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How effective data backup strategies can combat cyber threats?

Dataconomy

Undoubtedly, emphasizing the significance of dependable backups is crucial; they safeguard irreplaceable data and mitigate substantial downtime stemming from cyber threats or unforeseen calamities. Yet, maintaining recent backups enables data restoration, thwarting extortion attempts. Cybersecurity breaches. System malfunctions.

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SaaS data backup and recovery platform Rewind raises $65M

Venture Beast

Rewind, a data backup and recovery platform for SaaS applications, has raised $65 million in a series B round of funding. Read More.

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WhatsApp is adding encrypted backups

The Verge

WhatsApp will let its more than 2 billion users fully encrypt the backups of their messages, the Facebook-owned app announced Friday. WhatsApp users who opt into encrypted backups will be asked to save a 64-digit encryption key or create a password that is tied to the key. We expect to get criticized by some for this”. “We

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University Loses Valuable Supercomputer Research After Backup Error Wipes 77 Terabytes of Data

Gizmodo

Kyoto University, a top research institute in Japan, recently lost a whole bunch of research after its supercomputer system accidentally wiped out a whopping 77 terabytes of data during what was supposed to be a routine backup procedure. Read more.

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Google Photos will no longer backup social media folders by default

The Verge

Google Photos will no longer backup images and videos saved from folders created and managed by social media apps by default ( via Android Police ). Now, Google says that feature is turned off, and you’ll have to toggle it on for specific apps or run manual backups on specific folders. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.

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What CIOs everywhere can learn from Canada’s nationwide internet outage

CIO Business Intelligence

On July 8, 2022, a botched maintenance update on the Rogers ISP network in Canada crashed internet access across the country for at least 12 hours, with some customers experiencing problems for days afterward. The nationwide outage affected phone and internet service for about 12.2 Check your suppliers’ backup plans.

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Cloud data backup and recovery platform OwnBackup raises $240M

Venture Beast

OwnBackup, a platform that provides data backup and recovery services for SaaS companies such as Salesforce, has raised $240 million. Read More.

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