Awareness Day Twenty Three : Backups
"Wherever there is technology there needs to be cybersecurity"
Implementing cybersecurity best practices is important for organisations of all sizes to protect personal, financial and sensitive information.
Awareness Day Twenty Three: Backups
Backups are a critical component of cyber security because they provide a safety net in case of data loss, corruption, or cyber attacks. They are essential for safeguarding data integrity and ensuring that an organisation can recover quickly from cyber attacks, hardware failure or other unforeseen data loss events.
🛡️Consider your backup processes and methodology.
🛡️Are you able to restore the server configuration from a backup?
🛡️How relevant is the data you have backed up?
🛡️Is your backup protected from malware/ransomware?
🛡️Where are the physical locations of your backups?
For systems that you use that are cloud based, such as your MIS and your organisation's website - have you checked that they hold an appropriate and up to date backup of your data as part of their regular service?
Review the DfE Meeting Digital and Technology Standards in Schools and Colleges : which advises you to backup. The most common risk of cloud data loss is accidental or deliberate data deletion by users. Although data loss by cloud providers is uncommon, it can happen. Loss of data can lead to a data breach and mean you need to inform the appropriate authorities. It may also obstruct or prevent critical business operations. You should already be meeting this standard to help safeguard, protect and secure your data and systems. It is also a requirement for meeting data protection legislation. For further help, guidance and trackers to assess and monitor your progress: https://digitalstandardstracker.co.uk/
Review: NCSC Backing up your Data
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