As someone who has lost important data to carelessness, I value backups a lot. Data loss can strike at any time, from a ...

Do you back up your data? Nearly half of small businesses have learned the hard way why regular data backups are crucial, yet many still fail to backup critical data, or they cut corners to save a ...

Ransomware is the biggest problem in cybersecurity today. According to research by Veeam, for example, 76 percent of organizations suffered at least one cyberattack in 2021, and organizations that ...

While it’s important to set up an off-site backup whenever you get a new NAS in the first place, it’s even more important to ...

Data risks and opportunities. (taken at Barbican, London). — Image by © Tim Sandle Data risks and opportunities. (taken at Barbican, London). — Image by © Tim ...

The need to back up your data is indisputable, but how you do it is a matter of choice. Cloud backup services are the most hassle-free option, but they can be costly, and they require a stable, ...

The annual World Backup Day, which is March 31, is a good reminder to review your backup policies and practices. You might not have this noted on your calendar, but World Backup Day is this weekend.

Data compliance and governance refer to rules and regulations designed to protect the privacy of personal information and typically carry penalties for organizations that fail to abide by them. This ...

Even established businesses with substantial IT budgets make critical backup mistakes that can cost millions in lost data and expose organizations to catastrophic failures. While most established and ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Browse the comments on virtually any story about a ransomware attack and you will almost surely encounter the view that the victim organization could have avoided paying their extortionists if only ...

Being that I have spent my entire adult life working in IT, I quite naturally get a lot of questions from friends and family about issues that they may be having with their systems. Most of the time, ...