In commemoration of this year’s World Backup Day, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has advised Nigerians to prioritise data backup to avoid loss of information, News About Nigeria reports.
The advice was given by the Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations of the agency, Mrs Hadiza Umar on Sunday in an advisory to celebrate World Backup Day which is celebrated on the 31st of March every year.
According to Umar, data backup was the practice of copying information from a primary to a secondary location, to protect it in case of a disaster, accident, or malicious action.
She further noted that data backup is very important as it is more valuable than a device and should be prioritised.
Umar further noted that by backing up your data, you are already one step ahead of any cyber threat that might cause data loss.
In her own words, “The act of data backup is when you create a copy of your important information, store it in a secure and separate location, and recognise the backup as a restoration method. Your data is more valuable than your device. Remember a backup strategy isn’t something to focus on just one day of the year.
“It should be part of your cyber hygiene and by backing up your data, you are already one step ahead of any cyber threat that might cause data loss,” she added.
She further explained the rules of backup to include, keeping at least three copies of your data, maintaining the copies on two different storage media and storing one copy offsite or in the cloud.
