efficient and cost effective to have someone that’s skilled and experienced to manage this. If you have questions about this, contact your IT professional to be sure you have the necessary coverage to keep your business safe.

03/14/2018

Washington becomes first state to pass law protecting net neutrality

The Washington state effort comes as the FCC is set to repeal net neutrality next month.

03/13/2018

Automation is the key to mitigation of today’s cyber-threats

Organizations need to look at the real risk to its business and its data. When it comes to cybersecurity, one size definitely does not fit all.

03/13/2018

03/12/2018

One thing's for sure: securing ourselves and our organizations will only get more difficult this year.

03/12/2018

Learn about some of the projected top disaster recovery trends and changes in the coming year: http://okt.to/88hMAZ via TechTarget Storage

Disaster recovery market trends are always evolving. Vendors are making changes to DR products, most notably in the areas of virtual and cloud technologies.

02/27/2018

5 Ways To Determine Downtime

Have you ever thought about how much your company loses during system failures or other significant periods of time that you’re unable to work?

Most of us don’t, but there’s a very simple and easy way to find out.

Take a look at the last time one, two or all of your business services were unavailable. What did you do? How did it make you feel? Who was affected?

Think about it from these 5 areas - Employee Productivity, System Restoration Cost, Lost Employee Productivity Cost, Lost Sales Opportunity Cost and Lost Customer and Damaged Reputation Cost.

Once you’ve seen the total cost of downtime for one event, it becomes clear that being proactive is much more efficient and cost effective than being reactive.

Make it a priority to collaborate with the vendors and suppliers who support you and your company to ensure this and other areas of your business are being evaluated and properly managed.

02/26/2018

FedEx Data Breach

Personal information of thousands of FedEx customers worldwide was exposed on the web due to an Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud storage server which was not secured with a password. Security researchers from Kromtech Security found the open AWS bucket which contained 119,000 scanned documents, inclu...

02/25/2018