How safe is Data on the Cloud?
Lost, wiped, corrupted or stolen will usually spark a deep lying fear within most people. But you’re using a cloud services so you won’t be subject to data loss – Right?
Wrong! – Organisations lose cloud data every day; in fact 77% of companies that use cloud applications suffered a data loss incident over the last 12 month period.
6 WAYS YOU COULD LOSE CLOUD DATA
1. HUMAN ERROR
Human error makes up for nearly 64% of data loss incidents according to recent research. There’s always one, unknowingly deleted that file or wiped out your email contact list – perhaps just another day in the office? But what would you do if this did happen?
2. SYNC ERROR
Yes, those powerful tools designed to streamline business processes can ruin critical data you have stored with just one quick flash – and there’s no undo button.
3. HACKERS
Unfortunately they are out there, whether through aggressive individuals or organisations as technology grows so does the inventing of new tactics for getting hold of the data you have stored safely – but just how safe is it?
4. INSIDERS
Although we would never think of our own employees as being malicious. 23% of all electronic crime events are completed from inside the business! – Moral of this story; happy staff, happy data.
5. VIRUS & MALWARE
The majority reading this article will have at some point been effected by a virus or malware issue (don’t worry it happens to the best of us). They are basically programs that emerge from existing code making them especially difficult to defend against - so what would you do if you had a virus within your cloud data?
6. RANSOMWARE
Ransom Malware also known as “make a payment if you ever want to see your data again!” This is a type of malware which goes beyond a typical cyber attack, increasingly aggressive and expensive in most cases.
It’s not all doom and gloom though – Omnicom can keep that cloud backup running so you can reap the everyday benefits beyond the rainy days protection tools.
Faster Restoration and File Recovery - Simple and fast restores.
Quality Checks – Regular backups help identify problems with data giving you the upper hand when it comes to any potential issues.
Selective Data Restore – Why restore whole data when you can simplify and select the specific data required?
Contact Omnicom today on (0191) 375 1976 or Solutions@omnicomsolutions.co.uk for more information on our Cloud and Backup Solutions.
