{"id":28659,"date":"2020-09-17T22:08:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T20:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ebas.ch\/?page_id=28659"},"modified":"2024-08-30T10:21:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T08:21:51","slug":"data-back-ups-in-an-sme-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ebas.ch\/en\/data-back-ups-in-an-sme-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Data back-ups in an SME environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"av_section_1\" class=\"avia-section av-3osj-8edf3c5c57d6f444e32a620ab19c7a5a main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize\"><div class=\"container av-section-cont-open\"><main role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\" class=\"template-page content  av-content-full alpha units\"><div class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-28659\"><div class=\"entry-content-wrapper clearfix\">\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jo2xz-588590f8e0c3dd5b36ff4df9077018fa\">\n.flex_column.av-jo2xz-588590f8e0c3dd5b36ff4df9077018fa{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-jo2xz-588590f8e0c3dd5b36ff4df9077018fa av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  \"><section class=\"av_textblock_section av-jvmci8ju-f0fc4b3dca09a5b80bdbcdd743339f77 \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p class=\"ebas-lead\">Back-ups to provide for quick and ideally complete recovery of your data in case of loss due to malicious, accidental or coincidental scenarios are one of the crucial basic protection measures an SME should take. This requires the implementation of a refined data back-up process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ebas-gist\">\n<h4>The most important points for companies to remember:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Draw up an inventory of your IT systems and data, and establish the maximum tolerable loss or outage for each item.<\/li>\n<li>Based on this information, create protection categories for objects with the same risk, and define a data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> concept for each respective protection category.<\/li>\n<li>Define and implement a data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> process in your SME.<\/li>\n<li>Regularly check that your data have been backed up correctly and can be recovered in accordance with your data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> concept.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>The data back-up process<\/h3>\n<p>With increasing digitalisation, the number of IT systems used and the quantities of data processed is continuously rising in SMEs, too. This means that an SME&rsquo;s reliance on the unlimited availability of its IT systems and data increases as well.<\/p>\n<p>Extensive data loss, for instance due to malicious cyber-attacks, technical defects, force majeure or accidental deletion, can pose an existential threat to SMEs. The ability to recover company data quickly and ideally completely from a data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> is therefore part of their vital basic protection.<\/p>\n<p>To this end, a data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> process should be established which safeguards that back-ups are carried out properly in accordance with a data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> concept. And it is just as important to also check that data recovery works properly as part of this process, too.<\/p>\n<h3>Protection classes<\/h3>\n<p>Not every IT system run by an SME is equally vital for its business processes. A differentiated assessment of the respective need for protection for all IT systems and data is therefore needed. An extensive and up-to-date inventory of all IT systems and data is the basis for gaining an overview and to allocating all items listed to an appropriate protection class.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br>\n<div class=\"avia-data-table-wrap av-djplnq9-436889c1e822e3b32401928a6349a861 avia_responsive_table avia-table-1\"><table class=\"avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_default  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\"><caption>Example protection class allocation based on criteria<\/caption><tbody><tr class=\"avia-heading-row\"><th class=\"\">PC<\/th><th class=\"\">Description<\/th><th class=\"\">Risk<\/th><th class=\"\">Max. tolerable outage\/loss<\/th><th class=\"\">Recovery time<\/th><th class=\"\">Retention period<\/th><\/tr><tr class=\"\"><td class=\"\">I<\/td><td class=\"\">Standard need for protection<\/td><td class=\"\">Small<\/td><td class=\"\">&gt; 1 day<\/td><td class=\"\">&lt; 1 week<\/td><td class=\"\">&gt; 1 week<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"\"><td class=\"\">II<\/td><td class=\"\">High need for protection<\/td><td class=\"\">Medium<\/td><td class=\"\">1 day<\/td><td class=\"\">1 day<\/td><td class=\"\">&gt; 1 month<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"\"><td class=\"\">III<\/td><td class=\"\">Very high need for protection<\/td><td class=\"\">High<\/td><td class=\"\">&lt; &frac12; day<\/td><td class=\"\">&lt; 1 day<\/td><td class=\"\">&gt; 1 year<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(1):before { content: 'PC'; } .avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(2):before { content: 'Description'; } .avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(3):before { content: 'Risk'; } .avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(4):before { content: 'Max. tolerable outage\/loss'; } .avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(5):before { content: 'Recovery time'; } .avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(6):before { content: 'Retention period'; } <\/style><br>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-kf5ucitc-c1d5c9d70bf12ac4773498b55c9c44df \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p>Next to the threat posed by the harmful influences mentioned, there are additional criteria to be considered. This includes the maximum tolerable duration of any temporary outage of IT systems or quantitative loss of data on the one hand and the retention periods required on the other.<\/p>\n<p>Such an assessment makes it possible to combine IT systems and data with a similar need for protection into protection classes. Subsequently, the requirements for a suitable data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> concept are then established for every protection class.<\/p>\n<h3>Data back-up concept<\/h3>\n<p>The data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> concept determines organisational and technical <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> details for every protection class. In particular, the following organisational details count amongst them:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Extent of data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> (scope)<\/li>\n<li>Frequency of data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> (daily, weekly, monthly, ...)<\/li>\n<li>Time of data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> (end of the day, week-end, month end,&nbsp;...)<\/li>\n<li>Retention period of <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> versions (generation principle)<\/li>\n<li>Required recovery times (maximum tolerable outage)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>From this, the following technical details of implementation can then be deduced, in particular:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> process (complete, differential, incremental)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Back-up<\/span> medium (hard drive, tape, &hellip;)<\/li>\n<li>Storage of data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> media (on premise, physical external storage, cloud, ...)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-e2kbb-86d4495b00c389f290046e9e5f6e0589\">\n.flex_column.av-e2kbb-86d4495b00c389f290046e9e5f6e0589{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-e2kbb-86d4495b00c389f290046e9e5f6e0589 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  ebas-sidebar flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  \"><section class=\"av_textblock_section av-jvmf7hs6-1a38c99c3780e38f7b5614283dbc363f \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p>Extensive data loss &ndash; for instance due to malicious cyber-attacks, technical defects, force majeure or accidental deletion &ndash; can pose an existential threat to SMEs.<\/p>\n<p>Using a clever data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> concept, such risk scenarios can be minimised by achieving a quick and ideally complete recovery of any data lost.