Over the weekend, a WannaCry decryption tool was released by parties unknown. While the tool has saved some people, it’s not always effective. According to The Hacker News, Adrien Guinet, a security researcher for Quarkslab, IT admins can make use of a flaw in the way WannaCry operates, thus allowing him to create a decryptor. […]
If your only takeaway from the WannaCry ransomware attack is “gosh, we need a better patch management process” or “maybe, it’s time to move off these old operating systems,” then you’re probably a soft target for the next attack. This watershed moment signals a major and important shift in the evolution of ransomware. As a […]
Let me set the stage. I head up the Marketing department here at Infrascale and am not as technically savvy as I probably should be. So, when technology breaks I tend to get a little whiny and demand instant help from my IT team. I’m sure the tech team at every organization must cope with […]
When it comes to your IT responsibilities, being able to recover data and maintain business continuity is among the most critical. But, there’s tradeoffs to factor in between cost, convenience and the benefit. That’s why “DR tests” become much maligned – they require too much work, time, and effort to properly execute. Fortunately, technologies like […]
I have often touted how DRaaS should be deployed to mitigate the damage, downtime, and data loss associated with a ransomware attack. But, when one of our partners, Pervasive Solutions, had two clients hit by ransomware victims within 24 hours, it offered powerful real-world evidence of the power of DRaaS. You can read the entire case […]
Traditional approaches to backup and DR simply don’t work against ransomware It’s been over 2 hours since ransomware hit your business and you still have no update from your techs and none of your employees can work. After what seems like an eternity, your technician emerges with a not-so-confident look and sheepishly admits “the problem […]
Today, we’re announcing a partnership with Google that pairs our cloud backup and disaster recovery-as-a-service solutions with the Google Cloud Platform. I know it’s a cliché with any partner announcement – one plus one equals three — but, I think in this case there’s real proof in this pudding. The Problems We’re Trying to Solve […]
Ransomware’s effect on IT service providers can be just as damaging as the businesses hit. The imminent danger of ransomware is real. Even those that don’t typically follow or cover tech news have probably heard of it and are rightfully concerned. In 2016, ransomware surpassed $1 billion in ransoms collected and inflicted $70 billion in […]
The global DRaaS (Disaster Recovery as a Service) market has witnessed significant growth in recent years, and is predicted to grow 36% between 2016 and 2024 on a compounded annual basis. This growth has predictably attracted new market entrants and changed the market dynamics. Uptime is an operational imperative. So any form of downtime from an Exchange […]
These are turbulent times. So, organizations must increasingly stay agile to more readily identify and capture opportunities quicker than their rivals. In fact, nine out of ten executives ranked organizational agility both as critical to business success and as growing in importance over time. The benefits of enhanced agility, include higher revenues, more satisfied customers […]
If your production database or mission-critical application gets infected, how long would it take you to recover? When dealing with today’s ransomware threats, time is your worst enemy. The faster you can detect the encryption, the more time you have to take actions to restore your database or mission-critical application. Simple backup procedures will let […]
A recovery story For nearly 10 years, I used tape backup and archival systems At first introduction to using tape, it was uncomfortable. It was clunky and complicated. It felt like there had to be something better. I suggested moving to a more efficient disaster recovery (DR) system, but, at the time, all the options […]
