A major global cyber attack is under way. This new rapidly spreading cyber extortion campaign is capitalizing on the assumption that businesses have failed to secure their networks from increasingly aggressive hackers. For more information we have included a link below to a blog which gives some detailed information on this new threat.
PSA: Petya Ransomware Affecting Critical Systems Globally: Here’s What to Do.
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Because even the best efforts to prevent infection are occasionally thwarted, it is imperative that one have backups of data. Best business practice is to have a local backup as well as a cloud backup. If a local area network gets infected the chances are the local backup will also be affected. Having a cloud backup can save the day!
Another best business practice is to have a secondary domain controller in the cloud. Having this will save many hours and even days of downtime if your server needs to be restored.
Both the cloud backup and the backup domain controller are inexpensive precautions. PowerOne can help answer any questions on either or both options and even get you set up today.