OffsiteDataSync

JUNE 29, 2021

That’s why we created our latest e-book, “ Backup & Disaster Recovery Strategies for the New World of Work.” Chapter One looks at how the pandemic has changed work and created new issues. Once the pandemic has passed, 55% of employees say they want to continue working remote at least three days per week.

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Solutions Review

JANUARY 20, 2022

Sometimes the rush to keep business services functioning meant that security was overlooked, and cybercriminals are ready to exploit these vulnerabilities. Web application vulnerabilities. Web application vulnerabilities are the next attack vector you need to assess to determine how secure your applications really are.

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Pure Storage

JULY 17, 2023

According to the strategy, investing in a resiliency architecture means: Reducing vulnerabilities in foundational technology—including critical infrastructure such as storage, which should be capable of tiered backups, immutable snapshots, and fast recovery times. Called out in the priorities are: Secure by design principles.

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Solutions Review

APRIL 25, 2022

In this submission, Quest Software’s Technology Strategist and Principle Engineer Adrian Moir compares proactive data backup vs. reactive disaster recovery and why wins out every time. It’s been two-plus years since the global pandemic changed the business landscape forever. Yes, backups are critical.

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Zerto

AUGUST 18, 2022

These events could be man-made (industrial sabotage, cyber-attacks, workplace violence) or natural disasters (pandemics, hurricanes, floods), etc. Savvy business leaders begin with a small but easily scalable BCP or DRP and rigorously test to identify loopholes and minimize vulnerabilities. DR Planning Is More Hands-On.

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BCP Disaster Recovery Impact Analysis Continuity Planning 95

Disaster Safety

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Before severe winter weather strikes, prepare by developing a COVID-tailored business continuity plan and an emergency preparedness plan that accounts for the variables of the pandemic. Maintenance of your facility, whether it is occupied or vacant, may look a bit different than before the pandemic began. BACKUP POWER. .

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OffsiteDataSync

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Phishing has spiked rapidly since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Find the best cloud-service partners You can’t afford any vulnerabilities when it comes to your critical digital infrastructure. The same is true of your backup and Disaster Recovery plans. Week of October 11 (Week 2): Fight the Phish!

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Cybersecurity Disaster Recovery Authentication Internet 52

OffsiteDataSync

MAY 18, 2022

Companies are rapidly moving to SaaS, but they often wrongly think their software vendor is responsible for data backup, and that leaves many organizations unprotected. Nathan Anderson, CTO of Jungle Disk, discusses why IT needs a backup strategy for SaaS data. Without a backup, any data in there is gone forever.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Interestingly, most pandemic plans I have worked on or read were all about the loss of staff, looking at anything between 10% – 25% of their staff being off sick. Organisations may have had this percentage of staff off at the peak of the pandemic, but overall have been able to cope with it. Check your contract.

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Plan B Consulting

APRIL 13, 2021

Interestingly, most pandemic plans I have worked on or read were all about the loss of staff, looking at anything between 10% – 25% of their staff being off sick. Organisations may have had this percentage of staff off at the peak of the pandemic, but overall have been able to cope with it. Check your contract.

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Outsourcing Backup Business Continuity Resilience 52

Online Computers

MAY 22, 2022

Sadly, city administrators knew about their computer systems’ vulnerabilities but had failed to take action in time. Just two months prior to the attack, an audit found almost 2,000 vulnerabilities in the City of Atlanta’s IT system, the majority of which stemmed from obsolete software and an IT culture of ad hoc processes.

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IT Governance BC

JULY 30, 2024

Back in 2020, most organisations hadn’t planned for a pandemic, for example. For example, when I first worked in IT, we used a backup telephone line for our Internet. While the disruption is ongoing, and your systems are unavailable, does that make you more vulnerable to other incidents? And if so, how? It’s tricky.

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everbridge

OCTOBER 9, 2024

And yet, for decades now, cyber operations have been vulnerable. For years, data has been protected through backups and encryption, and, with the prevalence of networks and the internet, firewalls and intrusion detection systems. Updates should be kept abreast of, security software used, and a reliable backup plan implemented.

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NexusTek

OCTOBER 7, 2020

READ TIME: 4 MIN October 7, 2020 Gartner Forecasts IT Spending & Your IT Budget in 2021 Its safe to say that for many businesses, 2020 budgets were impacted by the current COVID-19 global pandemic. Gartner, a leading market research firm, reported that as of July 2020, worldwide IT spending is trending to decline 7.3%

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BCP Builder

MAY 18, 2020

With so many people working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, many companies will be moving their data onto a cloud server. 20+ (at least) VPS providers are bolting with customer’s money (and data?) [link] / Security and Vulnerability Concerns In some ways the cloud makes organizations more vulnerable.

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BCP Builder

MAY 18, 2020

With so many people working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, many companies will be moving their data onto a cloud server. Security and Vulnerability Concerns. In some ways the cloud makes organizations more vulnerable. I never met anyone who had too many backups when disaster struck. is impossible.

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BCP Resilience Continuity Planning Business Continuity 52

NexusTek

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Unexpected downtime can be caused by a variety of issues, such as power outages, weather emergencies, cyberattacks, software and equipment failures, pandemics, civil unrest, and human error. In fact, over the course of a 3-year period, 96% of businesses can expect to experience at least one IT systems outage 1. Now lets flip the scenario.

