Storage
It’s not just technical
Ann Keefe, regional director – UK and Ireland at Kingston Technology EMEA reveals why data backup is a human problem.
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orld Backup Day exists as a reminder about how important it is to safeguard precious digital data. And of course,
storage industry professionals love it, given that many of their products can be an important part of the solution. Modern, fast external SSD devices make
backing up data far quicker than it’s ever been, with transfers completed in minutes rather than days or hours. Ten there are also free and paid- for cloud backup solutions as well as local network storage, and it can all be done effortlessly in the background with a single click. But the continued need for a World Backup
Day indicates that a lot of people are still not on-board with regular reliable backups. Quite a lot, in fact. During the fourth quarter of 2023, data breaches exposed more than eight million records worldwide, according to Statista. Every organisation should be in no doubt that potential data loss
and vulnerabilities are lurking around every corner. No company or individual computer user should take the risk of being without a solid backup system. In today’s digital landscape, data loss is not merely a technological
challenge. Unfortunately, human error is still one of the biggest causes, whether that’s an employee mistakenly deleting records, losing hard disk or zip drives, or an executive inadvertently handing over precious customer data in response to insidious phishing scams and malware.
38 | May/June 2024 What’s more, it is a financial nightmare for
businesses. In the US, a report from IBM indicates that an average data breach cost on average $4.45 million in 2023. As well as financial loss, the fallout from such
an event can have other negative consequences. Not only do companies face legal action and fines if they have breached privacy rules, they can also suffer from a tarnished reputation which makes it challenging for customers to trust the brand and its services in the future, but also invites unwanted scrutiny from regulators. Despite our best efforts, we are all susceptible to making mistakes that could lead to the
unintentional exposure or deletion of information. But with the ramifications of such lapses being so severe it is imperative for organisations to recognise the inherent human vulnerabilities that contribute to these risks and implement proactive measures to mitigate them. In this article, we outline the top five human errors in data
management that all too oſten lead to data breaches and loss – and highlight what organisations, and those advising them, can do to protect themselves.
Don’t ignore software updates Computer program updates are developed for a reason, and when it comes to security, they should never be ignored. A complacent approach to soſtware upkeep, whether because of laziness, lack of
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