The threat landscape is rapidly changing, and the businesses can’t play a waiting game when it comes to planning their data protection strategy. The stakes are getting bigger, and the attacks and security threats are a matter of when rather than if Today, downtime can cost millions to organizations and cyberattacks can bring operations to a halt and make businesses go bankrupt. Disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) have shifted from best practices to essential strategies.

Insider attacks are growing, whereby 60% of organizations in the past year alone have suffered employee-related data breaches. Surprised? Most businesses get blindsided by the people they put their most trust in. It can be accidental data leaks or malicious actions, but the risk is very real and, regrettably, on the rise. It’s no longer a matter of “if,” but rather “when” an insider threat could compromise your organization’s most sensitive data.

Ransomware incident response is the need of the hour. Let me explain you why- Ransomware attacks have evolved to become a critical threat in 2024, while recovery from such an attack increased drastically from $1.82 million in 2023 to a whopping $2.73 million this year—which is sans any ransom paid out. Healthcare organizations have fallen victim quite badly, where the cost of data breaches increased by 53.3% since 2020.

Did it ever cross your mind to ask if your password can defend your sensitive info on the web all by itself? In the digital world of today, where cyber threats are rapidly developing, the traditional way of protecting the system with single password has become more and more insecure. Therefore, it is the user who is more exposed to such cyberattacks. Just to mention, more than 81% of data breaches are associated with weak or stolen passwords.

Last year, 95% of organizations faced some kind of data outage or disruption. The impact of these incidents was overwhelming, with an average cost of $1.7 million per incident. This statistic shows how important it is for organizations to have a data safety plan. Organizations need robust measures to ensure data resiliency and effective disaster recovery. One such solution is cloud-to-cloud restore. Backup is the key to recovering and restoring your data in such scenarios.

This blog will explore essential factors to consider when selecting an Exchange online backup solution. Our goal is to equip you with the knowledge to make an informed decision tailored to your organization’s needs. Microsoft Exchange Online is a go-to choice for businesses. It offers a variety of features that enhance productivity, security, and accessibility.

In 2024, the AI digital landscape has evolved considerably. We, at Parablu, work together to enhance our technology to keep pace with the changing digital world. Our focus remains on securing data from sophisticated cyber threats. In this blog, we’ll focus on AI and data security and how BluVault harnesses its capabilities for enterprise ransomware protection.

Learn how businesses can strengthen their M365 data security with cost-effective backup and recovery solutions. According to Morgan Lewis, in 2023, the average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million. This is 2.25% higher than the statistics in 2022. These numbers are a clear indication of why data security solutions are a must for enterprises. Protecting M365 data is crucial because threats like ransomware, data breaches, and insider risks can cause serious problems for companies.

If you’ve been reading marketing literature backup companies have been putting out, you’ve probably run into the term “Air Gap”. I’ve had a number of prospects ask us if we also do “Air Gapped” backups.

For those only just tuning into this conversation, the EU Commission negotiated and finalized the text of what is called the “General Data Protection Regulation” (GDPR) in December of 2015. This was officially approved as law in April 2016 and comes into effect on May 25, 2018. And, if you’re an organization that does business in the EU or even has customers from those geographies, this could significantly change the way you do business.