It’s a fact that many of today’s businesses use an exponentially increasing amount of data which eventually become unmanageable. Along this data management concern comes some worse risks for both large public companies and small one-person businesses alike. These include computer viruses and hardware malfunction, or even fire and human error. When these problems happen, losing all your data can and do happen.
The good news is that there are so many alternatives to prevent getting caught in such dead end - that is, equipping your systems with server backup. And the best part is that you actually don’t need to go through the hassles of setting up manual, tape-based server backup - as there are so many backup services already in place.
Why Your Online Backup Provider Should Comply With Data Privacy Regulations
Online backup is one that proves to be the most convenient server backup strategy to many businesses - as you can quickly restore business operations through this offsite server backup accessible with an Internet connection. Now, with so many online backup providers to choose from - what you need to make sure then is to find a provider that has compliance with data regulations. This means, only you should have the authority to completely access your data.
The question is, how will you know if the backup services are compliant to data regulations of the industry you belong to? Whether you’re in the financial services, legal services education, or health care, among others - your chosen online backup provider should be well versed on the long list of data privacy regulations such as:
? Payment Card Industry (PCI)
? Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLBA)
? Sarbanes-Oxley (Section 404 – SOX 404)
? California Privacy
? Healthcare Industry Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and more.
Some Helpful Tips Before Hiring An Online Backup Provider
Here are a few tips you could glean some insights from. By checking on these guidelines, you can then have the peace of mind that the server backup provider that will provide you backup services - will indeed satisfy data privacy regulations:
1. Before sending files over the Internet to the server backup, the online backup provider must use at least 256 Bit AES file encryption. File encryption is one element that online backup providers should use to comply to data privacy regulations. And 256 Bit AES and up level of file encryption is the strong and secure level to prevent unauthorized access. You need to check this with the online backup provider you are looking to hire.
2. When storing files in the server backup, they must remain in their encrypted state. There are some online backup providers that are not compliant to data regulations when storing files. Rather they remain complacent about sending data in its raw form to the server backup because they trust that their secure Internet connection would be safe enough.
However, what they often overlook is that though the sending process may be quite secure - it’s storage part which messes thing up. When data files are stored in their raw form, they become completely open to hackers while on the server backup. So, before you hire a backup services provider, ensure that data files are transmitted in their encrypted state - and should NEVER, for any reason, be unencrypted while stored on the server backup. This way, you can be sure that they really do comply with the data privacy regulations.
When you equip yourself with the right knowledge about data privacy regulations and the trouble you could face against it - you should then become extra cautious and more keen especially when trusting an online backup provider. Don’t let yourself and your business be put into risks, continue to do some research before you make a final decision - you’ll definitely see the well-worth benefits in the end.
Author Resource:-
Karl Z is the author of this article on server backup.
Karl Z is the author of this article on online backup.
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