Guides about backups
9 guides on this topic.
- Choosing toolsBackup services and drives: what to compareCloud backup vs external hard drive: how built-in backups, cloud backup services and portable drives differ, with makers' published specs side by side.
- Small businessBusiness continuity basics: keeping a small business running after a cyber incidentBusiness continuity plan basics for small business: how it differs from incident response and backups, what business.gov.au and ASD describe, and testing.
- Protect yourselfChromebook security basicsChromebook security settings explained step by step: updates and end dates, screen lock, 2-Step Verification, saving files, lost devices and extensions.
- Small businessCyber security policies for small teams: what they cover, with a one-page outlineA cyber security policy for small business, explained: the simple policies small teams write, what each covers, and a one-page outline to adapt.
- Cyber threatsRansomware explained: how it works and what limits the damageWhat is ransomware? How it gets in, the warning signs ASD lists, why ASD says never to pay, and the defences and recovery steps it describes.
- Small businessSmall business cyber security: ten basics in official guidanceSmall business cyber security explained: ten basics from ASD's small business guide and business.gov.au, from MFA and backups to staff training.
- Small businessThe Essential Eight explained for small businessWhat is the Essential Eight? A plain-English explainer of ASD's eight strategies, how maturity levels work, and what its small business guide says.
- Protect yourselfWindows computer security basicsHow to secure a Windows PC, step by step: updates, Windows Hello, two-step verification, Windows Backup, Find My Device and the Windows Security app.
- Protect yourselfBackups for personal devices: the 3-2-1 approachHow to back up a computer and phone: the 3-2-1 rule, sync versus backup, why an offline copy matters, and steps for iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.