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Week 5 Apply: Backup Policies

Kevin Kinder

CYB/110: Foundations of Cyber Security

7/7/2020

Mr. Henry Williams

Week 5 Apply: Backup Policies

Disasters happen to all organizations and businesses. In today’s business world, often it

is when will disaster strike, not if. It is important to be prepared for all the possible types of

disasters that can hit a company. Malicious attacks are not the only type of attack a business

must prepare for. Natural disasters that wipe out servers, human error that accidentally deletes

key information, weak passwords that get compromised, lost, or stolen devices, and negligent

employees are all possible vectors to a company needing to recover their data. It is crucial to

have a plan in place to recover lost data in a timely manner.

There are many different tools, programs, and software that a company can use to

backup their data. Some common programs to use are a cloud management platform like Rubrik

or Veeam, or a program like Acronis that ranges from simple backups on a workstation to

application-based backups in servers. The basic rule for business data protection is that if losing

the data will interfere with doing business, back it up. It is important to keep a few key

principles in mind when backing up data. First, one must backup business data regularly.

Secondly, it is important to keep backups on and off site. The best policy for backup data is

typically known as a 3-2-1 policy. This is defined as having three copies of your data, one copy

of the original data and two backups. The original file and one set of backup data can be at the

same location, but they must be on two different medias. Furthermore, this means that one set of

data must be offsite. This would ensure that a fire, theft, or malware will not be able to wipe out

all three sets of data. Typically, the third set is stored in cloud storage, sometimes on a different

continent.

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1 Week 5 Apply: Backup Policies Kevin Kinder CYB/110: Foundations of Cyber Security 7/7/2020 Mr. Henry Williams 2 Week 5 Apply: Backup Policies Disasters happen to all organizations and businesses. In today’s business world, often it is when will disaster strike, not if. It is important to be prepared for all the possible types of disasters that can hit a company. Malicious attacks are not the only type of attack a business must prepare for. Natural disasters that wipe out servers, human error that accidentally deletes key information, weak passwords that get compromised, lost, or stolen devices, and negligent employees are all possible vectors to a company needing to recover their data. It is crucial to have a plan in place to recover lost data in a timely manner. There are many different tools, programs, and software that a company can use to backup their data. Some common programs to use are a cloud management platform like Rubrik or Veeam, or a program like Acronis that ranges from simple backups on a workstation to application-based backups in servers. The basic rule for business data protection is that if losing the data will interfere with doing business, back it up. It is important to keep a few key principles in mind when backing up data. First, one must backup business data regularly. Secondly, it is important to keep backups on and off site. The best policy for backup data is typically known as a 3-2-1 policy. This is defined as having three copies of your dat ...
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