You’ve seen the headlines — when it comes to ransomware strains like Locky, Wannacry, and Petya, we’re all at risk. What’s more, with the growing ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) trend, cybercrime is now at an all-time high and accessible to nearly anyone. Since the introduction of RaaS, negotiating with hackers is now a business in and of […]
If you have never seen or heard the term ‘RTO’ in the context of your business continuity plans or tests, then this will give you a solid next step to ensure that you’re in a good position. Unfortunately, nearly 80% of all SMBs are in the same boat, which has been and continues to be […]
This week, Gartner released its annual Magic Quadrant report on Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS). While Infrascale was named a Leader in this evolving space – an accomplishment of which we’re fiercely proud – there are other notable market shifts in the report. We believe Gartner’s own scoring criteria, for example, can be very […]
This isn’t going to be a finger-wagging post, but let’s look at some jaw dropping stats. A 2016 study of 400 IT professionals found that many organizations are still using an outdated approach to backup and disaster recovery. This includes 36% of respondents who do not perform data backups at all and 44% of respondents […]
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 […]