The security company Norman Data Defense Systems recently interviewed 1,000 computer users in the United States about their backup behavior. It has certainly proved that 38 percent of respondents do not backup their data or simply do not know if they have backups. Women are even more careless than men. While 69 per cent of male respondents reported having backup copies, only 55 per cent of women reported this.
Even more mature PC users over the age of 50 show less care in data backup. Less than the average of the interviewees produce backups in this age group or know at all whether they have backup copies. Almost half of survey respondents (48 percent) plan to secure their data in the next six months. A good third seems to be able to make a backup in the course of a year or has no schedule at all.
According to Norman, hard disk drives have between two and four percent per year. If a PC is used for five years, the failure probability can add up to 20 percent. In addition, there are risks such as an infection with blackmail malware, so-called Ransomware, as well as theft, especially with mobile computers. Anyone who, if at all, only backs up their most important files once or twice a year, must trust in their luck.
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For this reason, Norman, like every other IT professional, recommends the regular creation of current data backups. If the incident occurs, the loss remains painful, but is limited to replaceable like a hard drive or notebook. Important documents, address book, photos and videos can be restored from the backups at any time. However, you should also check this occasionally and practice the restoration without pressure. A faulty backup is just as helpful as no backup at all.
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