National Computer Security Day is a Real Holiday!
by Sean Curiel on Nov 21, 2022, 5:35:48 AM
The 1980s ushered in the era of personal computers into the homes of the average consumer. By the late eighties, they had become popular and even somewhat common in business and government agencies. With this monumental technology change, we also witnessed the birth of the original da …
8 Measures You Must Take to Protect Remote Workers
by Sean Curiel on Apr 15, 2020, 4:30:00 AM
As remote work becomes the norm, especially following events like the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses continue to face new challenges in keeping their data secure. Employees working from home are often far from their IT teams and may not have the same level of protection as they do in t …
Preparing to Sign a Cyberinsurance Policy
by Nathan.Fouarge on Mar 17, 2020, 5:44:57 AM
Now you’ve read a little about cyber-insurance, and the challenges you might face. But don’t dismiss it just yet. There are substantial reasons to enter into a Cyberinsurance policy. Cyber insurance is there to provide resources when all of your defenses have failed, at a potentially …
What is Cyberinsurance?
by Nathan.Fouarge on Mar 2, 2020, 5:30:00 AM
Ransomware continues to make headlines. The progress of businesses, schools, and government agencies comes to a grinding halt for perhaps hours, often for days. This phenomenon, among other things, has brought a new popular term into the IT lexicon - Cyber insurance. What is it? Do yo …
Options for Upgrading Windows Server 2008 R2
by Sean Curiel on Jul 17, 2019, 5:00:56 AM
Nobody enjoys being forced to make major changes to their servers within a short timeframe. But Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 is rapidly approaching its end of life and now is the time to bring servers current to ensure regular security updates, support, and future bug fix …
Why Hardware Maintenance is Crucial for Data Protection
by Paula Kubo on Jan 29, 2019, 4:21:11 PM
According to our Support T echnicians , many of the difficulties faced by our customers weren’t caused by their backup skills or lack thereof. The majority were unable to put the best backup strategy in place due to compromised hardware performance or outdated software systems.
Best Practices for your Backup Strategy
by Josefine Fouarge on Jul 3, 2018, 7:04:00 AM
Everybody talks about backup strategies and backup concepts, but barely anyone explains those recovery strategies and concepts in detail (Download NovaBACKUP's Backup Strategy Guide). Let’s be honest, the backup is important, but it must be accessible when you need it and must restore …
VMware VM Backup Best Practices
by Jon Ferraez on Feb 3, 2015, 12:21:16 PM
This article is designed to walk you through VMware VM backup best practices using the Virtual Dashboard available within NovaBACKUP software. Using the native "Change Block Tracking" (CBT) feature available through VMware, NovaBACKUP will allow you to do daily Differential or Increme …
Schrödinger’s Backup: The Good and Bad of Backup
by Nathan.Fouarge on Feb 23, 2014, 5:30:00 AM
Photo credit: 'No Matter' Project You have most likely not heard of the concept of Schrödinger’s backup that has been coined in IT, but many people are running this experiment without even knowing it. It states: “The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted.” To …
