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1 The most common barricade method used is the firewall, which separates
your network into two distinct environments: a public environment that is
“outside the firewall,” and a private environment that is “behind the
firewall.” Users outside of the firewall will only have access to those TCP/
IP or hardware addresses that you expose. You can concentrate your
security on those server machines that are exposed, while allowing
machines behind the firewall to operate with fewer safeguards.
1 Using wireless networking devices, like the Apple AirPort and other
802.11b networking cards and base stations, can pose security challenges.
These devices can broadcast your network traffic beyond the walls of your
building, so it is extremely important to encrypt your wireless networking
signals. Always use the maximum level of signal encryption available.
Backing up databases and other important files
Develop plans for restoring data, including alternate sites and systems to run
business-critical information services. A current backup can help you recover
from a situation where someone loses the administrator account information for
a file, or from a situation where user error (and sometimes bad database design)
causes data to be deleted or modified inappropriately.
Keep these points in mind:
1 Host databases with FileMaker Server and create regularly-scheduled,
automated backups.
Don’t use third-party backup software on hosted FileMaker Pro databases.
First, use FileMaker Server to make a backup copy of your database, then
run your third-party backup software on the copy. Backup software can
damage open, hosted databases.
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