In today’s data-driven economy, data is the lifeblood of any business. A catastrophic data loss event can cause irreversible damage to an organization’s reputation, financial...
A Microsoft SharePoint Online feature could be the cause of the next ransomware attack
Microsoft SharePoint Online is one of the most widely used content management platforms. Unfortunately, Proofpoint recently discovered that threat actors can abuse a feature in SharePoint...
5 key features any Active Directory solution must have [E-book]
Active Directory disasters come in many forms. Microsoft does provide a native backup and recovery utility, but it falls short of providing complete protection against...
Recovering from OneDrive for Business ransomware attacks
Ransomware has been a growing threat in recent years, and experts now estimate the cost of these attacks at $7.5 billion in the USA alone in 2019. The affected institutions include 966 government...
Why litigation holds are not a viable alternative to backups
Microsoft does not provide backup and recovery tools for its Office 365 services and has no plans to include them in the future. Some organizations use litigation holds as...
Who’s responsible for the data held in Office 365?
Microsoft Exchange Online allows users to communicate and work from anywhere at anytime without having to dedicate resources to maintain an on-premises Exchange environment. While Microsoft focuses on maintaining continual uptime, organizations are still responsible for backing...
5 things to keep in mind before backing up your VMware virtual machines
The architecture of a virtual machine differs vastly from traditional on-premises environments, and requires different data backup techniques and pre-backup operations. This post will explain some of the...