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Data Sov­er­eign­ty

What happens to digital data after a company stores contacts, emails, and files in the cloud? Busi­ness­es that work with third-party providers need to know who retains data sov­er­eign­ty over business and customer data when it is stored on external servers. Read on to find out how…

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What is a Backup?

Technical issues, hacker attacks, and malware can lead to costly and serious data loss at any time. To minimize the risks, it is rec­om­mend­ed that you perform regular com­pre­hen­sive backups. It is important to have a suitable backup strategy that properly meets your specific…

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Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)

Through­out the course of dig­i­ti­za­tion, employees and employers became aware of the im­por­tance of backups. The 3-2-1 rule was con­sid­ered the golden rule - where two redundant copies of each file are kept. As tech­nol­o­gy continues to evolve, cloud-based solutions are becoming more…

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How to protect your Nextcloud Workspace with 2FA

Nextcloud often stores con­fi­den­tial in­for­ma­tion that needs to stay private. A strong password helps, but it should not be the only thing pro­tect­ing your login. With 2FA, users need a second step to sign in, such as a TOTP code, security key or device con­fir­ma­tion. This article…

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How to back up photos

There are many options for photo backup. Which solutions work best for storing your personal pictures? As image quality continues to improve, file sizes grow, making cloud-based photo backup an in­creas­ing­ly popular choice. How secure is it to keep your photos in the cloud, and…

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What is digital sov­er­eign­ty?

Digital sov­er­eign­ty in the EU means main­tain­ing control over data, IT in­fra­struc­ture, and cloud services. For companies, it reduces de­pen­dence on in­ter­na­tion­al providers and strength­ens digital in­de­pen­dence. This article explains what digital sov­er­eign­ty means in practice and how…

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What is TLS (Transport Layer Security)? The protocol explained

Internet security measures have become in­dis­pens­able these days. En­cryp­tion is essential to ensure that unau­tho­rized third parties do not gain access to data or are able to ma­nip­u­late it. That’s what TLS or Transport Layer Security is for. Here’s what you need to know about this…

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What is an SQL injection?

It seems like almost every day a new software vul­ner­a­bil­i­ty is uncovered or an existing one is patched. One attack method that has long exploited such weak­ness­es is the SQL injection. But what exactly are these malicious database exploits, how do they work, and—most…

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How can you increase password security?

Password security is often an un­der­es­ti­mat­ed measure in the fight against cy­ber­crime. By choosing strong passwords, using password managers, regularly checking for leaks, and re­spond­ing ap­pro­pri­ate­ly to breaches, you can protect your digital identity. Here, we’ll show you what to…

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Which is the best anti-virus software? A com­par­i­son

Antivirus software has sadly become in­dis­pens­able as new types of threats against your system continue to emerge. Viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and many other types of malware threaten to infect your system and could cause sig­nif­i­cant damage. To coun­ter­act these threats,…

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