Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - StorageCraft on the security challenges of 2020
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Wed 20 Jan 2021
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StorageCraft is a cybersecurity company which specialises in data protection, data management and business continuity solutions, as well as backup and recovery.
In this video, we speak to StorageCraft sales engineer Gerard Burgess, who discusses the technical and engineering challenges the company faced due to pandemic-related restrictions, the rise in security threats, and how partners and customers can best navigate the new year.
Watch the video below.
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