128. Data Backups

Data Backup

The process of creating duplicate copies of digital information to protect against data loss, corruption, or unavailability

Offsite Backup

The practice of storing duplicate copies of data at a geographically separate location from the primary data source to provide protection against physical disasters and to ensure data continuity

Frequency

How much data is the company willing to lose?

Encryption on Backups

Fundamental safeguard that protects the backup data from unauthorized access and potential breaches

Snapshots

Point-in-time copies of the data that capture a consistent state that is essentially a frozen in time copy of the data

Recovery

Used to regain access to the data in the event of a data loss or a system failure

Replication

Making real-time, or near-real-time, copies of the data

Journaling

Maintaining a meticulous record of every change made to an organization’s data over time