The impact of COVID-19 on both individuals and businesses was sudden and staggering. Many companies scrambled to take their operations remote, while others worked to create and maintain safe conditions for employees and customers. Regardless of the specific ways in which the coronavirus affected a business, one common thread was

Here in Minnesota and throughout the Midwest, winter weather is becoming more unpredictable. Blizzards and snow are still a major concern, but in recent years we’ve seen record cold temperatures, long cold snaps, and late-season storms. These increasingly-common weather events are often dangerous, and can cause power outages and physical

The number of organizations affected by ransomware has gone down by more than 40 percent in recent years. Good news, right? Not completely: the total amount demanded in ransomware attacks has gone up by nearly 90 percent. So while the total number of attacks has gone down, experts believe that

It’s true that some businesses are more likely to be targeted by cyber criminals, based primarily on their industry. For example, hackers often go after health care or financial institutions, because they house sensitive and significant personal data. But businesses of all sizes and in all industries are susceptible to

All data is valuable. But when disaster strikes and the clock is ticking, with business operations and customers hanging in the balance, is some data more important? That’s the thinking behind the newest approach to data protection and disaster recovery: prioritizing certain data in order to avoid downtime and minimize

With the summer storm season upon us, disaster recovery (DR) is top of mind for many IT professionals. But new data shows that severe weather is no longer the primary reason that companies are undergoing the disaster recovery planning process. Newer threats, such as cyberattacks, ransomware, and climate change have