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May 7, 2020
How to create stronger passwords
Thursday is World Password Day, a day to promote better habits when creating passwords. Russell P. Reeder, CEO of cloud-based data protection company Infrascale, has provided 5 tips that people can keep in mind for password success.
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May 6, 2020
B2B, B2C SMBs Hit Hard by Ransomware Crews
“It is shocking that during a time in which the world should be coming together in the fight against COVID-19, criminals are preying on unsuspecting people and organizations for personal, usually financial, gain,” said Russell Reeder, chief executive of Infrascale, a cloud-based provider of back-up and disaster recovery solutions.
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May 4, 2020
16 Tips For Effectively Leading A Distributed Tech Team
For teams that are accustomed to working next to each other and collaborating in real time as they work, I’d recommend hosting a video meeting that everyone can have up and running while they work. This would allow open discussions for whatever is needed. – Russell P Reeder, Infrascale
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April 27, 2020
New Infrascale Research Reveals 46% of SMBs Have Experienced Ransomware Attacks
New research from Infrascale has shown that ransomware attacks are very common in the small and medium business (SMB) community, as 46 percent of these businesses have fallen victim to them. Additionally, 73 percent of those SMBs that have been targeted by ransomware attacks have actually paid the ransom.
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April 26, 2020
46% of SMBs have been targeted by ransomware, 73% have paid the ransom
Ransomware attacks are not at all unusual in the SMB community, as 46% of these businesses have been victims. And 73% of those SMBs that have been the targets of ransomware attacks actually have paid a ransom, Infrascale reveals.
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April 24, 2020
Businesses Are Increasingly Considering Paying Ransomware Attackers
The Infrascale research, based on a survey of more than 500 C-level executives, reveals that business-to-business (B2B) organizations are more likely to have suffered a ransomware attack than business-to-consumer (B2C) entities. Representatives from 55% of the B2Bs said they had been hit by ransomware.
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April 23, 2020
Reports: SMBs lack data protection, fraudsters attacking big retailers
“[It] is surprising how many businesses are unprepared for a ransomware attack. It is shocking that during a time in which the world should be coming together in the fight against COVID-19, criminals are preying on unsuspecting people and organizations for personal – usually financial – gain,” said Russell P. Reeder, CEO, Infrascale.
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April 22, 2020
Infrascale Survey Reveals Close to Half of SMBs Have Been Ransomware Attack Targets
New research from Infrascale, a cloud-based data protection company providing industry-leading backup and disaster recovery solutions, reports that ransomware attacks are not at all unusual in the small and medium business (SMB) community, as 46% of these businesses have been victims. And 73% of those SMBs that have been the targets of ransomware attacks actually have paid a ransom. The Infrascale research is based on a survey of more than 500 C-level executives. CEOs represented 87% of the group. Almost all of the remainder was split between CIOs and CTOs.
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April 22, 2020
Ransomware: Why SMBs are especially vulnerable to attacks
“Ransomware is not a new phenomenon,” Infrascale CEO Russell P. Reeder said in a press release. “However, it is surprising how many businesses are unprepared for a ransomware attack. It is shocking that during a time in which the world should be coming together in the fight against COVID-19, criminals are preying on unsuspecting people and organizations for personal – usually financial – gain.
