The Absolute IT Asset Disposal Blog

Ransomware is no joke, nor is it new; in fact, it has been responsible for the panic of many a computer user since 2005. This malicious form of software can render an entire network inaccessible, demanding money in exchange for decryption. It’s estimated that over £10m was extorted from targets by Russian ransomware developers in 2010 before arrests were made. (Please see source 1*)

No business ever wants their website to go down, but it is a common occurrence, and as such, your IT department needs to be prepared for it. There are several steps that can be taken to ensure that any interruption to website accessibility – and any data stored on your server – is properly handled.

Security breaches are a constant threat to businesses, no matter how extensive the attack. Even the seemingly-smallest cyber-attack can cost thousands of pounds and days of company downtime to rectify. Of course, any attack can be far easier to prevent than to overcome, but there are also ways to take action if preventive measures aren’t yet in place.

Large corporations have been taking advantage of cloud computing for years. Today, affordable cloud storage solutions are available to SMEs and businesses of all sizes. Cloud computing not only allows remote working to become more efficient, but also has many security advantages. If you’re still on the fence about this technology, you’ll find several business benefits below.

If your IT department is like most, it is preoccupied with protecting the assets of your company. All too often, however, the value contained in the assets of the IT department itself go overlooked. In order to continue protecting your company in an effective manner, it’s vital to have a plan in place for the security of your IT department’s assets.

Maintaining the security of your company’s data will involve the ability to effectively delete or wipe data from hard drives (HHD) or solid-state drives (SSD). But what is the difference between wiping and deleting? Often it is thought that deleting data is sufficient. But the truth is that deletion can still leave data vulnerable to theft.

The cloud is touted as one of the best ways to not only secure your business data, but to rid yourself of all that physical storage your company may be paying extra for. But is cloud storage really as secure as they say? This article will address some common misconceptions.

One of the most reliable and effective ways to back up your company’s data is to use Digital Linear Tapes (DLT). These tapes use coils of magnetic tape to copy and store data. Data is written onto the tape in either 128 or 208 linear tracks. DLT tapes can each hold as much as 70GB of compressed data, making them a very useful and compact means of securing your data.

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As an IT manager, you will already know how quickly a single disaster, whether it’s a system crash or security hack, can work to halt your company’s operations. And all too often, companies question their ability to safeguard data after a breach has occurred. The best time to ask the question of how to increase the safety of your company’s data is before disaster strikes.

You may have overheard the terms ‘archive’ and ‘backup’ being used in the same context, or you may have caught yourself using them interchangeably. The fact of the matter is that, although archiving and backup are both methods of storing data, they are not the same thing. Backups and archives serve very different purposes.