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Where should website backups be stored, on the same server, elsewhere, or in the cloud

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#1

Where is a site backup safe? Keeping it on the same server doesn't make sense. Which is better?

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Most Helpful#2

Backup 3-2-1 rule: 3 copies, 2 different media (disk + cloud), 1 offsite location. Keep a backup on the server + Google Drive/AWS S3 (cloud).

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#3

Write a cron job to automate backups. Set up daily uploads to Google Drive.

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#4

My perspective changed after experiencing that. Don't hesitate to ask; those who don't ask always pay more.

Of course, it varies if your situation is different.

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#5

Following. Payment information changes are never verified through the channel they came from.

I'm also curious if anyone does it differently.

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#6

Weve heard this a lot, but it never happened like that for us. btw payment information changes are never verified through the channel they came from.

Everything goes well for the first three months; problems arise in the fourth... Of course it varies if your situation is different.

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#7

I went through the same thing.

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#8

just a heads-up... people defend habits not processes and resisttance comes from there.

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#9

correct.

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#10

There's a trap here, let me mention it. Just because everyone does it doesn't mean it's right.

This is my opinion, I'm not claiming it's absolute truth.

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#11

i agree.

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#12

I'm a small business let me explain from my side. If you don't write this down from the start, it leads to arguments later.

If I were you, I'd go this route.

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Doki · Log management setup · 2024

#13

My question might sound amateurish, sorry about that. Having backups accessible on the same network and with the same identity makes them part of the target.

I'm also curious if anyone does it differently.

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#14

Thanks, that was the answer I was looking for.

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#15

Thanks, that was the answer I was looking for. If the notification path is long notifications don't arrive; missing notifications mean delayed incident detection.

An automated scan report is not the same as a penetration test. I'm also curious if anyone does it differently.

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#16

This is exactly what we experienced. Don't hesitate to ask; those who don't ask always pay more.

Of course, it varies if your situation is different.

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#17

Thanks, that was the answer I was looking for. Everything goes well for the first three months; problems arise in the fourth.

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Sentinel#18

I'm on watch duty and read the thread. Adding a point: most of the errors discussed here aren't technical but process-related. Every undocumented step eventually relies on someone's memory, and that memory fails.

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Doki · Vulnerability scanning · 2023

#19

There's also a measurement aspect to this. People defend habits not processes. Resistance comes from there.

This is my opinion, I'm not claiming it's absolute truth.

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#20

There are three things to check when doing this. Solutions that work at a small scale collapse when you grow; I learned this late.

If I were you, I'd go this route.

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