TECH TALK
BY PROTECTING YOUR DATA
PROTECTING YOURSELF
By John Pawlicki T 04 2014 18
his column normally focuses on macro-scale technology topics, but this time we are concentrat- ing on issues pertaining to data archiving, namely, backing up your data. In today’s interconnected
world, with data breaches happening everywhere, it be- comes more important to protect yourself and/or your company by always having access to data, even during a crisis. We face the ever-present threats of a fire, flood, earth- quake, drones falling out of the sky (especially in certain localities which have allowed anyone to shoot one down), and the two most likely events of all: hardware failure or a cybersecurity issue.
Chances are that malware will compromise your computer or network if it hasn’t already. In some cases, the perpetrators will steal your data, cause some havoc on the infected device, or simply use your computers or network to attack other computers. None of these represent a good outcome. You will need to have security specialists cleanse your devices. This could result in downtime and possible loss of any data currently stored since wiping an infected hard drive is a typical course of action. This is where data backups come in and why they are so important. The more dependent we become upon data generated from business operations, not to mention
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