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  Data security week 9   blog Mitigating damage after a data breach There are a few steps that you need to follow when mitigating damage after a data breach but first of all you need to understand that companies need to be prepared off the serious   damage of a data breach. The key steps that I'm going to explain will help companies to protect their customers and stop data lost by identifying vulnerabilities and fixing them.   Here are some steps that companies should have in place when dealing with serious damaged   breach of data ·         You need to contain the breach - this means once the organisation/company has realised that they have been breached the company needs true identify how the breach happened in the first place. the security team which is normally called that blue team in organisation / company will strengthen their security approach to prevent any further damage.   ·         Assess the risk - When assessing the risk we need to make sure that the

  Data security week 7 blog   Why is Backups important   The purpose of the backup is to create a copy of data that can be recovered in the event of a system failure. System failures can be the result of hardware or software failure, data corruption, a malicious attack (virus or malware), or accidental deletion of data. Backup copies allow data to be restored  would provide the means of restoring to a previous point after the incident has been dealt with. Backups is a vital method of storing data and keeping it safe, when you take your time and set up a good backup strategy you can ensure that data can easily be recovered. Storing copies of data on a separate device for example USB stick, an external hard drive, A disk ah storage system, cloud storage or tape drive   can protect you against data loss or corruption. most of these devices need to be at the location of your PC or laptop When trying to restore but you can store the devices in a safe place until you need it of you