Ransomware: an updated complete guide-definition, types and how to respond to these attacks.

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ November 11, 2021/ Cyber attacks, Cybersecurity risk assessment and management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Essential Technical Terminology you need to know, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, MSPs and cybersecurity, Ransomware, Security, Simple definitions to know, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesOrganizations in every industry can be targets of cybercrime for profit. Get expert advice on ransomware prevention, detection and recovery in our comprehensive guide. By Sandra Gittlen When it comes to security challenges, businesses of all sizes are alarmed by the abundance and gravity of ransomware attacks. Cybercriminals have targeted every industry with specialized malware, collecting untold amounts in ransom.

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Watch out for these ransomware attack trends

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ November 11, 2021/ Cybersecurity risk assessment and management, Data backup security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT Managed Services, IT Management, Security

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesRansomware attacks have evolved and present a new set of challenges for backup admins. Here are some recent attack trends to prepare for to keep data and backups safe. By Robert Sheldon The latest ransomware trends suggest that IT teams will need to be more diligent than ever. Organizations that fail to either put data at risk or may even

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Ransomware questions to ask for optimal backup protection

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ November 11, 2021/ Cybersecurity risk assessment and management, Data backup security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, Security

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesAre you asking the right questions about ransomware? Here are some questions for backup admins and IT teams that can help keep backups safe in a ransomware attack. By Robert Sheldon Ransomware attacks threaten organizations of all types and sizes, and IT teams must be willing to take whatever steps necessary to minimize the risks. In early August, global consulting

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Microsoft Project Silica and its archive use: an expert overview.

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Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesMicrosoft’s Project Silica stores data in silica glass, similar to the crystals in ‘Superman’ films. In fact, ‘Superman’ already played a major role in the forward-looking project. By Robert Sheldon The 1978 Superman movie has found a home in a piece of quartz glass that’s 2 mm thick and 75 mm square in area — about the size of a drink coaster.

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What is the IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) standard?

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Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesIDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is an electronic interface standard that defines the connection between a bus on a computer’s motherboard and the computer’s disk storage devices.  By Robert Sheldon and Sonia Lelii The IDE interface was originally based on the IBM PC Industry Standard Architecture 16-bit bus standard, but it has since been implemented in computers that use other bus standards. In November 1990, the American National Standards

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What is blockchain storage?-explanation, how it works and its advantages.

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Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesBlockchain storage is a way of saving data in a decentralized network, which utilizes the unused hard disk space of users across the world to store files. The decentralized infrastructure is an alternative to centralized cloud storage and can solve many problems found in a centralized system. By TechTarget Contributor How blockchain storage works Blockchain relies on distributed ledger technology (DLT). The DLT acts as a

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Is a terabyte bigger than a gigabyte?

Tekmart OEM Storage Team/ November 4, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data center storage, Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Primary Storage Devices

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA terabyte comprises more than 1 trillion bytes. Discover how the storage measurement scale was created and where a terabyte stands among other units of measurement today. By Erin Sullivan and James Alan Miller As the amount of data we generate continues to grow, so does the list of units to measure it. The humble byte is now attached to

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How can ransomware attack cloud storage?

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ November 2, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Cloud storage management and standards, Cyber insurance, Cybersecurity risk assessment and management, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, MSPs and cybersecurity, Security

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA ransomware attack on cloud storage can have catastrophic effects. Cloud storage is still online, which means it is susceptible to some cyberattacks, so users must be careful. By Brien Posey Ransomware has been a persistent threat to organizations of all sizes. As companies increasingly transition to cloud-based platforms, they must consider how ransomware can attack cloud storage. There are

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Managing Microsoft 365 storage space: How businesses can do this effectively.

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Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhile Microsoft 365 users face storage limits across the platform, there are ways to increase capacity. It’s also important to understand the limits in the first place. By Brien Posey Microsoft 365 is one of the world’s most popular SaaS applications, and organizations of all sizes store vast amounts of data in its cloud. However, it is important to know

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3 best practices for decentralized storage systems.

Tekmart OEM Storage Team/ November 2, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Cloud storage management and standards, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data Storage Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, tiered storage

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesDecentralized storage technology can be confusing and complicated. These best practices, however, can help with implementation in enterprise IT infrastructure. By Brien Posey Decentralization is one of the hottest trends in cloud storage. Rather than storing all of an organization’s data in a single location, decentralization breaks the data up into fragments and scatters them across many cloud storage devices.

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