Recently, a Georgia-based Sage hosting center was taken down for at least 24 hours after it encountered a serious cyber attack powered by a malicious code that threatened all client systems. The company opted to pay the ransom in order to expedite a resolution – and issued a message to all clients that access to their information would be halted and restored only when data security could be guaranteed.
Sounds like a nightmare, right?
Is this what it’s like to move your system to the cloud? – It doesn’t have to be.
There is a marked difference in the way different Sage data centers are designed and store information.
Some data centers use common or shared resources; others are designed as virtual private environments. If you use a shared environment, you could be susceptible to the viruses of another company. In a virtual private environment, your environment is isolated from everyone else’s , making it impossible for one client’s environment to impact another. Many companies go to great lengths to secure their network. They train their employees not to open phishing emails or go to suspicious websites. But all those precautions could be for naught if another company in a shared resource data center was less vigilant.
- Don’t underestimate the value of a well-maintained virtual private environment! If your sensitive data, including personally Identifiable Information (PII) – is secured in a virtual private hosting environment, such as CompuData’s Sage Cloud Hosting Center, the virtual private infrastructure greatly negates shared vulnerabilities.
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Even with the best anti-virus software, viruses can’t be completely avoided. Everyone gets hit at some point. Ransomware attacks have become a common, growing occurrence for businesses around the world. The key is to have a plan to recover as quickly as possible.
- Look for a disaster recovery plan! Almost every data center has a backup system, but backup and disaster recovery are not the same. A strong backup system with multiple retention dates can often be the solution to ransomware problems. But if the hosting center is down, a fast disaster recovery plan will assure that you will be restored in hours not days. Remember, all hosting providers are not the same – some offer only backup services and not full disaster recovery. Ask what your Sage hosting center’s SLA is to recover your environment should the whole center go down.
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