Data Protection

Incremental backups are a fundamental component of efficient data protection strategies, allowing organizations to conserve bandwidth and compute resources by capturing only the changes made since the last backup. While this methodology is widely implemented, the approach to storing these incremental changes plays a critical role in determining the overall efficiency, reliability, and performance of a backup system. Traditional methods Conventional backup solutions, such as Veeam, typically operate by establishing an initial full backup followed by a sequence of incremental backups. During a restore operation, the system must reconstruct the recovery image by merging the full backup with each subsequent

Time to back up your Windows PCs before updating to Windows 11 as Microsoft has officially announced that Windows 10 support is coming to an end on October 14, 2025. Protect against software vulnerabilities and the risk of ransomware by upgrading your systems and backing up data stored on your Windows PCs. When upgrading to Windows 11, there might be potential issues that arise during or after the upgrade. Windows 11 comes with specific hardware requirements. If a company uses older PCs that do not meet Windows 11 requirements, they might not be able to upgrade their operating system successfully.

In the face of growing data security concerns, organizations are now turning to data protection solutions to protect mission-critical data. As Synology’s Active Backup for Business (ABB) is easy to use and can be used to perform backups and recovery efficiently, it is the primary solution for a number of small and medium-sized enterprises. As businesses grow and the size of their data increases, companies must find a way to manage multiple backup servers as well as data stored across locations. At the same time, companies need to meet the challenges of cybersecurity and regulatory compliance which require implementing advance

Japanese consumer electronics company Casio recently fell victim to a ransomware attack, causing widespread outages across the company. Casio’s company systems were down for a week, and employee and customer data were leaked. As these types of cyber incidents occur with alarming frequency, organizations are becoming aware of the importance of data security and implementing preventative measures. From an IT perspective, protecting every piece of data is a mammoth task. Daily maintenance of corporate data can be a pain, combining various hardware and software solutions can be inconvenient, the security posture might not meet audit requirements, and companies may be

Encryption has a storied history, from simple substitution ciphers during the warring eras of Ancient Rome, to Mary, Queen of Scots' ill-fated Babington Plot, and the unbreakable Navajo code that helped secure Allied communications in World War II. These pivotal moments demonstrate the enduring importance of secure communication across eras. What is Encryption? As the Grecian roots of the word suggest—where "en" means "in" and "kyrptos" stands for "secret"—encryption aims to secure data against unauthorized parties by turning messages unreadable and undecipherable. It is one of the oldest and most common forms of data protection. While the underlying principles remain

As data is the lifeline of businesses, companies must implement strong and reliable backup and recovery solutions to safeguard business-critical workloads against ransomware attacks and other threats. In this blog post, let’s take a look at how file level backups differ from full system backups. Beware of blind spots when implementing file backups Many users might mistakenly believe that file backups are more flexible as they help maximize storage capacity and free up space that would otherwise be taken up with unnecessary data. However, companies cannot thoroughly protect all their data with file backups. In the event of a catastrophe,

In 2021, cybersecurity firm Cyfirma uncovered a critical security flaw in a leading surveillance manufacturer's software, potentially allowing unauthorized control of surveillance cameras. Despite a swift security patch, over 80,000 cameras remained at risk a year later. Malicious groups exploited these vulnerabilities, targeting the infrastructure and services of enterprises across more than a hundred countries and impacting over 2,300 organizations. The primary purpose of surveillance systems is to protect physical assets, but inadequate security or poor management can turn the surveillance system into a vulnerability that exposes businesses to data breaches and cybersecurity threats. Therefore, the meticulous management of these

On July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike's attempt to update the "Falcon Sensor" for real-time threat detection and endpoint protection led to a system crash that affected 8.5 million Microsoft Windows devices, causing widespread IT and operational disruptions worldwide. Although this incident was not caused by a cyberattack or malware, it underscores the importance of a comprehensive and reliable backup and disaster recovery strategy to prevent disruptions to business operations. CrowdStrike causes immediate global impact The outage was first detected in Australia, where the "blue screen of death" spread across Windows devices worldwide, significantly disrupting users, companies, and critical service providers. By

As businesses are creating more data than ever before, organizations must be able to maximize storage capacity and store as much data as possible without overspending. This is where data deduplication comes in. By using this technique, redundant data is spotted and eliminated before being backed up. This leads to less storage space being used, allowing you to save new data in its place instead. This also ensures that you can efficiently back up your data as you don’t need to spend time backing up duplicate copies of the same data. Keep in mind that each vendor might claim that

As the threat of data loss, data breach, and ransomware attacks keep IT admins up at night, as a PC or Mac user, are you doing your due diligence and safeguarding your endpoint data? It’s important to regularly back up files, folders, and other data stored on your device to ensure peace of mind and easy data recovery if anything goes wrong. With the emergence of Backup as a Service (BaaS) solutions, PC or Mac users can directly back up their data to the cloud as a way to reduce network latency issues and optimize bandwidth. As data is directly