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Data Loss Prevention
for Personal Users All of the general
prevention measures already mentioned can be used by personal computer users
depending on the level of importance they assign to their data. This section recommends the simplest level of
data loss prevention. Backup Casual personal users
can simply copy important files to a floppy disk, CD, Zip disk or other
removable media, label it appropriately and store it in case of future need,
along with the original copy of any and all software programs they are
using. More sophisticated
users may want to purchase a specialized backup device (such as a tape drive)
or perhaps use Internet backup services to have “off-site” backup. They may want to get some help from a
qualified technician to plan and implement a comprehensive backup routine. Restore A casual user using an
informal backup method such as the one described above can simply make sure
they can read the data they have made copies of. The more sophisticated users need to
document their specialized backup activities and make sure they can fully
restore their system. Again, help from
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Data Loss Prevention for Business Users Create and maintain a ‘business continuance plan’ showing a list
of activities and resources that your business cannot be without in order to
function. (There are consultants and
companies that specialize in this discipline if you have sophisticated needs
requiring outside help.) Issues that
particularly apply to businesses include the use of centralized servers to
backup individual workstations and the need for archival (long term) storage
of frequently changed data such as accounting records and databases. |
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