When surfing the net, using our equipment and systems, there are many vulnerabilities that may occur. These security flaws may allow intruders to enter and compromise our files and information. Today we are going to focus on backups. They are very necessary if we do not want problems in our equipment. However, the importance of encryption must be taken into account. We echo news that informs about how less than half of the databases in the cloud are encrypted. Something that we can also apply in backups and their importance.
The importance of backups
With the passage of time we can store a lot of information that can be vital in our day to day. We talk about folders and files that can be part of our work, studies or simply information that we don’t want to lose. We can store them in computers, mobile devices or any other equipment.
However, sometimes problems can arise. There may be security vulnerabilities , for example, that put all that information at risk. If we are victims of a threat such as ransomware, we can lose everything we have saved.
All this makes it very important to create backup copies. We live in an era where we save a lot of content such as travel images and videos, text files, software we need to use, etc. Any problem could cause us to lose everything we have stored.
That is why our advice is to create backup copies whenever possible. This must be applied to our mobile device, computer or any computer, regardless of the operating system we are using.
Encrypt cloud backups
When creating backup copies, we have the possibility of storing them on hard drives, other computers, memories … But we can also store them in the cloud. This is something that is increasingly present among users. On the Internet we can always have that backup available and be able to access it from anywhere.
Of course, we must bear in mind that having the backup copies stored in the cloud can also put the information at risk. That is why it seems vital to encrypt those copies to prevent potential intruders from accessing them.
It may happen that we have a private server where we keep those backups. On paper, only we will be able to access the information it saves. Now, that device is connected to the network and can be accessed by an intruder in case it manages to exploit any existing vulnerability. That way all that information would be in danger.
We may also save those backups on cloud storage platforms . This allows us to access from any device and from anywhere. Now, are these platforms really safe? We return to the previous case and the possibility that vulnerabilities arise that affect those services and may put those backups at risk.
In this way we can say that it is very important to create backup copies and it is very useful to upload them to the cloud, but we also have to say that it is essential that they be encrypted . There are many tools that allow us to encrypt these backups and store them in the cloud securely. In this way if an intruder manages to access it for some reason, he could not really read the files inside.
When we talk about cloud storage , having databases, backup copies or any type of information, we must always exercise caution. We do not know if any kind of problem may arise that puts that data at risk. We could be victims of some kind of attack that affects those servers and, in short, puts our security and privacy at risk. That is why our advice is always to encrypt backups in the cloud.