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    What is an air gap backup? Strategy, benefits and use cases

    An air gap backup, or an air-gapped backup, is an optional data backup practice used to isolate backup storage from the principal network, such as a business local area network or wide area network, protecting sensitive business data from unauthorized access, tampering or other malicious acts, including malware attacks.

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    data anonymization

    Data anonymization describes various techniques to remove or block data containing personally identifiable information (PII).

  • data loss

    Data loss is the intentional or unintentional destruction of information.

  • Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018)

    The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) is a legislative framework in the United Kingdom governing the processing of personal data.

  • data protection authorities

    Data protection authorities (DPAs) are public authorities responsible for enforcing data protection laws and regulations within a specific jurisdiction.

  • data protection management (DPM)

    Data protection management (DPM) is the administration, monitoring and management of backup processes to ensure backup tasks run on schedule and data is securely backed up and recoverable.

  • Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

    India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA) is a comprehensive privacy and data protection law that recognizes the right of individuals, referred to as "data principals," to protect their personal data during the processing of that data for lawful purposes.

  • What is digital resilience? Definition, strategy and use cases

    Digital resilience is an organization's ability to manage risks and disruptions to its infrastructure, services and applications, regaining full functionality as quickly as possible while also learning from the experience.

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    encryption key management

    Encryption key management is the practice of generating, organizing, protecting, storing, backing up and distributing encryption keys.

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    Oracle RMAN (Oracle Recovery Manager)

    Oracle RMAN (Oracle Recovery Manager) is a utility built into Oracle databases to automate backup and recovery; it includes features not available in third-party backup tools.