Why businesses need data backup and protection

The need to back up data has been around since floppy disks. Data loss happens due to viruses, hard drive crashes, and other mishaps. Most people using any type of technology have experienced data loss at least once.

There are about 140,000 hard drive crashes in the US weekly. Every five years, 20% of SMBs suffer data loss due to a major disaster. This has helped to drive a robust cloud backup market that continues to grow.

But one thing that’s changed with data backup in the last few years is security. Simply backing up data so you don’t lose it, isn’t enough anymore. Backing up has morphed into data protection.

Companies need to consider data protection when planning a backup and recovery strategy. The tools used need to protect against the growing number of threats.

What to Look for in a Data Protection Backup System

1. Ransomware Prevention: This feature restricts automated file changes that can happen to documents. 95% of ransomware attacks also try to infect data backup systems.

2. Continuous Data Protection: Files are continuously backed up rather than a scheduled backup that may occur only once daily.

3. Threat Identification: A tool that looks for malware in new and existing backups.

4. Zero-Trust Tactics: This approach holds that all users and applications need ongoing authentication. Zero-trust features may look like multi-factor authentication, distinct file permissions, and verification of permissions for file changes.

5. Backup Redundancy: This means that the server holding your data mirrors that data to another server. This prevents data loss in the case of a server crash, natural disaster, or cyberattack.

6. Air Gapping for More Sensitive Data: The feature allows you to backup highly sensitive data on a server that is disconnected from external sources.

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