Best practices to help avoid and recover from security disasters

Paul Kirvan, an independent consultant in information technology, answers questions such as:

• What are some of the main security issues that companies have to deal with?
• Data loss from a security breach has the potential to paralyze a business. Do you see this as a rising concern?
• In your experience, do you think companies are doing enough to avoid this type of data loss?
• What are some of the best practices to avoid security issues?
• If a company does experience a security breach and associated data loss, what's the next step for them to take?

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