Backup and Data Recovery Backup and Recovery is one of the most critical elements of a sound IT operation. Unfortunately, many organizations don’t place an emphasis on the importance of backups and the ability to recover data. Here are 3 Backup and Recovery best practices that we advise all clients to follow: Audit procedures to ensure that […]
A few weeks ago, we received a call from a Toledo-area firm that had been infected by malware. A critical file server was taken down and it took them 3 days to recover. Unfortunately, the frequency of cyberattacks has increased exponentially. In recent months, DMC has seen several companies get infected by Ransomware malware such […]
How reliable are your virtual machine backups? Every day you run your nightly backups and receive a successful message, but have you ever wondered if you can really restore from the backups? You could test your backups on extra equipment you have around the office but this requires a lot of work to setup and […]
Most of us started out using Exchange within Office 365. We’ve only skimmed the surface of the full power of Office 365. Here are the top 4 applications that you may not be leveraging. Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Protection against malware and unknown viruses (Zero Day attacks). Real time, time-of-click protection against malicious URLs. Customers […]
Every day you run your nightly backups and receive a successful message, but have you ever wondered if you can really restore from the backups? You could test your backups on extra equipment you have around the office but this requires a lot of work to setup, and you have to be very careful not to bring up a […]
There are several layers of security to help protect against viruses and malware. Firewalls and Antivirus programs help, but even with these security measures in place, computers are still vulnerable. It comes down to you to help keep workstations safe. “If in doubt, do NOT click!” Email: If an email is from an unknown source, […]
