Backing up databases with DB Protector

What is a data contingency plan?

"60% of companies that lose information go bankrupt within 6 months"

A contingency plan is the analysis of potential risks and eventual disasters to which computing equipment, programs, files, and databases may be exposed. Databases.

The purpose of a contingency plan is to maintain the continuity of a company's operations in the event that an incident could cause a failure in the systems.

A contingency plan should be comprised of:

• Backup Plan.

  Which will aim to perform recurring copies of information (databases) protecting business information.

• Recovery Plan.

  Which will aim to restore the services of the information systems quickly and efficiently.

Before proceeding, it must be established that the contingency plan must take into account the security of information and the systems that access it.

This topic is of utmost importance for all types of companies, it involves a complicated and perpetual process, involving various technological controls. Currently, not all companies are prepared to face this challenge.

Information can be classified as follows:

• Criticism: It is essential for the operation of the company.
• Valuable: It is a company asset and very valuable.
• Sensitive: It should be known by authorized personnel.

To properly perform Information Security Management, certain security controls and policies must be established and maintained that have the obligation to preserve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the company's data. It is a continuous process that must be coordinated by knowing the vulnerabilities and threats that may exist, always taking into account the causes of risk and the probability of occurrence, as well as the impact it may have.

Some of the different contingencies that information may have are:

• Environmental or Physical
  • Natural disasters (fires, floods, etc.)
  • Radar signals
  • Electrical installations
• Process handling
  • Scarcity or mismanagement of resources by personnel
  • Threats caused by humans (theft, sabotage, fraud, etc.)
  • Viruses

The contingency plan should also contain the responsibilities and expected behavior of all individuals who handle information in the event of a catastrophe.

Some companies back up their data using software such as DB Protector, which provides them with regular copies of the latest updates that their business information may undergo, helping to guarantee information security.

At Xamai we are partners of SAP and we have internally designed software called DB Protector that automatically and securely (encrypted) backs up databases (business information) to the cloud.