NAS

Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a great low-cost tool for storing your data like backups (single files / folders or entire operating system images). Thanks to its connection (ethernet or wifi) with the local network (LAN) it is possible to easily copy the contents from your PC or server to the NAS using manual and / or automatic systems.

So why is not the NAS the reliable solution for storing my backups?

Although it is cheap and very easy to install, configuring it and using it presents some critical issues that do not make it ideal in professional work environments where data is a critical component and the backup and restore process must be absolutely guaranteed. Let’s see some examples together:

DISADVANTAGES OF BACKUP ON NAS

  ♦ Theft: typically the NAS are physically located inside the company (office, CED, etc.), in the same building where the data are stored that they keep the backup therefore in case a company should suffer the theft of the equipment the latter would lose both the original data present in the computers / servers and their backup contained in the NAS;

  ♦ Damages: Catastrophic events (earthquakes, tsunamis, tsumamis, floods, fires, etc) could damage the company’s computer equipment, destroying both the original data and the backups stored on the NAS;

  ♦ Ransomware: the latest variants of ransomware are able to encrypt the content of the data stored in the NAS, which makes this tool ineffective because the backup would be in turn compromised and its data not usable.

Do not limit yourself to the NAS to save your data, save them in the Cloud with the BaaS services (Backup as a Service)

What are the countermeasures to protect your data?

ADVANTAGES OF THE BACKUP ON CLOUD

   ♦ Physical protection: keeping your backups on the Cloud means relying on Cloud Providers who, thanks to their Datacenter, are able to guarantee the physical security of the data, also in compliance with the ISO certifications;
   ♦ Cloud: The Cloud by its nature allows to segregate data in order to protect the backups from ransomware viruses and all those activities (voluntary or involuntary cancellations) that constitute a threat to the data;
   ♦ Scalability: the size reserved for backup can easily be increased to adapt to continuous business changes.

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Useful links:

New Cloud Server video – Create your Public Cloud

VPS Metered – Cloud location

BaaS | Veeam Cloud Connect

New Acronis Cloud Backup model for end users and new reseller plan

Stay in control of your fast-moving, quick-shifting data

Subscription business model – Basics

A Hybrid Cloud Backup Solution for System Integrator and reseller

ownCloud

New templates for VPS

BaaS | Cloud Backup | Backup as a Service

Cyber Risk Insurance

In the light of the recent cyber attacks and the rise of ransomware (like WannaCry and Petya), Secure Online Desktop in collaboration with Broker Busani Stefano of Union Brokers (see BROKER PRESENTATION) is pleased to present the Cyber Risk Assurance Guarantee as a valuable tool to increase The security of your data.

Cyber Risk Insurance – Description

The Cyber Risk Insurance Guarantee protects the customer even if the damage was caused by him. It protects you from all claims for damages even if the damage is due to:

• – error;
• – Negligence;
• – Breach;
• – Omission of duties;
• – Serious blow;
• – Abuse for:
  •  – violation of Network Security;
  •  – Malware;
  •  – Hacking;
  • – D.O.S. (Denial of Service) attacks;
  • – Unauthorized access or use;
  • – Privacy.

It also covers Cyber extortion: the sums that the insured pays to end an Cyber-Extortion event (i.e. a threat received to the computer system in order to claim money from the insured).

It also includes loss of data: caused by human error, programming error, blackout, malicious informatics, D.O.S. attacks, malware, hacking, unauthorized use or access.

It covers all the expenses that arise from these events and covers the expenses for lawyers, perpetrators and costs incurred.

When unfortunately these events happen, the company stays at times for days, sometimes unfortunately for weeks!

The Cyber Risk Insurance Guarantee also covers the economic losses that have caused your business to stop!

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To whom does it turn?

This product is aimed at all small and medium-sized companies with a turnover of less than € 25million. Excluding retailers.

What do you need to do in practice?

To sign up for the policy, simply sales((at))secure-od.com and we will follow the client to analyze the degree of risk of his activity by setting the right security for the Cyber event.

Business Case

Prestigious 5-star hotel in Tyrol (Austria), the keys to all hotel rooms are electronic keys on the board, hackers take over the hotel’s computer system and block the opening of all the doors to the hotel rooms. Clients are panicky, while hacking requests for tens of thousands of euros – the hotel has no choice: it pays. The policy reimburses the hotel how much the hotel paid to hackers.

USEFUL LINKS:

 ♦ Cloudflare extension

 ♦ Stay in control of your fast moving data

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Episodes like the one that happened yesterday remind us more and more of the importance of having a backup. Backup in Cloud can be a valuable countermeasure to Ransomware (to know more about Ransomware see the comprehensive guide about Ransomware from Cloudwards).

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/world/asia/cyberattacks-online-security-.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0