Security News > 2022 > May > Most organizations do not follow data backup best practices

Apricorn announced new findings from a survey, which revealed that while the majority organizations have data backup plans in place, data for many are at risk.

Nearly 400 veteran IT security practitioners were surveyed, in industries such as healthcare, IT, education, financial services and manufacturing about security practices around remote and hybrid work, focusing on data resiliency-the availability to access and resuscitate corporate data in the event of a ransomware occurrence or other cybersecurity attack.

"Now, the increasing threat of cyberattacks underscores the need for increased data protection. If organizations do not have an adequate data backup strategy in place and have not been successfully attacked, they are lucky-not secure or resilient. Having data backed up in only the cloud or only offline is not sufficient. Organizations should be following the 3-2-1 rule, in which they keep at least three copies of data stored on two different pieces of media, one of which is off-site. Following this rule with a combination of cloud and hardware encrypted storage gives organizations the best chance for full data recovery."

While many respondents noted that they have gone back to address their initial remote work security practices, there are still significant fixes that need to be addressed in order to truly consider their organizations - and their data - resilient.

"Hybrid work environments are the new normal, and organizations must stress the importance of protecting data on the move," added Markley.

60% of respondents do not back up their data or devices in advance of working remotely - further weakening their organization's data resilience.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/05/26/organizations-data-backup-plans/