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Information Security Handbook
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Information Security Handbook

by Darren Death
December 2017
Beginner
330 pages
9h 1m
English
Packt Publishing
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Types of storage options

  • Virtual machine snapshot: This type of backup makes a point in time copy of a virtual machine disk file. This can be used to restore a virtual machine to a particular point in time.
  • Disk backup: Because the storage is not linear, such as tape, individual files can be directly accessed allowing for faster recovery times.

It provides a higher capacity and speed than tape.

  • Tape backup: Liner storage mechanism used for long-term archival storage.

Going out of favor due to the lowering in costs associated with disk-based backup

  • Cloud backup: This utilizing a service like Amazon Web Services to provide backup services versus an internal backup mechanism.

The information security professional must make take care when ...

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ISBN: 9781788478830