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CIOs eye SaaS backup plans post-CrowdStrike

CIO

One such area that’s getting more thought today is SaaS backup and recovery, something many CIOs have to date taken for granted, leaving it to their SaaS vendors to not only deliver better than five-nines uptime but also be the sole entities backing up and recovering SaaS-siloed data that is increasingly vital to companies’ data-driven operations.

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Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success

CIO

And in a troubling new trend, backup repositories have become the primary target for ransomware attacks, with backups targeted in 94% of attacks, and at least a portion of backup repositories impacted in 68% of cyber events, according to the 2022 Veeam Ransomware Report.

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Cloud providers’ default retention policies are not enough: You better back your SaaS up

TechCrunch

Without the right policies in place, organizations often have little visibility into what SaaS data they actually have; whether that data is in compliance, protected or compromised. Cloud providers’ default retention policies are not enough.

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INE Security Launches New Training Solutions to Enhance Cyber Hygiene for SMBs

CIO

Tip 2: Implementing Strong Password Policies Weak passwords can be easily compromised, giving attackers access to sensitive systems and data. INE Security recommends implementing strong password policies that require the use of complex passwords and regular updates. 1 – Storing 1 copy offsite (e.g.,

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How Druva used Amazon Bedrock to address foundation model complexity when building Dru, Druva’s backup AI copilot

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Dru , the Druva backup AI copilot, enables real-time interaction and personalized responses, with users engaging in a natural conversation with the software. From finding inconsistencies and errors across the environment to scheduling backup jobs and setting retention policies, users need only ask and Dru responds.

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Let’s Compare: BARMAN vs. Manual Backup

Datavail

BARMAN is one of the most popular tools for backup and recovery management in PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL, as an open source database has different methods to approach database backups. Manual Backup Methods. Pg_dump (Logical Backup). Logical backups can be table level to database level based on requirements.

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6 Tips to Make Your Business Data Backups Secure

The Crazy Programmer

That’s why data backups are so essential. But not just any backup will do. Data backups must be properly secured if they are to live up to their purpose. The following are some of the ways you can protect your data backups. Align Your Policies Accordingly. Store Backups Offsite. Image Source.

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