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Dirik Hameed
Given the right timing and situation no single organization is 100% safe from having their database being threatened by natural or man-made causes. Disaster recovery hosting should be the top priority for every organization no matter how small or large. There needs to be a DR strategy established to protect emails, contact lists and other data from disasters. Disaster recovery providers and disaster recovery locations continue to be the best choices for data protection. The prevention of either man-made or natural disasters is not possible. Glitches and break downs can occur in software since it is not fail safe. Organizations too are susceptible to malevolent attack by humans via hacking, viruses, malware, worms and more. The best defense is prevention and that means constructing a deterrence program and consulting a disaster recovery service provider that will continually stay on the cutting edge of technological advancements. Recently an Australian web hosting company was hacked possibly by an unhappy ex-employee. They tried to destroy both live and backup data making it impossible to provide data retrieval. In half an hour the hackers destroyed eight servers, 4800 accounts and 5000 websites. It was done by remote means and resulted in the selling off of the company's business to another hosting company. It was not possible to build back the confidence of the customers. Applications and data need to be replicated and incorporated into duplicate environments. The creation of a hot site must be done satisfactorily distanced from the dynamic physical location. The duplicate environment will have the equipment so that in the event of a natural occurring catastrophe the new site with a new backup IP will be up and running. Improved strategies have to be developed since there is a growing need for this at a global level. Alternative website hosting is available when the organization's data is connected to the data retrieval website. These websites offer webhosting so clients can continue receiving this service. There are many hosting companies that offer these emergency services and locating a reputable one requires doing some research for recommended sites. Often the newest companies will have the most cutting edge technologies to offer. Comparing the information on their websites and making inquiries pertaining to different possible scenarios will help ascertain their efficacy. Confidence in the brand image must remain constant. Retrieval providers must be able to keep disasters at a minimum and manage the reclamation of data in a professional, systematic process. They must have the ability to reassure the clients, shareholders and investors that if there was any damage then it was nominal. The client should opt for the quickest retrieval process possible. The time frame spans anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. The IT specialists should be able to guarantee that the data backup is working. This means the data center must be state of the art and the infrastructures for telecommunications must be the most advanced possible. Disaster recovery hosting is the best defense for data backup. The Australian hacking catastrophe does illustrate however, that when the hacking is done from the inside the data is at risk of being destroyed. Disaster recovery providers and disaster recovery locations must become more secure to stop inside hacking activity.
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