Backup Policy - Arif Akyüz

Nowadays, we need to have the ability to return from the backup taken as soon as possible and with the least data loss, such as taking a backup. At this point, reviewing our IT policies and investments can save us billions of pounds in losses in the event of a cyber attack or disaster.

The IT professionals responsible for the backup and restore operations of the companies should definitely ask these three questions to the system responsibles.

If we were to have a disaster today and could only fail back from backup for four servers/systems, which servers/systems should they be?

If we have a disaster today and have to go back from backup, what should be the acceptable time for the return and the system to be up and running again?

A. The system should be up and running instantly.
b. c. in 30 minutes
. 1 hour
d. 6 hours
e. 12 hours
f. 24 hours
g. 2 days
h. ……………..

If we had a disaster today, would the backup we received be safe? Will we be able to go back?

A. No , because we cannot get a budget from the management, we may be affected by a cyber attack due to the technology we use, we may have to pay a ransom to regain access to this encrypted data.

b. Yes As an IT team, the backup received thanks to the technology we purchased with the budget we received approval from the management is on a technology to be backed up in a layer protected against ransomeware attacks. Access to this tier also requires two-step authentication.

This article discusses what companies should prioritize when creating a Backup Policy.

Arif Akyüz
Content Producer & Cyber Security Expert
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