Author: Kate Mollett

Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and the pay-out for a successful breach is growing as data becomes more and more valuable. The potential of falling victim to ransomware is escalating, and such an occurrence could end up costing billions in downtime and recovery. As we become more firmly entrenched in the cloud, it is imperative to evaluate not only the measures that have been put into place to prevent an attack, but also the tools and protocols that have been implemented to help a business recover. Given the current economic climate and threat landscape, a successful ransomware attack is…

IT infrastructure has evolved dramatically over the years, and alongside this, so too has the nature of disasters. Where once, a disaster was an infrequent event related to extreme weather or hardware failure, today’s disasters are far more granular in nature. There are also numerous new workloads that need to be accommodated, and recovery time objectives may have changed, given the criticality of data. The question enterprises need to ask themselves is, does disaster recovery (DR) meet these needs? The DR strategy needs to be updated with modern solutions for modern problems and ensure there are no holes that could…