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About World Backup Day: The power that your data wields
Magdeburg, 27.03.2026 (PresseBox) - March 31 is World Backup Day. It serves as an annual reminder of how susceptible and vulnerable companies are, even one equipped with the latest technologies ? that is, when the data is not adequately protected. Many companies use backups as a safeguard against common threats such as defective hardware, inadvertent deletion, or ? the worst case scenario ? ransomware by which files are encrypted and entire business processes are paralyzed.
Backups are an important aspect of an overarching strategy
That?s why it is no longer sufficient for companies to just make a backup nowadays. They need protection mechanisms that can detect and block every single attempt at manipulating data within the network as soon as possible. According to Erik Heyland, Head of Testing Labs at AV-TEST, ?it is prudent for enterprises to implement a good protection strategy. It is not only critical for the enterprise's continued existence; in many cases, it is required for compliance with legal requirements. After all, enterprises also need to keep new regulations in mind, such as NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) or DORA. Some of the security strategies and rules governing backups are contained in this legislation and compliance with them is mandatory.? [...]
Read more: https://www.av-test.org/en/news/about-world-backup-day-the-power-that-your-data-wields/
Backups are an important aspect of an overarching strategy
That?s why it is no longer sufficient for companies to just make a backup nowadays. They need protection mechanisms that can detect and block every single attempt at manipulating data within the network as soon as possible. According to Erik Heyland, Head of Testing Labs at AV-TEST, ?it is prudent for enterprises to implement a good protection strategy. It is not only critical for the enterprise's continued existence; in many cases, it is required for compliance with legal requirements. After all, enterprises also need to keep new regulations in mind, such as NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) or DORA. Some of the security strategies and rules governing backups are contained in this legislation and compliance with them is mandatory.? [...]
Read more: https://www.av-test.org/en/news/about-world-backup-day-the-power-that-your-data-wields/
Über "AV-TEST - SITS Deutschland GmbH":
About the AV-TEST Institute
AV-TEST is an independent supplier of services in the fields of IT Security and Antivirus Research, focusing on the detection and analysis of the latest malicious software and its use in comprehensive comparative testing of security products.
Due to the timeliness of the testing data, malware can instantly be analyzed and categorized, trends within virus development can be detected early, and IT-security solutions can be tested and certified. The AV-TEST Institute’s results provide an exclusive basis of information helping vendors to optimize their products, special interest magazines to publish research data, and end users to make good product choices.
AV-TEST has operated out of Magdeburg (Germany) since 2004 and employs more than 30 team members, professionals with extensive practical experience. The AV-TEST laboratories include 500 client and server systems, where more than 3,500 terabyte of independently-collected test data, containing both malicious and harmless sample information, are stored and processed.
AV-TEST is an independent supplier of services in the fields of IT Security and Antivirus Research, focusing on the detection and analysis of the latest malicious software and its use in comprehensive comparative testing of security products.
Due to the timeliness of the testing data, malware can instantly be analyzed and categorized, trends within virus development can be detected early, and IT-security solutions can be tested and certified. The AV-TEST Institute’s results provide an exclusive basis of information helping vendors to optimize their products, special interest magazines to publish research data, and end users to make good product choices.
AV-TEST has operated out of Magdeburg (Germany) since 2004 and employs more than 30 team members, professionals with extensive practical experience. The AV-TEST laboratories include 500 client and server systems, where more than 3,500 terabyte of independently-collected test data, containing both malicious and harmless sample information, are stored and processed.