The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has advised Nigerians to prioritise data backup to avoid loss of information in commemoration of World Backup Day.

This was revealed by the Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations of the agency, Mrs. Hadiza Umar, in commemoration of World Backup Day.  

Umar revealed that data backup was the practice of copying a piece of information from a primary to a secondary location, to protect it in case of a disaster, accident, or malicious action.

“The act of data backup is when you create a copy of your important information, store it in a secure and separate location, and recognise the backup as a restoration method.

“Your data is more valuable than your device. Remember a backup strategy isn’t something to focus on just one day of the year.

“It should be part of your cyber hygiene and by backing up your data, you are already one step ahead of any cyber threat that might cause data loss,” she said.

According to Umar, the rules of backup include keeping at least three copies of your data, maintaining the copies on two different storage media and storing one copy offsite or in the cloud.