Backup Systems Disaster Recovery Blog

Microsoft service agreement update urges users to maintain a third-party backup.

The latest service agreement from Microsoft reminds its users of a key bit information that may often get overlooked. With services such as OneDrive, SharePoint, and Outlook under its belt, it’s safe to say that the majority of businesses nowadays rely on Microsoft to keep on running. However, Microsoft states that although they do their best to ensure that these services remain up and running, they cannot guarantee that the expected level of quality of service can be maintained.

Point-in-time recovery with Backup Systems.

A point-in-time recovery allows the backup and restore of files, virtual disks, or even entire operating systems to a specific point in time. Should a disaster occur with your systems, you can make note of what time it happened and restore from an earlier backup from before the disaster occurred. This is beneficial as it allows you to correctly bring your system back to how it was, without the worry of restoring from an already corrupt or infected state.

Backup Systems continues to impress customers.

With an impossible to beat backup service, it’s no surprise that we continue to receive positive 5-star reviews from our customers. These are important to us as it shows that we can backup our claims of being the best and only UK developer of Backup and DR software as a service (BaaS).

We use multi-factor authentication, and you should too!

With the digital world constantly evolving, new ways emerge for hackers to steal your information. If services don’t keep on top of their security, they can find themselves being targeted by hackers who are two steps ahead of you. People looking to exploit unpatched vulnerabilities will sniff out improperly protected services, stealing user data and selling it for easy money on the dark web.

Medical ransomware attack cripples multiple hospitals in the US.

Prospect Medical Holdings suffered a large-scale ransomware attack, leading to them having to revert to paper systems while the FBI investigates who’s responsible. While the attack is being investigated, Prospect Medical Holdings, who operate 16 hospitals across the US have consequently had to shut down their systems, causing great disruption amongst people in need of urgent medical care.

Your backups security is our priority, here’s how we ensure that.

With customer data being so important, it’s vital we do our best to ensure it is correctly protected. Backup Systems is ISO27001 accredited, meaning we as a business have put in place the correct system measures to prevent risks related to data security that we manage. This system meets the requirements put in place by the International Standard, giving our customers reassurance they can trust us with their data.