Sooner or later an unexpected event such as a hardware failure, a lost or stolen device, or a malware or virus infection could result in losing important data. When this happens, backups are often the only way to recover this information. Get involved!

How to backup your information

Why should I back up?

  • Avoid hardware failures of your smartphones and devices
  • Avoid losing important documents
  • To protect your data from encryption and to avoid paying fees.

How do I back up?

If your data becomes compromised, these are great solutions:

The CIA Triad is a security model that has been developed to help people think about various parts of IT security.

  • Confidentiality: Only authorized users will be able to access or modify the data backups.
  • Integrity: Stored backup data cannot be improperly modified, accidentally or maliciously.
  • Availability: Authorized users have timely and reliable access to the backup data.

Why it is important to create backups?

  • The easiest and only way to recover from compromised data is by having a reliable backup reference
  • Recover your data when your computer or smart phone was lost, stolen, or damaged. 

How do I back up?

If your data becomes compromised, these are great solutions:

-	‘IT backup’ - World backup day poster