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What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a victim’s data, blocking access until a ransom is paid.  There are multiple varieties of ransomware, however, they all share the same extortion-oriented goal: a demand for payment using digital currency, like bitcoin. Digital currencies are preferred as they are hard to track,

Ransomware is on the rise and shows no signs of slowing down. Global cost of damages due to ransomware attacks are predicted to reach $20 billion by the end of 2021, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. It’s not an exaggeration to say that ransomware presents an existential threat to the livelihood of U.S. and global

As software creators have increased their adoption of cloud technologies the result has been growth, proliferation, and expansion of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) market. This growth has allowed SaaS application providers such as Box and Dropbox to evolve from being elementary services for sharing files among friends, to advanced and integral business solutions. Box and

Interviewer – John Gilroy – Host, Federal Tech Talk Podcast from the Federal News Network Interviewee – Chris Bayne – Infrascale, Chief Solution Architect A Conversation about Endpoint Backup with Chris Bayne, from Infrascale John Gilroy, host of the Federal Tech Talk Podcast sat down with Chris Bayne, Chief Solution Architect at Infrascale to discuss

Smart Organizations Will Want to Reassess Their Laptop Backup and Mobile Backup Strategies   This year has provided many of us with an unprecedented array of choices in how and where we work: the kitchen table, the extra bedroom, or even a chair beside the backyard barbeque. COVID-19 has brought the work world into

It’s 2020 — it’s not a matter of IF your organization is going to be subject to a cybersecurity attack or data loss, it’s a matter of WHEN it occurs… and how you are able to deal with it.    Infrascale presented a feature overview of Infrascale Cloud Backup (ICB) – highlighting solutions for data loss, ransomware, and recovery for both – at Cloud Field Day 8 on July 17,

Consider this:  What would you do if your work laptop was lost or stolen?  How would you respond if you discovered your laptop were infected with ransomware?  How easy should it be for you or your IT support team to come to your rescue?  Unfortunately, these three simple questions strike real fear into most business professionals. They don’t know how to react, don’t have a plan to

Severe weather events used to dominate headlines and get top billing in nightly news broadcasts, but our world has changed significantly in the past months and weeks. Considering the current state of affairs, it would be easy to overlook the risk that major weather events pose to businesses that lack disaster recovery plans. But

We are thrilled to announce the latest release of the Infrascale Disaster Recovery product: IDR v8.0. This latest release, generally available on June 1, 2020, brought many exciting new updates to the IDR. Thank you to our Product and Development teams as we continue to strive to exceed our Partners’ expectations and continue toward