World Backup Day

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Have you backed up your data recently? Every day people, businesses, even games lose huge amounts of valuable data because they fail to follow this one basic procedure. World Backup Day is set aside as a reminder to back up your files, even if it’s once a year!

On this day, cyber security specialists from around the world will come together to urge everyone to make backups, so let's focus on a type of data that is often overlooked.

If an organisation uses DevOps tools like Jira or version control systems like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, these data are essential intellectual property. Thousands of hours and dollars are invested in creating, supporting, and improving these projects. Around 70% of DevOps teams release code continuously, even once a day. For most organisations, losing such valuable data and the work of thousands of developers can be devastating, leading to unimaginable costs and even bankruptcy.

According to the Global DevSecOps Report Series 2023 conducted by GitLab, security concern has never been higher. 62% of security professionals feel "somewhat" or "very" unprepared for the future.

Top Reasons To Backup DevOps Data

Until recently, convincing teams and superiors that even if their code is hosted by reliable companies like GitHub, GitLab, or Atlassian, it could still be lost or unavailable, was one of the toughest parts of being a leader. However, numerous outages, source code leaks (just to mention the latest Mercedes-Benz GitHub source leak), and repo jacking attacks, all proved that this problem needed to be addressed. Companies now require a backup plan to minimise the impact of service outages and workflow interruptions.

With the explosion of AI and machine learning in recent months it's crucial to consider DevOps backup as a step towards shifting left and building security ownership amongst the entire DevOps team.

In addition, ransomware poses a significant threat to DevOps, with an estimated attack attempt every 11 seconds this year. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that cyberattacks will cost companies $10 trillion annually by 2025.
Although awareness of attacks against cloud services and SaaS tools, including GitHub, GitLab, and Atlassian products, is increasing, companies must implement solutions to mitigate attacks and minimise their effects. Human mistakes, hardware failures, and software errors also contribute to the need for a backup plan.

Furthermore, having the right software to back up critical data, including source code, projects, and DevOps tools, is a requirement for respected security certifications such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001. Failing to comply with these regulations could result in legal issues, making it even more critical for companies to prioritise DevOps backup solutions.

World Backup Day | XOpero | Forbes | Cybeready | Days of the Year

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