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The Great Facebook Outage of 2021: 4 Key Lessons

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4, Facebook suffered one of its longest outages of nearly six hours, which was long enough to majorly disrupt online retail and global communications networks and create panic and confusion among users. The post The Great Facebook Outage of 2021: 4 Key Lessons appeared first on DRI Drive.

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In the Battle Between Wildlife and Power Grids, Never Bet Against the Beaver

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While the big resilience concerns focus on natural disasters, cybersecurity and supply chain woes, a pair of recent attacks on the power grid are a reminder to never forget how much damage a single small animal can do. The post In the Battle Between Wildlife and Power Grids, Never Bet Against the Beaver appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024: Doing Our Part to #SecureOurWorld

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024: Doing Our Part to #SecureOurWorld by Pure Storage Blog The 20th Cybersecurity Awareness Month is upon us, and we’re taking the month to spotlight resources and insights to help you improve cyber resilience and build a culture of security. NIST CSF 2.0— NIST CSF 2.0—

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How Pure Protect //DRaaS Shields Your Business from Natural Disasters 

Pure Storage

Texas winter storm (2021): An energy company in Texas maintained critical operations by using remote data centers and cloud services to ensure data availability despite local power outages.

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Turning Setbacks into Strengths: How Spring Branch ISD Built Resilience with Pure Storage and Veeam

Pure Storage

Turning Setbacks into Strengths: How Spring Branch ISD Built Resilience with Pure Storage and Veeam by Pure Storage Blog Summary Spring Branch Independent School District in Houston experienced an unplanned outage. Theres nothing fun about dealing with an unplanned outage.

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Modernize Your NOC: A 2025 Guide to Reducing IT Costs and Protecting Profits by Constant Fischer

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Whether its a website outage during a major sale or a factory shutdown due to a cyberattack, the costs of downtime go far beyond lost revenue. How digital resilience saves money Proactive monitoring : Advanced monitoring tools integrated into the NOC can detect and resolve issues before they escalate into costly outages.

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Boost your cybersecurity with a purpose-built backup appliance

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Japanese consumer electronics company Casio recently fell victim to a ransomware attack, causing widespread outages across the company. Casios company systems were down for a week, and employee and customer data were leaked.

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