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Laptop Backups with Backup Systems

With an increase in remote working over the past years, laptops have been the go-to when it comes to continuing with work out of the office. But, with the added convenience of being able to take your work setup out and about, welcomes the risk of your laptop being damaged, stolen. or even compromised.

Backup Systems is Cyber Essentials Certified!

Our weekly blog posts have a few logos that appear on the graphic that goes along with them, one of which is our proof of being Cyber Essentials certified. But what does that mean? And what does that have to do with our clients? Well, it’s not just a graphic and some words, here’s what being Cyber Essentials is, and why it benefits you that we have such a certification.

Buying Backups? Buy British!

When it comes to making sure your systems are safe, you want to make sure you pick the right provider, with the best security in place to ensure your backups are protected correctly, and the best support from a reliable team. While you may think you’ve made the right choice after shopping around a bit, ask yourself, are they UK based?

Beware! VMware confirms exploitation of vCenter flaw.

As confirmed by VMware, a critical vCenter server remote code execution vulnerability is currently under active exploitation, remote code allows hackers to be able to run malicious code on your computer or network, so the damage that can be caused here is not one that should be overlooked.

SharePoint exploit actively being exploited by cyber attackers.

CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) are warning SharePoint users to stay vigilant, as cyber attackers exploit a critical privilege escalation vulnerability, that combined with another bug can lead to remote code execution. The flaw in question is enabling hackers to obtain admin privileges on unpatched servers, which can lead to catastrophic results.

It’s 2024, why aren’t your systems backed up?

Surprisingly, a lot of people do not follow the correct protocol when it comes to backing up their systems. While you may assume nothing would happen to endanger them, why take the risk? If something was to go wrong, and you haven’t correctly backed them up, you are in trouble. Listed below are just a few of many reasons you should be backing up your systems, especially with the care and dedication of Backup Systems.