How to schedule your backups with ease
Backing up your important data couldn’t be more essential at a time when cybercriminals are unleashing increasingly sophisticated attacks on businesses across the country.
Cyber attacks on SA’s government departments have been particularly malicious in recent months with the Companies and Intellectual property Commission (CIPC) the latest victim of a security compromise, likely a result of under investment in the right security systems.
But for many business owners, the backup process remains a mystery, especially when it comes to scheduling and execution.
To help you keep your company’s data safe in the cloud, we’d like to cover the flexible options for cloud backup and highlight why scheduling correctly will help you manage your data effectively without using up too much storage.
Backups are a lifesaver when cybercriminals strike
If you’ve been following the news recently, you may be worried that a cyberattack could compromise your access to company data – and you’d be right to worry. Cyberattacks continued to plague South Africa in 2023 and criminals are only getting smarter; 28% of attacks against smart devices in Africa originated in SA last year according to Kaspersky.
- One of the tactics that cybercriminals use to extort their victims is the threat of permanently deleting or corrupting files that the company needs in order to function.
- An explanation for why companies agree to pay the ransom could be because the most recent backup they have is too old and they genuinely can’t do without the files that are being held hostage.
But all of this can be avoided with regular backups.
Best flexible options for cloud backup to give for peace of mind and efficiency
It makes sense that your business needs to have the most recent version of its files saved in the cloud, but how recent is recent enough?
- Files that are updated daily should be backed up daily, and ditto for those that are updated weekly and monthly.
- However, tracking the frequency of file updates can be a nightmare.
- It’s best to update all your files as often as possible so that frequently changing documents will still be up to date if you need to restore them
A daily backup can be easily scheduled with our streamlined backup system options.
Your data will automatically move to the cloud in encrypted form and you can choose to overwrite older versions of files to save storage space – especially if your business uses a large amount of data for its storage each month.
If you do need more storage as your business grows, our flexible cloud backup options will let you size up your storage as and when you need it.
To learn more about our secure cloud storage packages for businesses, visit our product page today.