#backups tag - Briefly

Windows users can replace proprietary tools with a wide range of free, open-source applications for office suites, launchers, backups, and cloud services.

Information security

fromBusiness Matters

4 weeks ago

From Scalability to Cost Savings: The Business Case for Object Storage

Object storage enables elastic, S3-compatible, metadata-rich storage that lowers operational cost and risk while making ransomware-resistant backups and scalable archives practical.

DevOps

fromMedium

2 months ago

Production-Grade ClickHouse Backup & Restore with GCS and Kubernetes

A production-grade method for ClickHouse backups and restores in Kubernetes using the altinity/clickhouse-backup tool has been established.

Privacy technologies

fromHackernoon

5 months ago

WhatsApp Encrypts Your Messages-But What About the Backups? | HackerNoon

Backups can undermine end-to-end encryption (E2EE), exposing user data to potential risks.

Users must consider the security of backups in relation to E2EE.

Privacy technologies

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation

4 months ago

How Signal, WhatsApp, Apple, and Google Handle Encrypted Chat Backups

Backups of encrypted chats can undermine privacy if not managed correctly.

Users need to be aware of backup encryption settings across different messaging apps.

Privacy professionals

fromTechzine Global

5 months ago

Almost 70% of organizations still fall victim to cyber attacks

Ransomware attacks remain a significant threat, despite a slight decline in affected companies.

Only 10% of organizations recover more than 90% of data after an attack.

Data exfiltration attacks are rising, threatening sensitive information directly.

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8 free Linux apps that make the command line optional

After I deleted the files, I started checking what I typed

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