Spanning Blog
Sep 12
2019
Ransomware: Five Critical Steps Service Providers Must Take for Their Customers
Joe Noonan, VP of Products for Unitrends and Spanning, details why a strong prevention plan that includes good backups and the discipline to manage the backups correctly is the best way to beat ransomware.
Sep 05
2019
2019 Cloud and Disaster Recovery Survey: 3 Key Takeaways
Since 2015, Unitrends, a leading all-in-one enterprise backup solution provider, has conducted their annual Cloud and Disaster Recovery Survey to gauge the state of data backup across a wide range of organizations. Here are some of the major takeaways from this year’s survey report, Growing Usage of SaaS Data Protection – Unitrends 2019 Survey.
Aug 28
2019
TrickBot – Malware of the Month, August 2019
TrickBot, at its root, is a form of Trojan malware. Like its namesake, malware of this type cleverly disguises its true intent. What’s even more dangerous is that TrickBot is constantly evolving with increasingly potent attacks. Learn more about our Malware of the Month for August, 2019, and what you can do to stay prepared.
Aug 27
2019
Migrating from Office 365 to G Suite: Tips to Remember
Migrating from one platform to another, particularly one that forms the bedrock of an organization, can be extremely stressful and sub-optimal if not carefully charted. Here are some pointers to lay the groundwork for one such transformational change: migrating from Office 365 to G Suite.
Aug 15
2019
CIA Triad: Best Practices for Securing Your Org
The CIA Triad, or Confidentiality-Integrity-Availability, is a flexible model that can be applied to help secure your organization’s information systems, applications, and network. Learn about the three pillars of the framework and how you can implement them into your org’s information security protocol.
Aug 07
2019
Forming a Backup Strategy: 4 Steps to Follow
A comprehensive backup strategy is an essential part of an organization’s cyber safety net and it’s important to have one outlined & put in place before a data loss event occurs. Follow these four steps to help you form a strategy that is right for your organization.
Jul 26
2019
Happy 20th Annual SysAdmin Day From Spanning
Today is SysAdmin Day, a day created for SysAdmins by SysAdmins, because no one ever gives you enough credit for the work you do. If you’re good at your job, people rarely notice because it means everything is running smoothly. Not today though… today, we salute you.
Jul 25
2019
Stegware aka Steganography Malware – Malware of the Month, July 2019
Stegware, or Steganography Malware, is accomplished by concealing a file, message, image, or video within another of the same type for malicious purposes. Stegware’s relatively easy implementation and difficulty to detect have put it on the rise lately.
Jul 18
2019
SQL Injection Attacks (SQLi) — Web-based Application Security, Part 4
SQL Injection attacks are accomplished via insertion of untrusted input in a valid command or query of a vulnerable SQL-driven website or database, which then maliciously alters the execution of that program. SQL Injection attacks are simple to execute, but potent enough to cause serious damage.
Jul 12
2019
6-Point Office 365 Post-Migration Checklist
Plan for your post-migration with the same enthusiasm as your Office 365 migration planning. Significantly offset the post-migration chaos by adhering to this six-point post-migration checklist.
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