Security
Why Every Business Needs Encrypted, Decentralized Off-Site Cloud Backups
When the headlines broke about the fire at South Korea’s National Information Resources Service (NIRS) in Daejeon, the world was reminded of a painful truth: no matter how advanced your infrastructure is, a single point of failure can erase everything. In this case, the government’s cloud storage system, known as G-Drive, was compromised, resulting in the loss of files for hundreds of thousands of civil servants. Because no external backups existed, much of that data…
The WordPress Safety Net
Running a WordPress site means having some essential responsibilities, one of which is having a reliable backup strategy. This ensures your website’s content and functionality are protected even in unexpected failures, hacks, or plugin malfunctions. JetBackup simplifies the process, making it fast and efficient. Why Not Having a Backup for Your WordPress Site Is Not an Option Think about waking up one morning only to find that your website has crashed or been hacked. Without…
Avoiding the Perils of WordPress Malware Scams
As WordPress grows, malware scams and phishing attacks become more prominent. Since millions of sites use WordPress, scammers are aware that even a little success can bring them significant profits. Nowadays, spotting these scams is not as easy as it used to be. In fact, they often take the form of updates or security patches, which makes them even more dangerous for site managers. One of the recently developed malware scams doing the rounds is…
The Y2Q Problem and the Hosting Industry
The future is here, and the birth of quantum computing is sure to disrupt our digital security landscape. With every passing year, the shadow of the Y2Q problem—short for “Year to Quantum” grows more prominent. During this advancement, one of the top priorities is how we can approach preserving our digital structure and systems. The Y2Q risks start with social security numbers, credit cards, and sensitive company files, all stored on servers that are susceptible…
How AI Will Redefine Cybersecurity in 2025
As we approach 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming both a powerful tool for defense and a significant challenge for security. It’s helping organizations analyze data faster than ever and uncover threats with greater accuracy. While the bad actors are wielding it to create smarter and sneakier threats that can slip past old-school defenses like they’re not even there. This dual role of AI is reshaping how we think about security, forcing both defenders and…
Don’t Crowd When You Can Strike
In today’s digital landscape, data is the center of every business. Keeping your data secure and accessible isn’t just important, it’s essential. We’ve all heard those horror stories about system updates going haywire, causing massive disruptions and data loss. Take the recent Microsoft and CrowdStrike upgrade debacle. What should have been a routine security update ended up wreaking havoc—systems crashed and businesses faced unexpected downtime. It’s a stark reminder: always backup your data before rolling…
Ransomware Protection
Understanding Ransomware: Why Hosting Companies Need a Robust Backup Plan Ransomware attacks are a growing threat to businesses and individuals alike. These malicious attacks encrypt data, rendering it inaccessible until a ransom is paid. With the rise of AI and decentralized cryptocurrencies, ransomware attacks have become easier to implement and harder to trace. For hosting companies, the stakes are even higher, as these attacks can affect multiple clients simultaneously, leading to data loss, financial damage,…
Understanding Permissions
The privacy and security of client data should be the number one priority of every web hosting provider. Protecting against lost, stolen, or corrupt data is typically accounted for in a company’s backup plan. However, there is another critical area to think about when it comes to your client’s data. File and folder permissions are key in order to ensure the right users have the correct access to each file on the server. Linux file…
The Hidden GDPR Compliance Nightmare
For most companies, becoming GDPR compliant was a difficult task to accomplish. In the web hosting industry, when you factor in how much data a hosting provider stores in multiple data centers and for clients all over the world, the road to GDPR compliance can seem insurmountable. Our clients tell us, the leading issue most hosting companies run into in terms of becoming GDPR compliant is how they deal with their client’s account backups. To…
GDPR Compliance Process [Revised May 23rd, 2018]
The much awaited “GDPR” (General Data Protection Regulation) unveiled by the European Union will come into effect on May 25th, 2018. JetApps has been hard at work implementing this process of data privacy and the “right to be forgotten”. We are happy to announce that JetApps is now fully GDPR complaint. We are also committed to helping clients bring their businesses to full compliance as quickly as possible. GDPR Key Terms In order to better…