Disease. Extreme food and water shortages. Natural disasters. Nuclear war. The rise of an evil artificial intelligence. These are just some of the threats that could ultimately lead to the end of life on earth.  But should this happen, the chance exists that humanity—or at least a blueprint copy of it—could have a fighting chance of continuing in another place in the universe.

A group of scientists, called Voices of Humanity, are now working on a plan to transmit human data and DNA into surrounding star systems. The group wants to create a “cosmic cloud,” which will eventually give people a choice about where they want their own DNA to be distributed. As of right now, the group is raising money and gathering momentum on Kickstarter.

Here at Apex Technology Services, we appreciate what these scientists are doing and praise their innovativeness and creativity. We also welcome how the project is bringing to light the awesome responsibility of backing up irreplaceable assets and information. Voices of Humanity recognizes the fact that things could go south for humanity relatively quickly, and is proactively taking action.

We can use this example to draw a parallel to your business’s sensitive data. It’s a good time to stop and reflect on the digital assets that are irreplaceable to your business. Right now, your sensitive data is highly vulnerable to destruction. It’s living on employee-owned laptops and desktops, and on in-house servers. If you’re not performing regular data backups, you could risk losing everything should a disaster (like a ransomware attack, fire or physical theft) occur.

So don’t wait until it’s too late to back up your data. Contact Apex Technology Services to learn more about how your business can benefit from regular data backups.

A new breed of hacktrepeneurs has awoken and they have little to fear and everything to gain by infecting as many companies as possible and extorting money from them. Apex Technology Services stands ready to protect your company regardless of whether it’s located in New York City; White Plains, New York; Connecticut; Australia; Europe; or anywhere else. Our full suite of cybersecurity and IT support services is at your disposal, enabling you to spend less time worrying about and more time growing your business.

In addition, our new Cybersecurity Compliance Certification for law firms will help keep your legal practice from becoming the next Panama Papers victim. This baseline cybersecurity audit for the legal industry should be considered seriously by all law firms.