Did you know that approximately 30,000 websites are hacked every day? Or that companies are victimized every 39 seconds? Or that 64 percent of organizations globally have experienced at least one form of cyberattack? The list goes on … As reports of breaches and losses continue to escalate, so does the importance of data security.…
iland has a long and successful record of helping customers protect their data through Backup as a Service (BaaS) and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS). With the recent acquisition by 11:11 Systems, we now have the ability to help customers not only recover their data after a security incident, but also to provide services…
Whether you’re fending off Michael Myers or ransomware, common-sense solutions are often effective at keeping yourself and your critical data safe. After a week spent polishing off leftover Halloween candy, binge-watching scary movies, and delaying the inevitable Holiday-season push, I had an odd thought: Protecting your data is a lot like protecting yourself in a…
The summer of 2021 is upon us and everyone is excited to get back out and enjoy national parks, oceanfront beaches, amusement parks, campgrounds and so much more. With a large number of employees still working from home and taking time off this summer, it is still critical to protect your organization’s data as it…
As you may have heard, the latest high-profile case of cybercrime hit the headlines recently — and the results have not been pretty. On Friday, May 7, Colonial Pipeline Co., which operates the 5,500-mile network of pipes responsible for roughly 45 percent of the gasoline and diesel fuel consumed on the East Coast, was…
Let’s start someplace you might not expect: At the “Doors of Durin.” For those who lack this level of nerd knowledge, the Doors of Durin were the western entrance to the great Dwarven kingdom of Khazad-dûm in Lord of the Rings. If you saw The Fellowship of the Ring, you might remember that the Doors,…
2020 was a difficult year all around. Many organizations are still adjusting to the new landscape while trying to plan for the future. Cybercrime was at its prime in 2020 with global costs climbing as high as $1 trillion, according to CSIS research. Unfortunately, with the pandemic dragging on and an extremely drained remote workforce…
Last month Hannah Murphy wrote a story in the Financial Times about how organizations are having to learn “how to negotiate with hackers.” The article was fascinating in a number of ways but especially in how ransomware attacks have become so common that we’re actually having conversations about how to talk to hackers. Murphy’s article…
As we acclimate to 2019 I can’t help but look back at the course of my IT career, from serial cable connections and Windows NT 3.5 (ugh) all the way to virtualization and cloud. It’s exciting to prognosticate and predict how technology will evolve—so hold the hyperbole and get ready for my dish of IT…
