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Infrascale Survey Shows That Most SMBs Feel Ready – Yet Many Lack Plans – for Disaster
Research from Infrascale, a cloud-based data protection company providing industry-leading backup and disaster recovery solutions, indicates that the vast majority of small and medium businesses (SMBs) both expect the unexpected and feel that they’re ready for it – though they may not be. Ninety-two percent of SMB executives said they believe their businesses are prepared to recover from a disaster. However, as previously reported, more than a fifth of SMB leaders said they don’t have a data backup or disaster recovery solution in place.
Infrascale Survey Highlights the Heavy Costs of Business Downtime
Downtime is a major challenge for small and medium businesses (SMBs) today. The IT systems of nearly a quarter of SMBs have gone offline in the past year, according to new research from Infrascale, a cloud-based data protection company providing industry-leading backup and disaster recovery solutions. SMBs said the downtime creates business disruption and decreases employee productivity. More than a third (37%) of SMBs in the survey group said they have lost customers and 17% have lost revenue due to downtime.
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.
Backup trends include security awareness, cloud protection
According to Infrascale CEO Russell P. Reeder, the threat level has risen. “People are more vulnerable for multiple reasons, specifically for ransomware,” Reeder said. Hackers know people are hungry for coronavirus research, and one bad click could be all it takes to infect a computer with a virus.
New Infrascale Research Indicates More Than 1 in 5 SMBs Lacks Proper Data Protection
New research from Infrascale, a cloud-based data protection company providing industry-leading backup and disaster recovery solutions, indicates that 58% of C-level executives at small and medium businesses (SMBs) said their biggest data storage challenge is security vulnerability. Nearly half (49%) of top leaders at SMBs said cyberattacks are their biggest data protection concern.
A.R International Consulting and Infrascale announce partnership agreement to provide Hybrid Cloud Disaster Recovery Solutions
A.R International Consulting, a company that deploys tailored security solutions to protect local, state and federal government and secure the homeland, has signed a partnership agreement with Infrascale, the leader in Hybrid Cloud Disaster Recovery Solutions.