3-2-1 Backup Rule: The Rule of Thumb to Solve Your Data Loss Problems

From securityboulevard.com

Downtime from ransomware attacks results in an average of 16.2 days of downtime for businesses, according to Coveware’s Q4 2019 Ransomware Marketplace report

While it may sound like a rule for kids, the “3 2 1 backup rule” is something that helps save organizations from the brink of disaster.

Whether you’re an individual who loves to take photos of your pet, or you’re an enterprise dealing with tons of data on a daily basis, data loss is a threat that’ll always be a risk to you. Unfortunately, there’s no singular method by which we can stop all forms of data loss as there’s no way to know when and where it hits you. And by the time you realize it, it’s always too late. That’s where having a digital backup — a not-so-exciting term — comes into play.

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