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Microsoft responds to the recent WannaCrypt ransomware
Microsoft has acted quickly in response to the recent WannaCrypt ransomware attack that has seen massive global infections and disruption to critical healthcare services. If you have any concerns about your business systems or are unsure about how or if …
12th May “Global ransomware offensive”
To date, almost 100 countries have been impacted with the NHS in England and Scotland having to resort to pen and paper. Operations cancelled and Accident and Emergency units shut down by the crippling ransomware infection. How did this happen? …
Office 365 data residency location
Will GDPR impact on your data residency requirements? Are you part of a United Kingdom business that subscribes to Microsoft Office 365 services? You may also have regulatory compliance’s that require your data to be kept within the United Kingdom? …
Using Redstor Instant Data to recover your Windows 2012R2 Server after a disaster
Disaster recovery is critical for business continuity, we all know that. But, how often is your strategy tested? In the video below, I demonstrate the backup and recovery of a Windows Server 2012R2 virtual machine using Cactus IT infrastructure powered by Redstor Backup …
Hackers Threaten To Remote Wipe Millions Of iPhones- Cactus IT has some advice
statement after receiving a demand for ransom from a group calling itself “Turkish Crime Family”. The $75 000 cryptocurrency (like Bitcoin) needs to be paid by Apple before the groups deadline of the 7th of April. The group claims to …
Password policy “U-Turn” for 2017
What we know If you are in business, you will have looked to your IT department for help and advice on passwords. After all, your password is the key to your digital life and with it comes all of the …
What is ransomware and how can I protect my data?
Ransomware is malicious computer code that has been written in order to illegally elicit money from unsuspecting victims. The code is normally delivered by one of the following methods and infects the computer, network or data: Misleading and well disguised …
What is Server Virtualisation……. and why should I care?
Definition: A Virtual Server is an instance of a Computer Operating System running within a container on Simulated Hardware. Server virtualisation hides direct physical access to the host computers hardware and instead, makes available an abstract layer that shares the …
Ransom-ware virus outbreak
Ransom-ware virus outbreak With the recent wave of ransom-ware virus infections, mainly in the form of the “Locky” virus, I wanted to offer some helpful advice on how to avoid becoming the next victim! It’s a nasty piece of work …
The 3-2-1 backup rule
What is 3-2-1 backup rule? Everyone talks about the pace of change in IT, but something that has not changed is the 3-2-1 backup rule. These 3 simple rules help you overcome almost any failure scenario….. If you follow them. …