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November 02, 2026 — 3 min read
UNM cyberattack diverts ambulances, disrupts care and raises HIPAA concerns
November 02, 2026 — 3 min read
UNM cyberattack diverts ambulances, disrupts care and raises HIPAA concerns
A cyberattack at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center disrupted clinical and academic operations, prompted ambulance diversions and canceled classes. The incident highlights how health care downtime can affect patients, students and faculty while raising questions about protected health information, HIPAA safeguards and cyber resilience.
September 24, 2025 — 6 min read
What is the difference between RPO and RTO?
September 24, 2025 — 6 min read
What is the difference between RPO and RTO?
What is the difference between RPO and RTO? Although both recovery objectives are similar in measurement metrics, their focus differs according to application and data priority.
September 24, 2025 — 3 min read
Acronis named a 2025 Gartner Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Backup as a Service
September 24, 2025 — 3 min read
Acronis named a 2025 Gartner Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Backup as a Service
Acronis Cyber Platform was recently named a 2025 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice in the Voice of the Customer for Backup as a Service. Acronis believes this recognition reflects the trust and satisfaction of real users who have hands-on experience with the Acronis platform, which Acronis also believes makes it one of the most meaningful recognitions in the industry.
September 19, 2025 — 8 min read
How to backup and restore Windows
September 19, 2025 — 8 min read
How to backup and restore Windows
In today's cybercrime landscape, it's sensible to back up your computer regularly to avoid data loss due to human-caused events or ransomware attacks. Backups also come in handy if your laptop is stolen or you somehow lose it. In addition, if your hard drive fails, you could lose all data on it — depending on the damage.
September 19, 2025 — 20 min read
What is Online Backup? The Ultimate Guide
September 19, 2025 — 20 min read
What is Online Backup? The Ultimate Guide
An online backup service will give you peace of mind that your important information will be able to access, no matter what happens. When using a backup services you won't be stressed about losing even a single file from your archive.
September 19, 2025 — 13 min read
Discover the Benefits of Off-Site Backup Software: Backup Beyond Boundaries!
September 19, 2025 — 13 min read
Discover the Benefits of Off-Site Backup Software: Backup Beyond Boundaries!
Organizations have several choices when it comes to backing up their systems and data. One especially important backup choice is off-site backup.
September 19, 2025 — 9 min read
What is the 3-2-1 backup strategy?
September 19, 2025 — 9 min read
What is the 3-2-1 backup strategy?
On this first day of Cyber Protection Week, we focus on how backup is important, but that it's just as important to remember that having one backup copy is sometimes not enough. Read this article and learn how following the 3-2-1 rule of backup can stop your organization from becoming a data disaster statistic.
September 18, 2025 — 12 min read
What is Backup? (Data Backup) Comprehensive Guide
September 18, 2025 — 12 min read
What is Backup? (Data Backup) Comprehensive Guide
Backup is the process of creating a copy of the data on your system that you use for recovery in case your original data is lost or corrupted.
September 18, 2025 — 18 min read
How to Back up a Hard Drive and Restore Your Computer?
September 18, 2025 — 18 min read
How to Back up a Hard Drive and Restore Your Computer?
There’s an old saying in IT that goes something like this: “You never realize how important backups are until you need one and don’t have one.”
September 18, 2025 — 15 min read
What is the difference between incremental, differential, and full backup?
September 18, 2025 — 15 min read
What is the difference between incremental, differential, and full backup?
Both differential and incremental backups are "smart" backups that save time and disk space by only backing up changed files. But they differ significantly in how they do it, and how useful the result is.
September 17, 2025 — 9 min read
Auto Backup - All you need to know
September 17, 2025 — 9 min read
Auto Backup - All you need to know
Automatic backup is a data-backup model that enables users to back up their data with little to no manual intervention. Automatic backup creates data copies faster, eliminating potentially complicated tasks subject to human error.
September 17, 2025 — 12 min read
How to Back Up Microsoft SharePoint?
September 17, 2025 — 12 min read
How to Back Up Microsoft SharePoint?
Backing up Microsoft SharePoint data is fundamental for any organization using the platform. Without a backup data plan, businesses could lose information and experience costly downtime if data is accidentally deleted, corrupted, or damaged by hardware malfunction.
September 17, 2025 — 7 min read
How to create a Full System Image Backup in Under 10 Minutes?
September 17, 2025 — 7 min read
How to create a Full System Image Backup in Under 10 Minutes?
With file-level backups, you backup and restore files such as Word documents, spreadsheets, presentations, photographs, videos, and audio files. Many users think that just backing up these kinds of files is all they need. While file-level backups work if you are restoring a small number of files, it is a time-consuming task to restore an entire PC or Mac.