Secure Data Backup And Instant File Recovery

Just how recoverable are your computer files?

There are many times when the PC seems to ‘have it in for you’. I have even known servers with really nasty streaks – how is this for an example:

I was running an IT training course in a secure establishment. The day before, I set everything up with a technician, had it checked and locked the room.

The next day the network would not work and when it did all the files for the course were missing. It took us a day to put everything back together and then do a tape backup - all for a two day course.

The next two days were perfect, but that was a training course, Imagine if that had been your small business computer or home machine and you were off to see a client.

What are the options to secure Data

It is estimated that 80% of small business could go out of business if their PC's fail so we have all learned to back up our work and know that tomorrow everything will be OK... YOU DO BACK UP DON’T YOU????

When you need to restore data

What happens if the file you need for your presentation has GONE. No, I mean it - GONE! It may have been deleted and then the Recycle Bin emptied. It may have been too big for the recycle bin and so your back-up was not there.

Well you do what I have done, you go into the meeting or training session with no notes or no presentation and you 'busk it'. It looks bad and it is bad. If you are in a large corporation and this is an important presentation, the technicians will beaver away on your PC or server area trying to get the files back in a usable form. They will probably succeed but it can take days if they are trying to recover from a tape backup. Luckily many have software that will do the job.

If you are a sole trader or a small company - welcome to the world of terror.

If your file does get deleted and has not been backed-up what can you do?

Having been working via the Internet as a small business owner for nearly 20 years I have kept up with all the products for backing-up, saving and those that can search, find and retrieve lost files.

The only problem is that with some programmes you have to actually have the programme on your PC when you need it.

What should you do to prepare for the worst?

For small business owners, File recovery and data safety come down to the following:

1 Backup weekly to removable storage such as CD, DVD, ZIP or an Internet data backup provider. If you store the data on your own media remove the backup media from the premises – say from office to home. At least in that way file recovery can be achieved if something happens to the main office.

2 Backup important daily work onto another machine if you have one, or CD/DVD.

3 If you lose today’s work - there is only one solution and that is search the net, find an instant file recovery product, download it and find that file. Better still, have the software ready loaded. I have used quite a few data recovery programs and find that Instant File Recovery gives a good result when needed. It is also cost effective.

Firewall As Security Wall For Computer Protection

Firewalls are security programs for computers that work same as that of physical firewalls protecting them from external hazards things. If an organization is using a network based environment then there is more chance of getting harm then a stand alone computer. So it is strictly recommended that there should be some security measures that will allow only the permitted things to get in and push unwanted stuff outwards. Even if the home computers uses internet surfing then intruders can easily make home in your computer files. To avoid such harms and security problems, firewall concept is eve loved. This phenomenon works as just like of barrier to keep damaging forces away. Firewall works just near to the router program scanning out each packet coming to the destination whether it has to forward or not. Usually firewall programs are placed in the separate systems to avoid taking direct request at private network connections. A lot of firewall products are available in the market that are providing some interesting and useful features like

-Record keeping facility

-Generating reports on regular intervals

-Alarming facility on any attack

-GUI based system

Working of Firewall:

Firewall works on three principles which data is permitted to come in and which not. -Sorting out Packets

Data on the network is sent in the form packets from one computer to the other computer. So firewall is aiming at packets first, it starts filtering them and then send to the demanding computer and cast off all other packets.

-Proxy

Some proxy settings are done on the network computers by firewall programs. All the information coming from the internet resource is first checked by firewall then transmitted to the requested system.

-Assessment of Packets Content

Not whole of the content is checked by firewall programs but certain keywords are matched to the defined database information in the firewall. If keyword match found they packets are allowed inside the network otherwise they are discarded.