Gravité Blog

Do you know what goes into a successful data backup strategy? If not, know that your business depends on these contingencies to confidently face the challenges of today’s business world. Today, we’re breaking down the essentials of a sound backup strategy—and trust us when we say it’s more complicated than you think.

Deals are great, aren’t they? Offering some money and getting more than you’d expect in return… It’s the next best thing to free. It’s also really nice to get something fast.

Not so fast, though. As nice as they can make things seem, “cheap” and “quick” aren’t often synonymous with “effective” or “valuable.” In fact, selecting the presumably easy route regarding your business technology can ultimately lead to bigger problems in the form of something called tech debt.

Third-party vendors are essential for modern businesses, as they deliver mission-critical resources and tools to the organizations that utilize them, including raw materials, software, and other services. Unfortunately, these vendors can also serve as direct lines into your business for a cyberattack to take advantage of for their own purposes.

Let’s talk a little about how you can still lean on your vendors without sacrificing your all-important security.

The constant chatter about cybersecurity can really be overwhelming. While some Internet tales might be exaggerated, the reality is that these cybersecurity risks are a serious concern for every business. Is your organization truly prepared to confront the sophisticated digital adversaries of our time? Let’s take a look at three prevalent cyberthreats that could inflict significant damage on a business, and what you can do to keep them from negatively impacting yours.

For all the effort and investment a modern business needs to put into its cybersecurity, it is equally important to acknowledge each team member's role in an organization’s security protections. Many of your employees, through no inherent fault of their own, are themselves a vulnerability as they allow many cyberthreats into your infrastructure through scams and simple mistakes. However, this doesn’t have to be the case.

Let’s go over why it is critical that you train your team to be a cybersecurity asset and how to do so.