World Backup Day is celebrated annually on March 31, reminding people to back up their valuable data to prevent loss or theft. The day was instigated by Ismail Jadun in 2011 after a Reddit post about the importance of data backup. Major data loss causes are human error, hardware failure, malware, and accidental file deletion. To prevent data loss, regularly backing it up is highly recommended, along with using reliable cloud services such as Gmail, Dropbox, AWS, and Salesforce.
Sonatype reports rise in open source malware to 17,954
The 1Q 2025 Open Source Malware Index from Sonatype revealed that open source malware packages doubled compared to the same period last year, with 56%