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id=\"after_section_1\" class=\"main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize\"><div class=\"container av-section-cont-open\"><div class=\"template-page content  av-content-full alpha units\"><div class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-28659\"><div class=\"entry-content-wrapper clearfix\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kf5u6ai0-56c66ed76170a8ef247263ef5960b48d\">\n.flex_column.av-kf5u6ai0-56c66ed76170a8ef247263ef5960b48d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-kf5u6ai0-56c66ed76170a8ef247263ef5960b48d av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  ebas-collapse first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  \"><section class=\"av_textblock_section av-kf5uicwu-a0f22a809314ea8c76cc7889758b4b89 \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><h3>Further information<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-kf57f2hp-edb7f276c127f523a6b866817261e51f \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p>The <strong>data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> scope<\/strong> serves to establish which data (sources) will actually be included in the data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span>. A well thought-out and structured data filing system can to a great extent ensure that no important data are overlooked. In addition, you should check whether the data (sources) for <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> are actually available at the time of the data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> run (for instance with regard to devices which might be switched off over the week-end)<\/p>\n<p>If you create a <strong>data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span><\/strong> at <strong>short intervals<\/strong>, this does safeguard against any minor data losses. On the other hand, it also increases the effort required for data back-ups. In particular, this could lead to bottlenecks on the network, if you back up large data quantities every day. In this case, it is recommended you carefully assess your needs for protection.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>time of your data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span><\/strong> depends on your business processes. Here you should assess the risk evolution of any potential data loss inside the time period between your individual data back-ups. A frequent practice is therefore to run back-ups at the end of every day, so not to disrupt daily operations and use the resources available at night for data back-ups.<\/p>\n<p>In case of data loss, you generally restore the version of the last available data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span>. For various reasons, it might also be necessary though to be able to recover older historical data from further back at times. For such data, you should determine a <strong>retention period for your back-ups<\/strong>. With the help of a well thought-out rotation schedule (generation principle) geared towards data volumes and protection needs, such retention periods can be safeguarded with a minimum of data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> media. When backing up data daily for instance (Mo to Fr), it only takes 20 data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> media to be able to recover the <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> versions of the last four weekdays (Mo to Th), the last 13 week-ends (Fr), the last two month ends and the last year end.<\/p>\n<p>The term <strong>required recovery times<\/strong> denotes the period of time between the discovery of any data loss up to the time access is reinstated. The shorter this maximum tolerable outage period is set, the higher the organisational and technical requirements with regard to your data back-ups. Things to be considered here are the required time for identifying data to be recovered, locating such data on their respective data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> copies, access to the required data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> media and the actual data restoring process.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, the time available (e.&nbsp;g. during the night) is not sufficient to completely back up data from a certain protection class at the required frequency. You can mitigate this problem by carefully choosing the type of data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> method you use (complete, differential, incremental). With a <strong>complete<\/strong> data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span>, a complete copy of all data inside the scope is created on your data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> medium. This method requires most space on your data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> medium and the most time. With the <strong>differential<\/strong> method however, only the data changed since the last complete data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> are backed up (those different from the last complete <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span>). This considerably reduces the data volume, since unchanging data in particular only ever have to be backed up once. Recovery of a data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> version takes place in two stages with this method: First, you will need to restore the last complete <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> you have, and then restore the required differential data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span>. The <strong>incremental<\/strong> method reduces the data volume to be backed up even further. Here, only changes compared to the last data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> (no matter of what type) are backed up. If there is a need to recover data, you will therefore have to restore the last complete data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span>, the last differential data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> as well as all subsequent incremental data back-ups.<\/p>\n<p>The term <strong>data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> medium<\/strong> denotes the container used to record a certain data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> version. In its simplest form, this could involve a simple file with a specific file format, or a physical data carrier (hard drive, optical medium, magnetic tape,) on a dedicated <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> system. The choice of a suitable data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> medium primarily depends on the organisational requirements (extent, frequency, retention periods and recovery times). In particular for long-term retention (archiving) of large data volumes, magnetic tapes have become the medium of choice.<\/p>\n<p>Data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> media and their <strong>storage<\/strong> are of absolutely vital importance for the whole data <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Back-up&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Data back-up, where electronic information (data) is copied to an external storage medium (e. g. an external hard drive). Back-ups are generally run at regular intervals.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>back-up<\/span> process. As far as risk assessments are concerned, factors such as physical protection, storage conditions, availability, accessibility etc. must be considered. Generally, data back-ups should be insulated against external influences to the maximum extent possible. In connection with <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Ransomware&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;This is malware which encrypts files on a device and any network drives and storage media connected with it (e. g. external hard drives, cloud storage media) and demands a ransom payment.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;img class=&amp;quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-4199&amp;quot; src=&amp;quot;https:\/\/www.ebas.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ransomware-300x226.png&amp;quot; alt=&amp;quot;&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;300&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;226&amp;quot; \/&amp;gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\n\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">ransomware<\/span> for instance, you have to ensure that data back-ups are stored in such a way they are completely out of reach of any attacker. 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