The Official Spanning Blog: Industry Trends in SaaS Data Protection

Jul 28
2020

A Guide to Telecommuting: Adjusting to the New Era of Remote Working

BY Dave Wallen

Welcome to the new world of telecommuting – the COVID-19 pandemic edition. Learn how to navigate through the world of working from home — especially if you are a first-timer.

Jul 07
2020

FERPA Compliance & How to Obtain It

BY Dave Wallen

Learn what the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is and what measures educational institutions must take to obtain FERPA compliance.

Jul 01
2020

Spanning Release Notes: Error Only Email — Spanning Backup for Office 365

BY Matt McDermott

Error Only Email — the newest feature in Spanning Backup for Office 365 — is now live. See how it can help customers by enabling external workflows for systems like BMS, ConnectWise and Microsoft Power Automate.

Jun 24
2020

OneDrive vs. Google Drive: Which Cloud Storage is Better?

BY Dave Wallen

Learn the pros, cons and differences between Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive to help you pick the right cloud storage option.

Jun 17
2020

Spanning Release Notes: Google Workspace Backup with Integrated Dark Web Monitoring

BY Shyam Oza

Spanning Backup for Google Workspace with Dark Web Monitoring provides complete front-end and back-end Google Workspace protection – secure credentials – secure data.

Jun 15
2020

Denial-of-Service (DoS) Attacks — Web-based Application Security, Part 7

BY Shyam Oza

A Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack is when legitimate users are unable to access a network. Learn how they work and how to protect against them.

Jun 05
2020

Zero-Day Vulnerability: The Unknown Threats to Your Data

BY Dave Wallen

Zero-day vulnerabilities lead to zero-day exploits that put your data at risk. Learn how to keep your Office 365, Google Workspace and Salesforce data protected from such attacks.

May 26
2020

AES Encryption: A Closer Look at Advanced Encryption Standards

BY Dave Wallen

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is the gold standard when it comes to protecting your SaaS data. Take a deep dive into what makes AES the most secure encryption cipher out there.

May 18
2020

NanoCore RAT — Malware of the Month, May 2020

BY Dave Wallen

NanoCore — Spanning’s Malware of the Month for May 2020 — is an incredibly sophisticated Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that gives hackers free rein over an infected device.

May 01
2020

Google Takeout: Is It a Good Backup Option?

BY Dave Wallen

Google Takeout is a data retrieval platform that allows users to import and export data from a number of Google products. Learn more about Google Takeout’s capabilities and viability as a backup option.