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NexusTek

MAY 15, 2023

Unexpected downtime can be caused by a variety of issues, such as power outages, weather emergencies, cyberattacks, software and equipment failures, pandemics, civil unrest, and human error. In fact, over the course of a 3-year period, 96% of businesses can expect to experience at least one IT systems outage 1. Now let’s flip the scenario.

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Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Continuity Planning Outage 52

Castellan

AUGUST 24, 2021

That’s likely reflected in the number of successful attempts spurred by the sudden influx of teams around the world moving into remote work environments as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s the way your organization looks for all of its weaknesses and vulnerabilities and makes plans to shore them up to prevent an attack.

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Online Computers

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Inability to provide such capabilities may allow attackers to take advantage of vulnerable equipment, shadow IT, and downtime, leading to costly consequences. It's critical to test the plan on a yearly, quarterly, and even monthly basis to ensure that ransomware-infected systems can be restored from backups in a timely manner.

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Solutions Review

APRIL 21, 2022

With remote work becoming the norm in 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) usage has surged and has exposed an exploitable vector for ransomware – brute force attacks. Safeguards from viruses, malware and ransomware. Media Usage & Removal Policy.

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Media Cybersecurity Retail Malware 40

Solutions Review

AUGUST 16, 2022

This sprawl makes a company’s data more vulnerable to sophisticated ransomware and other cyberattacks that can cripple operations and rob organizations of access to their data. Data’s growing value, as well as its growing vulnerability to these threats, has made IT resiliency more important than ever. The bottom line?

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Pure Storage

MAY 24, 2023

This year, however, as workers head back to the office, C-suite purchasing is impacted more by macroeconomic challenges, climate concerns, and global conflict than the need for pandemic-driven investment. We want to help you address vulnerabilities before hackers breach your firewall.

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Assurance IT

MAY 25, 2021

If they find a vulnerability in your network, they will attack, no matter what industry you’re in. A global pandemic is as bad as it can get, when it comes to directly impacting human lives. Specify backup and off-site storage procedures. What’s most notable is that hackers don’t care about what industry you’re in.

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Solutions Review

JANUARY 18, 2024

This was jeopardized by the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to far greater reliance on messaging apps, and more workers using personal phones or tablets for business. The SEC’s Gurbir Grewal shared an interesting revelation in the aftermath, spelling out the perks of cooperation to firms that may feel vulnerable.

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Solutions Review

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As these directives take effect, businesses will be made to share with their partners and suppliers early identifications of system vulnerabilities or face fines. Traditionally, large companies have used legacy storage vendors and traditional backup solutions to store and protect petabyte volumes of data.

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Pure Storage

JULY 28, 2021

Yes, companies are accelerating their digital transformation efforts due to the pandemic with automation, machine learning, APIs, and modern data analytics. Consider DBAs whose workdays are no longer consumed by repetitive, specialized tasks like testing backups and restores or managing tables and indexes. Hello, DevSecOps.).

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Architecture Application Cloud Computing Internet 52

everbridge

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Lessons Learned: Exploration of Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities: In 2023, a surge in cyberattacks exposed vulnerabilities across various sectors. These incidents highlighted the vulnerability of such systems to cyber threats, necessitating urgent security enhancements.

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Solutions Review

JANUARY 25, 2023

The pandemic accelerated the digitalization of customer interactions by several years, and there’s no turning back: we now live in an era of digital. One way of mitigating today’s vulnerabilities is to provide rigorous identity-based access control. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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Solutions Review

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As a result, not only will organizations face compliance issues, their applications may also create new vulnerabilities for bad actors to exploit.” ” More edge devices mean more vulnerabilities. Organizations realize the benefits of incorporating object storage into backups. The rise of data protection.

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Solutions Review

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Emerging from two years of pandemic-related restrictions and resulting impacts on business, the concept of hygiene is immediately relevant to IT. They are the human components of everyday digital cleaning and essential before even looking at backup processes. Backup is the Last Line of Defense. And then look at how you respond.

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. Business Continuity is not a data backup. Why did we write this guide?

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Stratogrid Advisory

JUNE 3, 2020

Regardless of their nature, weather-related events that cause havoc in our communities, pandemics that can wipe us out, or cyber-related incidents that can potentially shut-down our technology, these events require us to be more resilient. Business Continuity is not a data backup. Why did we write this guide? ARTICLE SECTIONS.

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Business Continuity BCM Impact Analysis BCP 52

Solutions Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Vulnerability Vigilance: Regularly scan your APIs for vulnerabilities and patch them promptly. These steps allow organizations to build a robust data privacy ecosystem where APIs become guardians, not vulnerabilities. A risk assessment shows organizations what their architecture looks like, their vulnerabilities, and more.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Security Government 59

Solutions Review

JANUARY 28, 2024

Vulnerability Vigilance: Regularly scan your APIs for vulnerabilities and patch them promptly. These steps allow organizations to build a robust data privacy ecosystem where APIs become guardians, not vulnerabilities. A risk assessment shows organizations what their architecture looks like, their vulnerabilities, and more.

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