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Radically Reduce Downtime and Data Loss with SaaS-based Disaster Recovery

CIO Business Intelligence

They also know that without a reliable disaster recovery (DR) solution to protect business-critical applications, all their modernization efforts could be rendered moot in a matter of seconds. An IDC survey across North America and Western Europe highlights the need for effective disaster recovery.

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Business continuity planning: A proactive approach to threat management

CIO Business Intelligence

Events like this highlight the importance of developing contingency plans based on events in the world that can impact businesses. Business continuity is an essential part of the planning process for CIOs and CTOs. Black swan events can impact businesses in significant ways. Fewer organizations choose to do this.

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8 major IT disasters of 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

Friendly fire In February, Chinese PC maker Acemagic acknowledged shipping machines with malware installed on them. The admission came after YouTuber The Net Guy found malware on Acemagic mini PCs when testing them. The PCs shipped with the Backdoor.Bladabindi malware, as well as RedLine Stealer.

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Buyer’s guide: Data protection for hybrid clouds

Network World

Data protection is a broad category that includes data security but also encompasses backup and disaster recovery, safe data storage, business continuity and resilience, and compliance with data privacy regulations. A successful ransomware attack can encrypt corporate data, bringing business to a screeching halt.

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Report: SMEs Are Prime Targets and Must Plan for Disaster Recovery

SecureWorld News

This is the gist of a new report titled " A New Age of Disaster Recovery Planning for SMEs " (download required) produced by MIT Technology Review Insights and sponsored by OVHcloud. A disaster-recovery plan is no longer an option for SMEs; it's a must-have. The key is to minimize any damage. Back up all data.

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Document Security is More than Just Password-Protection

CIO Business Intelligence

From embedding malware or a phishing link in a document to manipulated or outright forged documents and other types of cyber fraud, the increase in document-related attacks cannot be ignored, especially if your company handles tax forms, business filings, or bank statements–the three types of most frequently manipulated documents.

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Inside CIOs’ response to the CrowdStrike outage — and the lessons they learned

CIO Business Intelligence

For many CIOs, being prepared, having disaster recovery and business continuity plans in place, and constant communication with stakeholders lessened the impact of the outage. “We Most incident response plans are created in the event there’s some type of malware incident.