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5 Reasons Langley Businesses Are Compromised by A Data Breach (And How to Avoid It)

Acclaimed cybersecurity reports indicate that data breaches aimed at small business enterprises are at an all-time high. Business owners have been forced to take a more proactive role in helping safeguard their Langley BC businesses against malicious cyberattacks. Still, movement to the cloud and the increased use of web-based tools makes it hard to protect the business from all forms of attack. The increased sophistication and maliciousness of these attacks have made a solid investment into cybersecurity more paramount.

Email Migrations To Microsoft 365

The computing power in the cloud is breathtaking. Unlike most on-premise technologies that are costly, unreliable, insecure, and unscalable, cloud services are the exact opposite. They lower IT costs, enhance productivity, bolster security, increase business agility, among other benefits. No wonder businesses and IT leaders worldwide are grappling with replacing the "slowly dying" on-premise technologies with cloud services and applications.

The Importance of Testing Data Backup and Recovery Systems

Data backup protects a business from catastrophic data loss resulting from hardware failures, natural disasters, cybersecurity attacks, system outages, or network disruptions. Backing up data involves replicating it and storing it in different places. Such as the cloud, backup servers, and dedicated backup devices. This way, you can recover your data and information from a previous state and time in case of system outages. However, the efficiency and effectiveness of data backup are reduced drastically when you do not test them regularly and routinely. Data backup and recovery testing is the process of assessing the effectiveness of the systems, procedures, and methods that a company uses to replicate, store, and retrieve data in times of need.

• What would you do if the power went out right now?
• What if your area flooded for days on end?
• Do you have a plan in place to recover from disaster quickly and keep your business running?

The internet has become a part of our everyday lives. But many people don't realize that the internet can be a harmful place for both individuals and companies. The dark web is one facet of the internet that can compromise our sensitive data — and it's important to be mindful of what it is and how it can impact us.