These 15 best practices form a complete defensive framework that protects your most critical digital assets at every stage — ...

Do you back up your data? Nearly half of small businesses have learned the hard way why regular data backups are crucial, yet many still fail to backup critical data, or they cut corners to save a ...

Backing up data is essential, but encrypting your files prevents unauthorized access. Encryption converts your files into unreadable data, ensuring that even if your backup is compromised, your ...

Data risks and opportunities. (taken at Barbican, London). — Image by © Tim Sandle Data risks and opportunities. (taken at Barbican, London). — Image by © Tim ...

Data compliance and governance refer to rules and regulations designed to protect the privacy of personal information and typically carry penalties for organizations that fail to abide by them. This ...

Browse the comments on virtually any story about a ransomware attack and you will almost surely encounter the view that the victim organization could have avoided paying their extortionists if only ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Our data is currency—and so much more. It represents our memories, experiences, thoughts and feelings. In a world comprised of such valuable data, we need to understand the importance of backing it up ...

The anniversary of Hurricane Sandy reminds us that businesses can fall victim to the forces of nature. Whether it’s a blaze that burns through your office, or a flash flood that sends water coursing ...

Eon, a data backup startup founded by the team that built AWS Disaster Recovery and Migration services, has raised $300 million in a Series D funding round.

Joel Keller spent more than a decade in IT before becoming a full-time journalist. He has written for The New York Times, Parade and others. It’s no secret that school district budgets are tight and ...