Network Security protects your business's hardware and software, your data, and even how your system is being used by your staff.
Consider
RAID.
This is a system of data redundancy. Mirrored drives, for example, mean that your computer writes data to two hard drives at once so that if one fails, the other one has all your data, you have not lost anything, and you experience no down time. Hard Drives are essential moving parts and they will fail! If one mirrored drive does fail, be sure to replace it so you have continued protection.
Install a reliable Backup System. This decision involves choosing
Backup Hardware,
(for example an external hard drive), the best
Computer Backup Software,
and
Strategies for Storing Data
safely. If you back up your data on your computer and leave the backup on that computer, what happens if the computer is stolen, or damaged by water or fire?
This is elementary, but where is your Server located? Is it visible through a window or relatively easy to get to? Close to the back door? This is the one computer that would be most disastrous if it is stolen. Place the server in the most secure place possible.
Consider Online Backup Software.
Online Backup Software,
You can store your data, encrypted as it is transferred and on a remote server, and even share the data with others if desired.
If your hard drive crashes and you don't have a good backup, Data Recovery may be possible.
Install
Monitoring Software.
We recommend Spector!
With monitoring software, even on a contained network with no internet access, you can even see if an employee is properly trained in use of the system, and how they spend their time!
