As the volume of data grows exponentially, safeguarding digital assets becomes more crucial. Secure data storage is how businesses can protect themselves from expensive ransomware attacks and other cyber threats that may compromise the security of their valuable data. This article will help you ensure the security of data regardless of whether it’s stored on hard drives or USBs or even online in cloud storage solutions.
Backups are a crucial part of a secure data storage system. Making a second copy of any file ensures that if the file is lost due to hardware failure such as theft, a burglary or an accident then there is another copy of the file. But this is not enough to protect against all threats.
Storage administrators must adhere to a few key practices to ensure backups are secure.
All sensitive data at rest and moving, should be encrypted. This ensures that no one can access the data unless they have the encryption keys, which should be kept in a separate storage area and regularly updated.
Anomaly detection: a solid security system for the network must be in place. It should be able to detect and react to any unusual behavior which could suggest that an attack is underway. This is often a good method to catch attackers in the act and stop them from stealing information from storage systems.
Immutable storage – it is recommended to have multiple copies, with the first copy being immutable. This is a kind of time capsule for your data, preserving the exact state it was when it was originally saved.
