Data security in times of increasing cyber attacks: Why backup alone is not enough

At a time when cyberattacks and ransomware attacks are becoming more and more frequent, the topic of data security is increasingly becoming the focus of companies. Many rely on conventional backup solutions. However, experts warn that a backup alone is often not enough to protect data and keep it available in the long term.

While backups are designed for short-term data protection and quick recovery, they do not offer an optimal solution for long-term archiving. When archiving data, it should still be readable in years and decades to come - as quickly and easily as possible.

Modern archiving systems offer an effective solution to this problem. These enable data to be stored for several years or even decades and offer advantages such as the ability to search in time periods, reduce the load on the database and take partial database sections into account.

CHRONOS is an example of an advanced archiving solution that addresses these challenges. CHRONOS goes beyond simple backups and offers comprehensive database archiving. The software identifies inactive data, converts it into an open, long-term secure format and archives it on outsourced storage systems.

A key advantage of CHRONOS is its vendor-independence, which enables connection to all relational database and storage systems. The software ensures compliance with legal requirements through audit-proof archiving with an open archive format and is also OAIS-compliant, which fulfills the standard for long-term archiving. CHRONOS offers flexibility by supporting online archiving and application retirement, which saves companies considerable time and money by reducing storage and license costs. Traceability is ensured by the possibility of search queries in the archive via SQL commands. With these comprehensive functions, companies can not only archive their data securely, but also manage it efficiently and access it quickly when required.

CSP GmbH & Co. KG
Herrenäckerstr. 11
Großköllnb 94431
Germany

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CSP GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Großköllnbach, was founded in 1991 and specializes in innovative software solutions for companies. Together with the locations in Hanover, Regensburg and Chattanooga, TN (USA), around 100 experts work at CSP.

As a software manufacturer, CSP offers its customers customized solutions for the manufacturing industry. This makes it easy to ensure and document the quality of production processes - in all areas from development to delivery!

CSP also provides archiving solutions for database content. In addition to email and document archiving, their customers round off their archiving concept and take into account the company-relevant information from their databases.

CSP's products are used worldwide. The company supports its customers from various locations and provides advice, installation, training, support and maintenance both in person and remotely.

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