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Google Cloud Strengthens Backup Service With Untouchable Vaults

Tech Republic Data Center

The backup and data recovery service adds an extra layer of protection in case a business encounters an attack or another major problem with Google Cloud storage.

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Backup lessons learned from 10 major cloud outages

Network World

I’ve always called for independent backups of everything. Whether it’s in your data center, an IaaS vendor like AWS, or a SaaS vendor like Microsoft 365, it needs independent backup. They blamed their storage vendor rather than taking responsibility. They blamed their storage vendor rather than taking responsibility.

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How cybersecurity red teams can boost backup protections

Network World

Let’s look at the tactics, strategies, and importance of red teams and the role they can play in enhancing the security of your backup system. Red teams may attempt to compromise backup systems to demonstrate the potential impact of such an attack. Nowhere is this more true than inside the backup system.

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Troubleshooting Backup Routines

Tech Republic Data Center

Backup routines are the lifeblood of information technology. Whether it’s hackers, disgruntled or confused users, a fire or flood, hardware failure, or just thunderstorms threatening the information you’re charged with protecting, a solid backup routine is at least a best practice if not a best.

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Backup lessons from a cloud-storage disaster

Network World

OVHcloud customers with data in the burned-out data cener who had their own disaster recovery measures in place or who purchased the off-site backup and disaster-recovery services offered by OVHcloud have been able to resume operations. Those who did not lost data that will never come back.

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Sophos Study: 94% of Ransomware Victims Have Their Backups Targeted By Attackers

Tech Republic Security

Research has found that criminals can demand higher ransom when they compromise an organisation’s backup data in a ransomware attack. Discover advice from security experts on how to properly protect your backup.

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Quick Glossary: Backup Solutions

Tech Republic Cloud

The practical implementation of effective backup solutions can be overwhelmed by jargon and cryptic terminology. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, can help you understand these concepts and provide a framework for learning to master the art of data backup procedures and solutions. This quick glossary, written by Mark W.

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