When we look back on 2020, federal information technology professionals will note the drastic increase in remote users, the move to the cloud to allow collaboration, and the serious threats that arose because of these unfortunate series of events. 

Data security is becoming important because we have seen a drastic increase in ransomware attacks. In fact, in March 2020 alone there was a reported 148% increase in ransomware attacks.  With all this transition, one can get distracted from some of the core principles of data management: specifically, data backups as a first line of defense against ransomware.

Today’s interview has two subject matter experts who put the concept of data protection into the new order of federal information technology.  The transition to remote work was relatively painless, the concern now is how to make people more productive.