A BETTER WAY

Think Your Cloud Data Is Safe? Think Again.

Many businesses store their files in Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace and assume that’s all the data protection they need. It isn’t.

A cloud platform keeps your business connected and productive. But connected and protected aren’t the same thing. When files are deleted, overwritten or encrypted by ransomware, your cloud platform isn’t designed or obligated to get them back. That’s your job.

This is what’s known as shared responsibility. Your cloud provider keeps the platform running and the infrastructure secure. Protecting and recovering your data falls on you.

The risks are more common than most businesses realize. Here’s what you’re up against.

Most businesses trust their backups completely, right up until the moment they don’t work.

If you’ve never tested yours, you don’t know what you have. You have a file sitting in storage, and you’re assuming it’ll come through when you need it. That’s not a recovery plan.

Testing your backups shows whether your systems, files and recovery plans can keep your business running when something goes wrong. Skip the tests, and your first live restore becomes your first live drill with no room to fail.

Here are five major risks you’re taking when backup testing isn’t on the calendar.