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rcserve Southern Africa has urged
South African businesses to take
a proactive approach to Business
Continuity and Data Recovery (BCDR) or risk
becoming the next data breach headline.
“In today’s digital world, the issues of
data privacy and data security are sources
of significant concern for organisations,”
said Byron Horn-Botha, Arcserve Southern
Africa, Lead: Channel and Partnerships.
“We understand that every organisation,
regardless of industry, can be susceptible to
breaches. Data privacy is a growing concern,
and it’s not just limited to GDPR/ransomware,
but to data protection providers themselves.
However, it is becoming more difficult to
ensure data is safe and secure. In fact, 64%
of global IT decision-makers agree that
protecting business critical data has become
increasingly difficult over the past five years.”
Horn-Botha added that the general
public is also increasingly sensitive about
the security of its data and are moving
their purchasing power away from
organisations they consider to be a data
protection risk.
“In this climate, any loss of customer
data could cause irreparable damage to an
organisation’s reputation and bottom line,”
he said.
“All business leaders need to ask the
pressing question - what can be done to avoid
becoming the next data breach headline?”
Horn-Botha has outlined four strategic
steps organisations need to take:
Ensure your organisation has a
comprehensive BCDR plan
“When Arcserve surveyed IT professionals
around the world, we found that more than
half of businesses reviewed didn’t have a
disaster recovery (DR) plan in place, and of
those who did, less than 15% had confidence
in recovery,” said Horn-Botha.
“Arcserve’s eBook on enhancing your
BCDR plan – How to Build a Disaster
Recovery Plan – delivers the fundamentals
of successful disaster recovery planning.”
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“Ask yourself if your disaster recovery plan
will see you through ransomware attacks,
hardware failures and natural disasters
-or will you be caught flat-footed?” said
Horn-Botha.
“If you can’t answer these questions with
an unequivocal, ‘we’re ready’ you should
be investing greater time and resources in
disaster recovery testing.”
Know what to do before and after a
ransomware attack
“According to Cyber Security Ventures,
cyberattacks are expected to skyrocket, with
the frequency of attacks estimated to be one
every 14 seconds by the end of 2019,” said
Horn-Botha.
Arcserve’s Ransomware Prevention
Checklist provides vital information on how to
prevent ransomware attacks and what steps
to take immediately following an attack.”
Partner with a data protection
vendor you can count on for
compliance requirements
“The potential financial penalties for
regulations such as GDPR can be crippling,
and the damage to your brand reputation
can be devastating,” warned Horn-Botha.
“Ensure you work with a data
protection vendor that takes regulatory
compliance as seriously as you do by
offering compliance-driven technology
designed with specific capabilities to
address local and global regulations.”
Data protection you can count on
“Arcserve’s experience and IP in this arena
is unmatched – we deliver protection of
priceless digital assets to our customers,”
said Horn-Botha.
“As the world’s most experienced data
protection provider, with more than 35
years’ experience we offer peace of mind
when it comes to customers’ BCDR needs
and the solutions they can count on to keep
their organisations out of the headlines.”
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