The real reasons behind data backup disk failure

Hugh Thompson, chief security strategist and founder of the consultancy People Security, tells a funny story about how one secretary's innocent typewriter mistake was the reason behind a series of suspicious 'media error' messages.

Although we may not be using floppy disks anymore, we're guilty of similar security mistakes today.

Find more information about data backup disk failure:

• One expert says that the simplest of mistakes can lead to major data loss.
• Prevent backup disk failure with our data backup and recovery resources guide
• Find valuable news and resources in our data backup tutorials
• Find out the top reasons for backup disk failure
• What are normal expected backup failure rates in a midsized backup system?