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Preparing for the Worst: IT Disaster Recovery Best Practices

SecureWorld News

Improve staff qualification and education In 2023, 74% of data breaches , which are among the most significant IT disaster cases, involved the human element: a social engineering attempt, misuse, or error. In short, business continuity processes are focused on keeping the entire organization up and running during a disaster.

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World Backup Day 2018 Data Protection Readiness Reminder

Storage IO Blog

World Backup Day 2018 Data Protection Readiness Reminder It’s that time of year again, World Backup Day 2018 Data Protection Readiness Reminder. In case you have forgotten, or were not aware, this coming Saturday March 31 is World Backup (and recovery day).

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The crucial role of data security management in the digital age

Dataconomy

Regular backups of data Data loss can have consequences for any organization, especially if it involves sensitive information. It is crucial to implement data backups as part of data security management. Depending on their needs and resources, organizations can utilize backup solutions like cloud storage or physical backup devices.

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Top 8 ways to improve cybersecurity for your organization

CIO Business Intelligence

For example, educate employees to see if they can recognize and avoid a phishing email. Improve cyber resilience with backup and recovery Even after you’ve put all the cybersecurity methods above in place, you have to assume a cyberattack will happen at some point. Keep up the training during the year.

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Welcome to the Data Protection Diaries www.dataprotectiondiaries.com

Storage IO Blog

backup BC and DR Cloud Data and Information Management Data archiving and preservation Data footprint and proliferation reduction Data protection Education IT Industry Activity IT Infrastructure Topics object storage perspective post server Storage and Storage Management Tools virtualization bc disk dr Security Software Defined tape virtual'

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Ransomware’s Number 1 Target? Your Kid’s School

SecureWorld News

CISA has put together a chart which represents the ten most common malware strains that have affected state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) educational institutions this year, Shlayer and ZeuS being the top two. Mitigations against cyberattacks. Scan for open or listening ports and mediate those that are not needed.

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Data Protection Gumbo = Protect Preserve and Serve Information

Storage IO Blog

Keep in mind that a fundamental role of Information Technology (IT) is to protect, preserve and serve business or organizations information assets including applications, configuration settings and data for use when or where needed. Also, keep in mind that only you can prevent data loss, are your restores ready for when you need them?