We have been working hard for the past months and are happy to announce that the new MSP360 Managed Backup 5.2 is finally here! This massive milestone release introduces the new backup format, which allows for a number of amazing features. Continue reading
The 3-2-1-1-0 Backup Rule: Extend Your Backup Security
The number of cyberattacks is constantly growing; they happen more and more often, and hackers are inventing more and more methods to reach companies’ sensitive data in order to make profit from it. The Gartner experts predict that by 2025, up to 75% of IT companies will become the target of one or more ransomware attacks. Continue reading
Disaster Recovery Challenges for SMBs
Some say that disaster recovery is not that different from backup. Others try to implement a "set it and forget it" backup and disaster recovery solution. And both of these positions are a great way to lose corporate data. Why? Continue reading
Immutable Data Backups Explained and How It Works in MSP360
Introduction to Immutable Backups
Immutable data backups are a crucial component of data protection strategies. They are designed to be unmodifiable, ensuring that your data remains safe from ransomware attacks, accidental deletions, and other threats. In this video, we'll explore the concept of data immutability and how it can safeguard your valuable information. You'll also learn how MSP360's immutable data backups and remote monitoring management solutions can provide you with peace of mind.
Immutable data backups are crucial for any given organisation's data protection strategy. When you back up your data, one of the worst scenarios imaginable is losing your data due to ransomware or another type of cyberattack. Data protection is a burning issue right now due to these attacks, and the best way to keep your data safe is to use the most current cybersecurity technologies, such as immutable data backups.
9 Worst Cybersecurity Practices
At least once in your life, you've been cyberpwned. Also, chances are that you know exactly what triggered the successful attack. Continue reading
How to Protect Backups from Ransomware: Full Guide
Nowadays, ransomware attacks aim for essential data assets, such as production databases and backups. If your backups are encrypted by the malefactors, you have only two choices left: to pay the ransom or to forget about your data. Thankfully, there are a range of tactics to protect your backups from ransomware attacks. Continue reading
Meteor Wiper Malware: How a Robust Backup Strategy Can Help
You’ve heard of ransomware, which is capable of rapidly encrypting and disabling files in a bid to force victims to pay exorbitant ransom fees. Now, there is a new threat to your data: wiper malware. Continue reading
Cloud Backup Strategy for Small Businesses
In most cases nowadays, it's simply impractical to store your business backups locally. Moreover, cloud storage solutions have become so cheap, reliable, and feature-rich, that they easily outperform any small local storage solution. However, ”the cloud” is just a term that covers hundreds of different possibilities. So, how do you pick one of those hundreds?
Why BaaS Needs to Be as Flexible as Possible
Over the past year and a half, many people’s working lives have been turned upside down due to the pandemic and the sudden transition to remote work. As part of that, organizations have had to rethink how they use and optimize many of the tools at their disposal in order to remain effective and efficient as organizations. One area where this has taken place is around backup and disaster recovery (BDR). Continue reading
Key Technical Backup Challenges and How to Solve Them
Contrary to what some IT professionals believe, backups are not ”set it and forget it”. You need to plan their execution carefully, and build and set up a solution. You should then expect to have to fix issues from time to time, until your setup is flawless. Continue reading
Does Your BDR Solution Provide Freedom of Choice in Backup Storage?
Vendor lock-in is a thing of the past. It’s all too easy for MSPs today to discover alternative solutions when they’re determined to cut costs, find better support or track down superior products in the market. MSPs should apply the same line of thought to building backup and disaster recovery (BDR) strategies for their customers. Continue reading
Windows Native Backup vs MSP360 Managed Backup
One important step in planning your backup strategy is choosing a backup solution that will fit your needs. It should be compatible with your IT infrastructure and be able to back up all your vital data – not only files and folders, but also system images, servers, etc. In this article, we compare native Windows backup tools and MSP360 Managed Backup. Continue reading