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Have you ever stopped to think if your knowledge about data recovery is correct? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on data recovery.
Sometime in your life, you'd be in a situation that would need data recovery.
Know that even small businesses can suffer from data disasters. When a good disaster recovery plan is not in place, small businesses may have such a hard time getting back up on its feet, and at times, it won't be able to at all. There are times when even a data recovery system will not be able to help you.
Here are some questions that can guide you on what to do in case of a data disaster.
Do you know where your company's most important data files are located?
Are these files being backed up and by what means?
How often do you run these data backups and are they verified and tested?
Do you make use of automated controls to consistently do the backups?
Do your data backup tapes go off-site and how often?
Are there any security measures that would prevent tampering or theft of your data backups?
Do you store your servers, routers, hubs, and phone system controllers in a locked area?
Does just anyone have access to your servers and your other technology assets or do you limit access to at least two, but no more than four people?
Do you use a locally securable operating systems like Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4 on the company desktop PCs and notebooks?
Do you have any confidential data stored locally on any desktop PCs or notebooks? Are any of these systems running an inherently in-secure operating system, such as Microsoft Windows 9x or Microsoft Windows Me?
Do you use power-on passwords to avoid unauthorized boot-ups or tampering with BIOS configuration settings?
How do you update your desktop PCs and notebooks?
So the thing is, you won't be able to predict when a data disaster will happen, but you can take steps to make it easier to fix.
Sometime in your life, you'd be in a situation that would need data recovery.
Know that even small businesses can suffer from data disasters. When a good disaster recovery plan is not in place, small businesses may have such a hard time getting back up on its feet, and at times, it won't be able to at all. There are times when even a data recovery system will not be able to help you.
Here are some questions that can guide you on what to do in case of a data disaster.
Do you know where your company's most important data files are located?
Are these files being backed up and by what means?
How often do you run these data backups and are they verified and tested?
Do you make use of automated controls to consistently do the backups?
Do your data backup tapes go off-site and how often?
Are there any security measures that would prevent tampering or theft of your data backups?
Do you store your servers, routers, hubs, and phone system controllers in a locked area?
Does just anyone have access to your servers and your other technology assets or do you limit access to at least two, but no more than four people?
Do you use a locally securable operating systems like Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4 on the company desktop PCs and notebooks?
Do you have any confidential data stored locally on any desktop PCs or notebooks? Are any of these systems running an inherently in-secure operating system, such as Microsoft Windows 9x or Microsoft Windows Me?
Do you use power-on passwords to avoid unauthorized boot-ups or tampering with BIOS configuration settings?
How do you update your desktop PCs and notebooks?
So the thing is, you won't be able to predict when a data disaster will happen, but you can take steps to make it easier to fix.
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