The Case for Immutable Backups: Why Object Locking is Essential for Data Protection
Learn how immutable backups and object locking stop ransomware from deleting your data—and how Stage2Data helps you recover fast without paying ransom.
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Stage2Data Q2 2025 Newsletter
Q2 has been one for the books. Awards, certifications, and a rescue mission that beat a ransom deadline—every milestone underscored why organisations rely on Stage2Data to stay secure and always on.
Stage2Data Q1 2024 Newsletter
Discover strategies for bridging the gap between disaster recovery testing and real-world resilience and how your organization can emerge stronger than ever before.
How to Close the Gap Between Disaster Recovery Testing and Surviving a Real Disaster
Discover strategies for bridging the gap between disaster recovery testing and real-world resilience and how your organization can emerge stronger than ever before.
Recent Poll sheds light on businesses’ backup Strategies
Read the findings of our recent LinkedIn poll to discover how businesses are protecting themselves from ransomware and other digital threats with cloud backup strategies.
Don’t Let Ransomware Hold You Hostage: Secure These 5 Common Ransomware Entry Points
Don’t let ransomware hold you hostage. Learn how to identify and secure the most vulnerable entry points to proactively protect your business from damaging ransomware attacks.
Ransom-war: 5 Hair raising ransomware statistics that will move you to rethink your data protection strategy
As remote/online working has surged over the last few years, so did cybercrime. Ransomware came back with a vengeance in 2021, in the heat of the pandemic, targeting many small and medium businesses (SMBs). This comes as no surprise since 43% of all data breaches involve SMBs. Breaches such as Solar Winds, Colonial Pipeline and … Read more
Ransomware in 2022: Smarter, Better, Faster
Over the past few years, we’ve seen ransomware rise in popularity. It has evolved from encrypting data for ransom to hacking backups and data theft to expose it or sell it unlawfully as part of “double extortion” schemes. The cybercriminals perpetrating these attacks have evolved from disorganized splinter groups and individuals to highly sophisticated start-ups … Read more
Cybersecurity in the evolving cyber threat landscape: Five of the latest trends and predictions
It’s a fact that organizations are increasingly relying on the Internet for daily activities. This combined with the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to remote work following public health physical distancing guidelines. As we’re gearing up for the second quarter of 2021, still not out of the woods with the COVID-19 pandemic, we take … Read more
Ransomware attack on multi-million dollar Ontario construction firm – make sure you are protected
“A multi-million dollar Ontario construction firm that has worked on major federal and provincial projects including facilities for national defence and police stations has been hit by a ransomware attack.” Serious questions arose when a Canadian construction firm working on both military and federal contracts worth millions of dollars was hit by a ransomware attack. … Read more
