The Shocking Truth About Data Backup Failures
Are Your Backups Truly Reliable?
Your business data is backed up and recovery tools are in place. So, your data is safe, right? Sadly, not always. A staggering one-third of all data loss is caused by problems with backups. Losing access to your business’s data – even temporarily – is a nightmare worthy of a horror movie.
Data backup tools create copies of your data and store them in a safe place. If something goes wrong, recovery tools will use these copies to restore your lost files. However, a recent report reveals that some backup tools aren’t always as reliable as they should be.
The Hidden Threats to Your Data
It's not just corrupted backups you should be concerned about. One of the biggest threats to businesses today is ransomware. This malicious software locks you out of your files unless you pay a ransom to regain access. Alarmingly, the report found that half of businesses using backup tools still ended up paying ransoms to retrieve their files. Why? Because it was faster than trying to use their own recovery tools. Even worse, only a small number of businesses that paid ransoms were able to fully recover their data.
Why Backups Fail
Backup tools are supposed to keep your data safe, so why are they unreliable for so many businesses? Often, it's because they haven’t been set up properly. And even when they are, they still need to be verified regularly to ensure they are still backing up your files correctly. Moreover, older backup and recovery tools can’t always keep up with today’s sophisticated cyber-attacks.
How We Can Help
Setting up and maintaining a reliable backup system can be complicated. Network & Security, can ensure your tools are running correctly every day. We can also implement extra safeguards such as Continuous Data Protection (CDP), which continuously saves changes to your files. This allows you to go back in time and restore your data as it was just before an attack or loss. This is a service we provide for businesses like yours every day. If you're interested in safeguarding your data, get in touch with us today.
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