The Importance of Disaster Recovery Services During Lockdowns

Posted by MichaelMiller on March 23rd, 2021

The past year has been a stark reminder that it always pays off to have a plan B. Businesses have struggled to make up losses because of the pandemic, and conditions are forcing some to rethink the entire structure of their operations.

Having a disaster recovery plan is a critical tool, especially during the lockdowns that have been a part of the pandemic. As there are limitations on transportation and stay-at-home-orders, if you don't have a plan in place to deal with a security breach, you may find your situation unrecoverable. Hiring disaster recovery services will provide proactive solutions.

Disrupted Operations

During a lockdown, the entire operation was already affected, and with employees working from home on potentially unsecured networks, the risk of an IT security breach is heightened. At this time, you need to be working with disaster recovery companies who are trained to sift out the highest risk components of a network and limit the damage done by a breach.

Backup and disaster recovery solutions are ideal for lockdowns because an employee's at-home network may not be secure. A recovery plan will be a proactive solution that determines the risk-potential for an at-home-working environment. Rather than taking a reactive position, where the solution comes after the fact, these will be more successful at limiting corruption and data loss.

These experts can work with you to develop a comprehensive plan to backup and retrieve your data in case of a breach. Businesses who fail to have a disaster recovery plan in place may end up having to close, or they may see themself trying to recover lost profits for the next five years.

Saves You Money

Not only will disaster recovery companies help you develop a plan for security retrieval following a breach, but they are also going to save you money. While it may save you a bit of money holding off hiring a disaster recovery company if the extent of data loss and corruption is great, not having a plan in place could cause irreparable damage.

Besides, if your company experiences an issue such as data corruption, you may end up in troubling legal water, especially if this data was entrusted to you. These types of situations can cause severe problems between you and clients and may negatively affect your reputation. A stain like this could be hard to jump back from.

Prepare For Unpredictability

Having backups of all your data and a team of disaster specialists will give your business an extra layer of protection against security breaches. During a lockdown, reactive type IT solutions you may expect to help you could be out of operation or have a fluctuating schedule, which adds to the unpredictability.

At Pathway, we can help you develop a disaster recovery plan that addresses data corruption and data loss concerns. We take a proactive approach to mitigate the risks of a security breach. Contact us today to start developing a plan for your business.