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Backing Up Your Data

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Having a reliable, well-defined, and well-implemented backup strategy is one of the best defenses any network can have against malicious or accidental data loss. Whether you mistakenly delete a folder of critical documents, an adversary executes ransomware inside your network, or a natural disaster destroys your devices, backups can save you from catastrophe.

This chapter introduces various backup considerations, including different backup types, creating backup schedules, the value of onsite and offsite backups, what to back up, and backup storage options. Finally, we’ll show how to implement different solutions within ...

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