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Data Loss Prevention (continued) Practice Preventative
Soft (Logical) Maintenance ØDelete unused/unneeded software and data files. ØDefragment your hard drive. (See Disk Defragmenter in
“Windows Help”). ØPerform file systems checks. (See ScanDisk, CHKDSK, FSCK
in “Windows Help”) ØDeploy and keep up-to-date, anti-virus and firewall
software. Pay Attention to
Alarms Many hard drives and
storage management software programs provide “self-diagnostic” utilities to
warn of impending or actual failures while
continuing to function. Do not ignore
these warnings. For example, a RAID
server may sound an alarm signaling that a
drive has failed but will still serve
data since built-in redundancy automatically takes over. This is intended to keep your
system functioning while you replace the failing or failed component, not as
a permanent solution. Pay Attention to
Security ØAre your systems adequately protected from theft or
vandalism of the physical kind? ØAre your systems adequately protected from Internet
hackers or disgruntled employees? |
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Prepare for Physical
Disasters Take precautions to
prevent or mitigate physical disasters such as fire, flood or explosions. For
example, do not situate your server unprotected in a room underneath a
potentially leaky plumbing pipe! Make a “disaster
recovery plan”. Where would you get the necessary equipment to bring your
system back up if your current facilities were destroyed? Unfortunately, some
catastrophes cannot be foreseen, prevented or mitigated. |
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