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Chapter 1: Defining Data Loss
normally consider IT as a major component of risk. But the world has
changed since then. Businesses can’t run without IT — and IT is under attack,
so the risk needs to be broken out and examined carefully. Figure 1-3 shows
how IT risk is a component part of the overall risk to the business.
Figure 1-3:
IT risk is a
big part of
business
risk.
Business Risk
Financial Risks
Operational
Risks
Non- IT Risks IT Risks
Security
Risk
Availability
Risk
Performance
Risk
Compliance
Risk
Note that within IT risk, there are four main buckets:
✓ Security: What are the security risks to the systems — hackers and the
like — besides data loss?
✓ Availability: Will the systems be around when you need them?
✓ Performance: Will the systems work as quickly and efficiently as you
require?
✓ Compliance: Increasingly, rules and regulations set by industries and
governments shape how businesses actually do business. Getting it
wrong can put you out of business. And guess what — data loss is one
big way to get it wrong.
Of the four types of IT risk, two are directly related to data loss.
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