Category: Technology

With the rate at which ransomware is evolving, companies must take into consideration key data protection concepts as they implement, revamp, or update their existing backup infrastructure. This ensures that businesses can restore data and resume operations immediately when faced with sudden data loss. Here are some key red flags to keep in mind when reviewing or crafting a cyber resilient data protection strategy: Red flag #1 Incomplete backups There’s a possibility that companies might forget to back up new workloads. If the data hasn’t been backed up, it might be forgotten. Or worse. Lost during a ransomware attack, only

Did you know that hackers are now directly targeting backups? They’re no longer only targeting servers, corporate systems, or business-critical applications. According to a Sophos study, attackers have attempted to compromise backups in over 94% of ransomware attacks. Over half of those attacks (57%) were successful, greatly undermining an organization’s ability to recover data.  Ensuring the security of their backups is now a top priority for enterprises. This is where offline backups come in. With offline backups, data is physically disconnected from the network, so ransomware cannot access the backups, thus establishing a line of defense against ransomware. Physical isolation

Up to 85% of Microsoft users have had their email data compromised. Are you sure your Microsoft 365 data is stored securely with Microsoft? Many companies tend to use Microsoft 365 as a productivity platform. However, that has also turned Microsoft 365 into a prime target for cyberattacks. Many mistakenly believe that Microsoft 365 backups aren’t a priority as Microsoft is responsible for safeguarding your data. That could not be farther from the truth. Here are a few key points for Microsoft 365 data protection: How Microsoft 365’s built-in data protection works Most users are under the impression that Microsoft

With cyberattacks on the rise, companies must implement a cyber-resilient data protection solution capable of deterring threat actors. This solution should include a multi-layered security system so businesses can maintain operations with peace of mind. However, this is not an easy task, as companies increasingly use various on-prem and cloud workloads across the board, juggle multiple data protection solutions, and may not have a strong security posture. This is where ActiveProtect comes into play. As an integrated backup appliance, Synology ActiveProtect comes with its own pre-configured hardware and operating system called ActiveProtect Manager so that companies can unify their data

With 75% of enterprises looking to prioritize SaaS backups, organizations need to be aware of costs associated with commercially available backup options when implementing Microsoft 365 data protection solutions. Microsoft 365’s productivity apps now have over 400 million active users and are widely used by companies all around the world. As SaaS services dominate our daily lives, safeguarding SaaS data is now more important than ever before. How backup vendors’ licensing works Backup vendors often entice companies by claiming to support the four main Microsoft 365 services. In reality, these backup solutions come with pricing plans and limited features that

With the evolving tech landscape, IT teams are now tasked with multiple assignments in addition to dealing with challenges such as rising costs, ransomware, long-term data retention needs, and more, according to Synology's 2025 Enterprise Data Management Survey. When asked about their confidence in recovering mission-critical data, over 90% of companies admitted they lacked confidence in being able to retrieve company data in the event of a malware attack. Cyber threats: One of today’s biggest data protection challenges Rising costs and fragmented legacy data protection solutions could lead businesses to look for new options to secure their data. IT admins

In July 2025, Microsoft issued an advisory warning stating that a SharePoint vulnerability had been discovered and was actively being exploited. More than 9,000 organizations worldwide using SharePoint Server have been affected by this security breach. Attackers used server-side privileges to tamper with the machine keys and bypassed authentication methods in order to carry out the attacks. SharePoint is a core system for many companies, and if compromised, not only will sensitive company data be leaked, but the entire business process might be paralyzed. This incident highlights the need to reevaluate and optimize existing data protection strategies. Only a comprehensive,

At Synology, we rely on MailPlus to support over 1,500 employees and handle more than 170,000 emails each day. We closely monitor its uptime to ensure it delivers the reliability we demand in a production environment. Over time, MailPlus has consistently delivered 99.99% service uptime. For comparison, a typical SLA of 99.9% allows for up to 43 minutes of downtime per month, while 99.99% reduces that to about 4 minutes per month, or less than 1 minute per week. This level of availability is the result of deliberate engineering decisions, especially the implementation of MailPlus High Availability (HA). Unlike traditional

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