M&A backup due diligence puts unusual demands on data infrastructure. Here’s what backup and compliance teams should think through in advance, including what due diligence teams actually ask for and a pre-M&A readiness checklist. M&A Backup Due Diligence Looks Closer Than Most Expect Mergers and…
Backup provider security matters because trusting a third party with your data means trusting their security. A look at general patterns in this category, the questions this should prompt, and how encryption architecture changes the risk calculus. Handing a backup provider your data means trusting…
Protecting client data isn’t only a healthcare concern: plenty of non-healthcare businesses handle sensitive personal data without realizing the implications. What to actually think about, regardless of your formal regulatory status. It’s a common and understandable assumption: “we’re not a healthcare company, so data sensitivity…
Air-gapped backup is one of the strongest protections against ransomware and also one of the most misunderstood terms in the category. Here’s what it actually means, how it differs from “offsite” and “immutable,” and practical approaches for smaller organizations. “Air-gapped” gets used loosely in backup…
Concerns for data sovereignty extend beyond the EU. Take a look at the difference between data sovereignty and data residency, a real life example where data sovereignty surprised a US company, and a practical due diligence framework. Because of GDPR, many businesses focus all of…