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Jun 20, 2026
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Backup and data protection: a practical plan for your organization
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DigitalTrust Team
Most institutions only think about backups after a painful incident. By then, the damage is already done.
A practical backup plan answers three questions: what data matters most, how often it changes, and how quickly you need to restore it. From those answers you decide the frequency of backups, where they are stored, and who is responsible for testing them.
The most important rule is that an untested backup is not a backup. Restore your data from a backup at least once every quarter, on a schedule, so you know it actually works. Protecting your data also means controlling who can access it — least-privilege access and secure configurations are the foundation of any protection plan.
A practical backup plan answers three questions: what data matters most, how often it changes, and how quickly you need to restore it. From those answers you decide the frequency of backups, where they are stored, and who is responsible for testing them.
The most important rule is that an untested backup is not a backup. Restore your data from a backup at least once every quarter, on a schedule, so you know it actually works. Protecting your data also means controlling who can access it — least-privilege access and secure configurations are the foundation of any protection plan.