As per a recent survey, the average ransom demand from businesses hit by ransomware attacks was $178,000 in 2020. The same survey revealed that 51% of the surveyed companies were hit by ransomware over the year. These numbers, although disconcerting, are not surprising in the least. There has been an uptick in ransomware attacks in…

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In 2016 alone, 90% of the businesses were victims of some form of cyberattacks. That number is snowballing each year. Indeed, hackers are growing increasingly sophisticated, and resourceful in their attacks. Today, roughly 55% of all breaches are the work of organized crime groups. What’s even more worrying is that the migration to the cloud…

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How much does 1 hour of downtime cost to businesses on average? According to a 2020 study, an average company loses over $100,000 on account of a single hour of downtime. What’s even more startling is that roughly 33% of the surveyed organizations report potential losses of $1 to $5 million in the event of…

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With Microsoft Office 365 being such a typical business application, one common question that is asked by many customers is: “Do we even need to back up our Office 365 Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business data?  The short answer is: Yes! Businesses using Office 365 need to backup their data to ensure…

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