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SSD vs. HDD
Solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard drives (HDDs) both store computer data and they’re widely used for backups. How data's stored and accessed is the main difference.
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What is a NAS device and how does it work?
Find out what makes a NAS device tick — and if it's the best type of storage solution for you.
What are the 3 types of backup?
There are 3 main types of backup: Full, differential and incremental. See their advantages and disadvantages to help you choose what’s best for you.
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2020: Data Privacy, Security, and You
It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2020 here in the United States and we’re doing our part to help elevate the importance of protecting your information and data. The NPR Life Kit podcast recently...
Fighting Ransomware with Safehouse
Let’s face it: We’re losing the fight against hackers penetrating our networks with data-encrypting ransomware. Hackers hold our data hostage, demanding outrageous ransoms to be paid in bitcoin, or...
Keep the Change: How the U.S. Coin Shortage is Impacting Consumers
Two weeks ago, after learning that my two teenage children will be home schooled for at least the beginning of the next school year, I decided for all our sanity, my family needed a road trip. I’m...
Keep Your Music Library Safe
I’ve always been a music fan. As far back as I can remember, we had classical music playing in our house, which no doubt was the beginning. That and the closet full of LPs (okay, vinyl) that my dad...
Introducing the ioSafe Duo Pro
Today we're excited to announce the ioSafe Duo Pro. The Duo Pro is our most reliable direct-attach storage (DAS) fireproof and waterproof storage device ever. Equipped with robust NAS hard drives,...
HDD or SSD: Which is Better for Backup?
Without a doubt, the two storage technologies that dominate the market today are hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). But what's the difference between HDD and SSD? Which one...
How Often Should You Back Up Your Data?
Working for a company with “Data Security” in the name, I spend a lot of my day thinking about backups and data. What usually comes to mind is ways of backing up, securing, encrypting, and otherwise...
Remote Tech Support for a Day: A World Backup Day Story
I recently played remote tech support for someone whose laptop hung up during a software installation. It seemed that the file system was corrupted, but it was hard to tell. I’m not a tech support...
A Letter from CDSG’s CEO About COVID-19
To our valued customers and partners: As the world continues to fight against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the CRU Data Security Group (CDSG)and its family of brands (CRU, WiebeTech,...
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