Data is the most important asset of your business. Data could be anything from accounting records to credit card numbers, tax records, phone numbers or even your company’s website. Your data is among the most important commodities to your company. We all know this, but yet, why do so many of us fail to protect our data?

Let’s say you had been working on a project for months. You had spent hours in development. Tinkering until the website was the exact setup you want and then, BAM, disaster strikes. Your hard drive dies and you lose all of your work. How could this of been prevented? Backups, which brings us to the importance of March 31st.

You see, March 31st is the World Backup Day. No, it’s not an official holiday, but that doesn’t diminish the importance of the day. We all have data that is very important to us. This data takes many forms and if we lost it, could greatly affect our businesses. World Backup Day, March 31st, is a day set to remind us to backup our data. If you haven’t already, why not? Have you seen the backup options over at TurnKey Internet? Something to fit everyone’s situation.

So April 1st comes around, with March now in the rear view mirror – and people shout April Fools – but if you don’t want to be the subject of a tragic April Fools day gone bad we hope you took a moment to make sure your business has a backup plan, and that its working. Every year we replace computers, servers, laptops and more – so its easy to forget to make sure each new device is being backed up – but March 31st is a great day to remind yourself each year to double check them all in your office.

Need help getting your company’s backup and disaster recovery plan up and running? Visit turnkeyinternet.net/myplan to receive a FREE consultation!

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If you run a personal or business website then it’s vital you take steps to secure your website and protect it from hackers. Criminals have many reasons for wanting to gain unauthorized access to your content, and all of them will impact you and your business in a negative way. By following the steps below, you will not only keep your website and data safe, but also your business.

 

Renaming Directories

When hackers want to take control of your website and to cause damage, they will search for your administration directories. If they can locate them, then the hackers can steal your login details or give themselves access. Many programs are available that will scan websites to find administrative credentials, and you can protect yourself by renaming your directories.

Although this step might seem small, don’t get tempted to overlook it because you must do everything that you can to stay safe. The name that you give your directories is not important as long as you know how to access them when you need to make changes.

 

Complex Passwords

Hackers will sometimes use brute force software to access your administration panel, and they can do anything they want from there. The brute force software works by repeatedly entering different numbers and letters into the username and password fields until it finds the correct combination. You can protect yourself from such attacks by using strong passwords that contain letters, numbers and special characters.

Although it’s still possible for hackers to use brute force software to break into your website, they are not likely to succeed. A complex password can resist a brute force attack for several thousand years before the correct combination is discovered. Unless your website contains extremely sensitive data, the hackers will likely move on to an easier target.

 

Encrypt Your Important Files

Many people store files on their website as plain text, and that makes it easy for hackers to steal and read the information. The problem becomes that much worse when the data contains the credit card numbers of your customers. You can add an extra layer of safety by encrypting your files so that they become all but impossible to read.

An encryption program works by scrambling a file until it’s unreadable, and only the person with the correct decryption key can reverse the process. If your important files are encrypted, hackers will not be able to see them even if they gain access to your website.

 

Update

One of the ways that hackers gain access to a website is by looking for software vulnerabilities. They will reverse engineer software and scripts to find methods to take control of your content and to view your files. To combat that problem, software developers consistently release updates for their programs, which address known weaknesses.

But some webmasters are still reluctant to update their sites because they don’t want to experience any downtime. When you choose not to install recent updates, you are inviting criminals to exploit you and your users. Ensure that you are always using the latest scripts when your goal is to safeguard your website.

 

Backup

When protecting your website data is your No. 1 goal, utilizing a backup solution is a must. However, If all of your files and backups are stored on the same server, you risk losing everything if that server gets destroyed or compromised. The good news is that you can combat this problem by utilizing a Cloud Backup solution. This option involves uploading the data that you want to protect to ‘The Cloud’ – a cluster of servers located in a remote, secure data center.

 

Running a business can be very demanding and it may not leave you with enough spare time to regularly maintain your website’s security. If this scenario sounds familiar, your best bet may be to switch to a Managed web hosting solution. TurnKey Internet offers a complete all-inclusive fully managed service that lets you focus on your customers while running your business – leave the infrastructure, software updates, security, backups, and uptime to us.

We provide a turnkey solution that employs a unique combination of Application and Network Engineers, deep-level performance monitoring and on-going guidance to maintain and optimize your cloud-based hosted infrastructure. You get all-access to our support and network engineers – far more cost-efficient than hiring, on-boarding, and building your own team of tech gurus. As technology changes daily, we’ll keep your systems secure and up-to-date, while you focus on your business. For more information, visit turnkeyinternet.net

 

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LATHAM, NEW YORK (March 12th, 2019) – Leading Data Center and Cloud Hosting Solutions provider TurnKey Internet has announced today the launch of their all new PRO Series Dedicated Server product line. The new servers provide workload optimized performance, improved hardware security and feature the latest, highest performance hardware TurnKey has ever offered.

The new PRO Series Dedicated Servers from TurnKey Internet are powered by enterprise grade Dell PowerEdge R630 servers containing the latest Intel Xeon E5 v3 & v4 processors, and feature 8 to 22-core CPU options. Each server can be customized to feature a single or dual processor configuration, with a maximum total of 44 physical CPU cores and 88 Hyper-Threading cores.

TurnKey’s PRO Series servers come standard with high performance DDR4 Memory, which can be configured to up to 768 GB, and ultra-fast SSD drives, making them more than four times faster than previous models. For added performance and reliability, TurnKey also equipped all PRO Series servers with Dell RAID card controllers.

The PRO Series servers are housed in TurnKey Internet’s company owned SSAE-18 certified New York data center, which is staffed 24/7/365 with highly trained engineers who are always available by phone, live chat, or helpdesk. Each server is directly connected to a dedicated gigabit network port featuring premium Tier-1 bandwidth powered by TurnKey’s redundant BGP4 internet backbone.

“Our client’s increasing computer work load demands from AI, Big Data, and machine learning have outpaced the needs of typical cloud deployments,” said Adam Wills, CEO of TurnKey Internet. He continued, “Our PRO Series Bare Metal Dedicated Servers utilizing the latest Intel Xeon E5 chips combined with DDR4 Memory offer substantially superior performance to cloud environments.”

For more information about TurnKey Internet’s PRO Series Dedicated Servers or to speak with a Cloud Hosting Solutions expert, visit https://turnkeyinternet.net/

About TurnKey Internet
Founded in 1999, TurnKey Internet, Inc. is a full-service Cloud Hosting Solutions provider with Data Centers in New York and California specializing in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) to clients in more than 150 countries. Services offered in both East Coast and West Coast, USA – include Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Dedicated & Bare Metal Servers, Backup & Disaster Recovery, Online Storage, Web Hosting, Managed Hosting, Hybrid Solutions and Enterprise Colocation. Headquartered in New York’s Tech Valley Region, TurnKey Internet’s Flagship company owned data center is SSAE-18 SOC 1 & SOC 2 certified, as well as HIPAA compliant. The facility is powered exclusively by on-site Solar and Hydroelectric sources to provide a 100% renewable energy footprint and is the 39th ENERGY STAR® Certified Data Center in the United States. For more information, please call (518) 618-0999 or visit www.turnkeyinternet.net

 

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