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Miscellaneous / Why Backup is Essential for Your Data

« on: January 11, 2017, 10:01:17 AM »

According to the latest research by Cisco on the business impact of cyber-attacks, data breaches cost on average 5.9 million US dollars for enterprises worldwide.¹  In order to avoid being a part of deplorable statistics, it is highly important to ensure security of Your data and continuity of Your business, even in case of company’s IT system disruption by creating additional copies of files in a cloud. This will help to minimize unnecessary expenses and reputational risks, which can arise if you lose valuable business data.

The myth of insecure information storage in clouds is gradually fading away. Creation of additional file copies and their remote replications or backup in cloud guarantees complete safety for company’s data in the situation of emergency, as well as ability to continue work at full operation. Companies, who do not consider their system backup, are subject to a high risk. With properly selected cloud backup system, you pay only for the used capacity, while storing files like documents, archives of personal computers and servers, emails, different databases as MS Exchange, MS SQL Server, Oracle, credentials or passwords, server settings, application and OS data, SharePoint information, as well as virtual machines running on VMware.

Another advantage of such solution – human factor is minimized. Taking in account statistics of recovered data, quarter of all losses occur due to user’s mistake and lead to the loss of backup copies stored on a computer. Performing cloud backup, human factor of data loss will be reduced.

However, keep in mind the security and confidentiality of Your data stored in the cloud. First, examine data center security procedures as they ensure untouchability of Your information in compliance with international standards like TIER, ISO, PCI DSS and others. The high quality of DEAC services is rooted in data centers that are built in compliance with world’s highest security standards and 24/7 IT expert support. DEAC has accomplished the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard - PCI DSS 3.1, which guarantees safe customers data processing and storage in compliance with highest-level security requirements. Data is protected from unauthorized access, both physically and virtually.

Evaluating data center pay attention to operator’s possibility to provide individual approach and integrated solutions. By cooperating with DEAC, You are choosing experienced service provider that has been recognized by IT experts and thousands of customers worldwide. Backup service or BaaS is deployed via DEAC data centers located in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Moscow, Kiev and Riga and the solution is based on leading software provider IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. Data centers are interconnected with one of the fastest Internet networks and can be split into a single location or multiple locations, depending on customer’s data backup requirements. Through software interface, it is possible to organize data copying or backup process in manual or automatic mode - customizing data backup or storage location, frequency, capacity and time.

Contact us and we will develop an individual solution according to Your business needs!

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¹ Source: http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/solutions/collateral/enterprise-networks/amp-threat-grid/malware-breaches-infographic.pdf

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Miscellaneous / Avoid Risks! Is Your Data Safe in Hands of Your Employees?

« on: July 28, 2016, 08:09:55 AM »

Nowadays cost of a data breach has reached approx. $6.2 million per incident. Unfortunately, multiple researches point to employees as the leading cause of information leaks. Enterprises tend to forget about basic internal security being overwhelmed with the news of external threats.

The highest number of breaches reported worldwide are in the healthcare industry, followed by insurance, manufacturing and retail. In comparison with banking, healthcare companies often do not incorporate strict data security policies, which leads to security breaches caused by insiders’ misuse. Sensitive personal information is vulnerable being valuable to hackers but is not the only one target. Confidential business data such as finances, salaries, emails, human resources, budgets and trade secrets have significant exposure potential, leading to customer loss, reputational damage and more.

Cybercriminals take advantage of negligent employees – either if the breach occurred because of employee’s accidental mistake or intentional misuse. Common threats are malware and phishing attacks. Classically malicious software or malware is embedded in programs downloadable from websites. Employees may install such unsafe software or run software that needs a patch update. Whereas in phishing third parties send spam emails designed to trick employees into giving up information or click on the link to download a virus. Such emails often look like they come from a trusted source. These days phishing appears not only in emails but is also widespread on social media.

Main cause of information breaches by employees is lack of security knowledge. To keep data secure company has to educate its employees on risks, limit access to confidential data and backup. Employees should be able to access only the data they need to do their jobs. While backup recovers data in case of an emergency, saving business from disruption. In addition to data backup, files can be encrypted to deliver the highest level of security.

As technologies open up breach possibilities, risks of data exposure multiply. Increasing adoption of smart phones, tablets and cloud applications for work purposes means employees can access corporate information anywhere, any time. For example, when you access public Wi-Fi, you disseminate your information to public and hackers, who violate to access not just your personal but also corporate data. To avoid this - virtual private network (VPN) is the solution that supports the secure transmission of information and gives an access to a private network to share data remotely through public networks. Remote access is deployed using tunneling protocols and encryption techniques guarantee no interruption from other users transferring your sensitive data.

Poor security policy, outdated equipment and software can compromise company’s confidential data. Hence, it is essential for companies to implement proper protection policies and procedures that address threats from the malicious insider or hacker. Mitigate your security risks by entrusting data security solutions to professionals - DEAC IT experts. Focus on your core business, ensure business continuity and reduce unnecessary expenses.

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General Dedicated Server Hosting Discussion / Dedicated Server Rental Hidden Costs

« on: April 11, 2016, 06:45:42 AM »

Considering a dedicated server rental?

You need to pay attention to hidden costs, which can increase overall sum of your budget significantly. Among such costs, there are server setup fees, selection of operating system, firewall options, NIC specifications and SLA conditions. When choosing a low budget solution, you have to take in account that later you will be paying more as the offer does not include technical support expenses or SLA, e.g., response time does not meet your needs. In addition, we suggest considering minimal contract terms and conditions for termination of the agreement, as well as set up terms can possibly differ depending on the cost. Many providers offer limited bandwidth, metered traffic and calculate your costs according to the volume of your internet traffic, which is hard to predict. Nevertheless, companies gradually start to refuse from such practice; however, many providers still track your traffic.

Analyzing the market situation, we can say that many providers hide setup cost under monthly payments or do not state service price at all expecting your call or written request. In fact, on 31 March 2016 setup fee variated from EUR 38 (Stackdata) up to EUR 300 (Hetzner) depending on server. Such expenses, of course, make the cost of provided services opaque.

Investigating this problem, now we offer dedicated server rental with free setup. You can find a suitable configuration to benefit from the same day setup or choose from the ready-to-use equipment via in stock server calculator. However, if you require an individual solution, our experts will process your application and prepare server configuration according to your individual needs.

It is time to act! This is surely a win-win solution, as you will have following benefits:
    
ONE HOUR SET-UP
Use your server in an hour after the payment. Focus on your business core activities and do not waste your time running IT operations.
    
ECONOMY OF RESOURCES
You will save up your resources, as you will be paying less for server rental and network equipment, for technical personnel and for maintaining uninterrupted business processes. Your monthly bills will be predictable and with no hidden costs.
    
SECURE DATA
Stored in reliable data centers across Europe your data will be secure. All dedicated servers may be equipped with redundant system components to ensure equipment is running even if primary resources fall.

UPTIME
Full root access provides you with control over the processes. Guaranteed network uptime is not less than 99.95%. Dedicated servers are connected with 10Gbit premium Cisco network to ensure the lowest latency.

FLEXIBILITY
A wide range of servers allows offering suitable solution within the framework of any budget or customizing server according to individual needs of the business in the most convenient European data center for you.


For detailed information, please contact us.

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Dedicated Server Hosting Offers / Server stock clearance! Lowest prices for server rental in Europe

« on: April 24, 2015, 07:25:43 AM »

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Dedicated Server Hosting Offers / SALE - dedicated server rental starting from 49 EUR!

« on: April 01, 2015, 03:54:44 AM »

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