Computer system failure can be classified to unintentional threats, not to mention intentional threat, IT attacks, targeted attacks, and botnets. It occurs as the result of poor manufacturing, defective materials, and outdated or poorly maintained networks. Unintentional malfunctions can also happen for other reasons, ranging from lack of experience to inadequate testing.
There’s way to prevent this unintentional threat from happening. The most common of all prevention is, create backup, test your backup, keep your virus protection up to date, use firewall, purchase and install UPS power supply, use data encryption on your wireless network.
Creating backup, it’s not just a simple backup. Depending on how large your data is, it could be a lot of ways of backing up your data. Your best security policy is to do frequent backups. Most External drives available today come with backup software that is economical and easy to use. Don't get caught without your backups.
For a large company or enterprises, they usually used centralized backup, which were expensive compare to common type of backup. Some of the centralized backup is, Database Module, Encryption Modules, and Disaster Recovery Option, and Off-Site Storage.
Database Module, This software is added to the central backup system so those databases can be backed up while online. Most vendors offer database modules for Oracle, Sybase, Informix, Microsoft SQL, and Microsoft exchange. These modules tend to work with utilities included with the databases. For example, a central backup software module for Oracle will normally interface with the Oracle RMAN utility to capture an online backup.
Encryption Modules, provides addition security for you backups. Both the client and server have...
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...all a wireless network router, it usually isn’t set up to encrypt your data transmissions by default. A smart computer hacker can see everything you are doing. Set up your router to use WPA encryption and set the password so that it can’t be easily guessed.
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that cybercrime costs the global economy over $400 billion per year, and that in 2013 over 3,000 companies in the United States had their systems fall victim to cybercrime (Cyber Risks, 2015, para. 3). One of the reasons that cybercrime is so prevalent is the lack of education and prevention by businesses and individuals. One of the biggest ways to prevent cybercrime is to keep your computer and other devices current with the latest patches and updates. This keeps attackers from exploiting flaws in software. Firewalls and virus protection software are some of the most common ways people and companies protect their computers and are usually the first line of defense against outside attackers going through the data coming in while accessing the internet (Norton, 2017, para. 5). These firewalls and antivirus software would be what protect businesses and people from computer as a target cybercrimes. Another good thing that can help is to have backups of original files and maintain them usually on removable storage devices that can be secured away. When it comes to protecting from scams, frauds, and other computer as tool offenses it is important for users to be cautious when online as simple as that may seem. A lot of scammers will use pop up warning or ads. A website
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John Motazedi, CEO of SNC Squared, stood in lot full of debris which once was his office building a tornado had just ripped through the town of Joplin, Missouri. Mr. Motazedi said within 5 hours after the tornado his IT services was back up and running it was due to the companies ten-page disaster recovery plan. The data backup was stored offsite in Mr. Motazedi’s basement. It only took 72 hours for SNC Squared to come back online which was very important to the business because most of their clients are doctors who needed to access their patient’s records.
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In our world, people rely heavily on the power of technology every day. Kids are learning how to operate an iPad before they can even say their first word. School assignments have become virtual, making it possible to do anywhere in the world. We can receive information from across the world in less than a second with the touch of a button. Technology is a big part of our lives, and without it life just becomes a lot harder. Just like our phones have such an importance to us in our daily lives, database management systems are the same for businesses. Without this important software, it would be almost impossible for companies to complete simple daily tasks with such ease.