March 31st is the annual worldwide World Backup Day. Now is a good time to check your backup systems. You have a plan right? Now that so many of us are working from home, we can’t rely on Jim the backup admin to automagically make the files that mysteriously disappeared all by themselves re-appear.
You should take responsibility for backing up your data. From the data the keeps your business moving to the personal information you share and store online, your devices hold the files, images, and conversations that matter most.
According to WorldBackUpDay.com (Not HTTPS) World Backup Day. was founded by a few “concerned users” on Reddit. The day’s dedication is a decidedly serious one. March 31 was established as:
… a day for people to learn about the increasing role of data in our lives and the importance of regular backups.
What’s a backup?
A backup is a full image copy of all the data stored on a device like your desktop, laptop, or tablet. By storing this second copy, everything on your device that matters to you is safe and accessible in the event of accidental deletion, system failure, or ransomware attack.
Why backup? Business continuity begins with backups, restoring data from those backups keeps the business up and running. At work, your devices store irreplaceable information. Unfortunately, it’s very easy and costly to lose data. Over, $600 billion are lost to cyber-crime each year, according (PDF) to a 2018 McAfee report.
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