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Establish off-site backup

Should your data centre be taken offline by a fire , storm , flood or cyber attack , making sure that your clients ’ most valuable data is backed up in a secure offsite location can be key , both to maintaining customer trust , and to resuming service as quickly as possible . It is also worth noting that the typical hurricane is around 300 miles wide , so choosing an off-site backup in the same city – or even region – can limit its effectiveness .

Good Habits : Identify a backup facility that isn ’ t exposed to the same risks as your primary data centre . Bad Habits : Keep all your data in a single location .

The idea of “ Zero Trust ” has gained a lot of ground in cybersecurity circles over the past few years and you should absolutely embrace it in your data centre . In short , zero trust means that your network doesn ’ t trust any data traffic unless a security policy specifically allows it . This does require a full understanding of your network and the writing of smart policies that allow your business to besafe and function at the same time , but achieving microsegmentation across all the applications in your data centre is one of the most effective ways to reduce cyber risk .

Good Habits : Divide up functions throughout your network with a distributed internal firewall . Bad Habits : Throw up the external firewall and call it a day .

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