TL;DR: A monthly IT check takes about 30 minutes and catches problems while they’re still cheap to fix. Work through six things: updates, backups, who has access, multi-factor authentication, devices, and subscriptions. Write down what you find instead of stopping to fix it. Handle the small items yourself and send the rest to your IT […]
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TL;DR: Cyber insurance forms now ask if your backups are immutable, which means locked so no one can change or delete them, even with stolen admin passwords. A lot of common backup setups do not qualify, even when owners assume they do. This post explains what immutable backup means, which setups fail the test, the
Today’s business landscape is filled with opportunity, but it is also filled with risk. One of the greatest threats facing small business owners is not just competition or market shifts. It is the growing danger of cyber attacks. Many business owners believe that hackers only target large corporations. Unfortunately, that belief is not only wrong,
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Imagine this: It’s a typical Tuesday. You’re sipping coffee, reviewing your quarterly numbers, when your screen goes black. A chilling message pops up—your files are locked, and some faceless scammer wants a hefty Bitcoin ransom to set them free. Your stomach drops. You’ve got backups. So you’re safe. Except… when you check, those backups are
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Backups play a critical role in any data protection strategy. However, if you are entirely dependent on your backups for disaster recovery and business continuity, unexpected backup failures can prove disastrous for your business. When backups are scheduled automatically, you risk falling victim to media failure, software issues, cyberattacks, or even a simple human error.
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As a business owner, you’re probably already aware of the threats looming over data security in today’s digital environment. The irretrievable loss of critical data could drive your business to ruins. Apart from the financial fallout directly associated with data loss, it could also damage your reputation. While backups can help your business recover after
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When you entrust your business data to a cloud-based platform, you expect it to be safe and sound. However, most cloud platforms like Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Salesforce acknowledge their backup shortcomings and recommend having an additional backup and recovery solution for your cloud-based data. This is because cloud-based platforms often have limited data
Businesses like yours are increasingly adopting cloud-based solutions to keep up with the rapidly changing technological landscape. According to a recent study by Gartner, cloud adoption will not slow down anytime soon. Many of these organizations, however, are unaware of the critical importance of having a backup for their cloud-based data. If data is lost
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Your data is essential for your business’s success. There’s no doubt about it in the modern digitized era. However, not having a backup for your cloud-based service provider can result in the loss of this valuable data. This is where the confusion begins because you must now decide how to back up your data. There
We’re all familiar with USB. After all, we’ve been using it with our computers since 1996, and now with mobile devices too. Yes… it’s really been that long. Without USB technology, it would be harder to connect different types of devices, charge them, and transfer data. Of course, USB has changed and improved over the
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