Large UK companies are amongst the hardest hit by ransomware in western countries according to a new report commissioned by Malwarebytes. The report found that more than half of large firms had been affected—and that nine percent had been left “entirely unable to operate.” via More than half of UK firms have been hit by […]
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A U.S. government interagency report indicates that there has been a 300 percent increase in the daily ransomware attacks in 2016 as compared to 2015. Ransomware is malicious software that, when introduced into a system, gives a hacker access to the user’s system, and the ability to encrypt data and hold it hostage until payment […]
Read MoreThere’s a new form of ransomware—apparently built by amateurs—that takes your money but deletes your personal files anyway. Security research firm Talos recently published a blog post about a new form of malware dubbed Ranscam. This ransomware follows the basic premise of previous variants. It claims your files have been encrypted, and thus inaccessible to […]
Read MoreThe global backup as a service market to grow at a CAGR of 27.5% during the period 2016-2020. The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global backup as a service market for 2016-2020 This report considers revenue generated from backup services offered on cloud platforms. The services from online backup […]
Read MoreRemote Backup Systems, developer of RBackup Online Backup software, is announcing a change to our licensing model effective today. Our new licensing module will provide licenses for endpoints at one license per endpoint, and twice as many licenses as before for servers. The previous model assigned different numbers of licenses to different versions of endpoints. […]
Read MoreCyber-thieves are adopting ransomware in “alarming” numbers, say security researchers. There are now more than 120 separate families of ransomware, said experts studying the malicious software. Other researchers have seen a 3,500% increase in the criminal use of net infrastructure that helps run ransomware campaigns. The rise is driven by the money thieves make with […]
Read MoreThe National Hurricane Center at NOAA has predicted an “average” hurricane season for the Western Hemisphere, with the first named storm already here. Your Online Backup Hot Site is available through the Partner’s Portal. RBS Emergency Hot Site Servers are available at no charge for RBS Partners with active Maintenance Subscriptions whenever a natural […]
Read MoreI’ve been studying Social Media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter) to see how we can use it in our business here at RBS. Studies I’ve read seem to indicate that MSPs use LinedIn, but they are not clear on exactly how you use it. Personally, I don’t interact much on LinkedIn. If someone asks me to connect, […]
Read MoreVersion 11.16 is ready to download! We’ve made MAJOR improvements across the board in speed, accuracy, reliability, robustness, and capacity. We’ve improved virtually every program in the suite, concentrating on “hardening” everything.
Read MoreYou can’t compete with unlimited backup plans. … and you shouldn’t try, because neither can anyone else. Unlimited data backup plans, priced at some minimal fee of just a couple of dollars a month or around $50 per year, have been “a thing” for a while. The advent of cloud storage and the relatively low […]
Read MoreYou know what, I love new gadgets that solve pesky problems, and this thing could save you a lot of time and travel to customer sites, the data center, and your mom’s house. But go see your mom anyway… When Your Internet Goes Out, This Smart Plug Resets Your Router Until It Works Again via […]
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