Data Backup & Ransomware Protection

Backups only matter when you actually need them — and by then, it’s too late to find out they weren’t working. Data Backup & Ransomware Protection covers the proactive side of IT: automated backups, tested restores, and defenses that keep a single bad click (or a failed drive) from turning into a total loss.

What’s Included

• Automated, scheduled backups for servers, workstations, and critical files
• Secure, cloud-based offsite storage — your backups don’t live in the same building as your originals
• Ransomware-resistant backup versioning, so a compromised backup isn’t your only backup
• Periodic recovery testing, so you know a restore will actually work when you need it
• Monitoring for backup failures — caught and fixed before they become a crisis
• Practical security hardening guidance to reduce your exposure in the first place

Why Northern Data

This isn’t theoretical for Northern Data — the same backup and security practices recommended to clients are the ones running on our own infrastructure, day in and day out. That means practical, battle-tested advice, not a generic checklist.

Ransomware and hardware failure are both a matter of when, not if. The goal here is simple: when something goes wrong, it’s an inconvenience, not a catastrophe.