How MSPs Enable Robust BUDR for SMBs

Analysts predict the phenomenon known as “Shadow AI” will rise to extraordinary levels this year as the unprecedented expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) continues. What is Shadow AI? The term is a reference to the established concept, Shadow IT, when team members procure and use devices and/or software without their IT department’s knowledge and permission. And surveys validate that workers are using unsanctioned AI tools at an increasing rate. 

Shadow AI is a vexing trend for leaders at small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) striving to mitigate cyber risks like ransomware that increasingly are being powered by AI apps. Studies show the annual cost of managing what’s called “Insider Threats” is escalating into millions of dollars, leaving SMBs at a relative disadvantage among larger competitors with deeper cybersecurity budgets.

That’s why as a premier managed services provider (MSP), we recommend robust backup and disaster recovery (BUDR) systems. A comprehensive BUDR routine ensures company data is safe, intact and recoverable despite the rise of phenomena like Shadow AI by: 

• Maintaining regular local image backups of operating systems, applications and databases
• Generating and storing offsite backups daily as protection against disruptions and breaches
• Sustaining this hybrid configuration for rapid restoration in the wake of cyber disasters like a ransomware incursion 

We have proven BUDR practices and protections to share. Visit teamlogicit.com to learn more.