Mike Smith, President of AeroCom, Inc. didn’t think DRaaS was a good fit for small to midsize businesses until he did his own research which dispelled two myths he previously believed: DRaaS is expensive and all DRaaS services are similar. We are sharing highlights of his findings which were published in Network World.

2017 is the year that most of us have come to more fully understand that data and networks are vulnerable to all sorts of risks. Businesses have been plagued by Cryptolocker, Petya and NotPetya to name a few of the widespread breaches this year. Consumers are currently fearful about their personal data because of the recent news of the Equifax breach. It will likely be quite a while before we know the full impact on businesses of data loss and network downtime from damage due to hurricanes, Harvey and Irma.  Best practices for protection, detection and recovery are a must to minimize loss and negative impact on your business.

US-CERT warns users to remain vigilant for malicious cyber activity seeking to capitalize on interest in Hurricane Harvey

We know that most businesses have more goals than they have the time or budget for and thus must prioritize each year. As we approach Q4, here is a list to help you consider what you still need to accomplish.

The Osterman Research Survey published in July reveals that the ransom demands are not what harm small businesses but instead it is the downtime. Their research found that “for 20 percent of impacted organizations, a ransomware infection caused 25 or more hours of downtime, with some organizations reporting that it caused systems to be down for more than 100 hours.”