{"id":123,"date":"2012-09-24T06:38:05","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T06:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/?p=123"},"modified":"2025-10-10T10:10:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T04:40:45","slug":"how-to-plan-your-first-actions-after-a-data-loss-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-to-plan-your-first-actions-after-a-data-loss-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"An Expert&#8217;s Advice on How to Plan Your First Actions after a Data Loss Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"c1o1v\" data-offset-key=\"ac2q7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-offset-key=\"ac2q7-0-0\">\n<p><em>Data loss for Business Organizations- How to deal?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"5ttju-0-0\">Data is the heart of your business. Organizations, small, medium, or large, depending on data to function <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"5ttju-1-0\">effectively<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"5ttju-2-0\">. Companies have data centres for storing and managing their information <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"5ttju-3-0\">safely<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"5ttju-4-0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"5ttju-5-0\">securely<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"5ttju-6-0\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"7fi68-0-0\">In any unforeseen event of data loss, its likely to have impact affect your business. <\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"7fi68-1-0\">Data loss can occur due to accidental deletion, drive corruption, virus infection, and system crashes etc<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"7fi68-2-0\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"1geh7-0-0\">Moreover, in a multi-user environment, the chances of data loss increase <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"1geh7-1-0\">exponentially<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"1geh7-2-0\">. The impact may be disruptive and counterproductive depending on the type of loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"c1o1v\" data-offset-key=\"4stgo-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4stgo-0-0\">Data Loss Plan<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"c1o1v\" data-offset-key=\"4tn07-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4tn07-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4tn07-0-0\">Physical data loss cases <\/span><span class=\"passivevoice\"><span data-offset-key=\"4tn07-1-0\">are found<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"4tn07-2-0\"> to be the most frequent source of trouble for all users. Physical media damage is more difficult to deal with than any logical damage. For hard drive failure, you need to follow the below-mentioned strategies:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-ul\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-offset-key=\"eno3p-0-0\">\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-reset public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"c1o1v\" data-offset-key=\"eno3p-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"eno3p-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"eno3p-0-0\">If you had a boot disk failure, do not reboot from the drive. <\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"eno3p-1-0\">You should immediately remove the drive from your system and take help of <\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"eno3p-2-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/services\/data-recovery-service.php\">professional data recovery services. <\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"eno3p-3-0\">\u00a0Any non-professional recovery attempt may damage your disk further and data <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"eno3p-4-0\">permanently<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"eno3p-5-0\"> unrecoverable.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"c1o1v\" data-offset-key=\"8lh4o-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"8lh4o-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8lh4o-0-0\">Do not attempt to run CHKDSK for repairing the file system. This would lead to overwriting of information stored on the drive.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"c1o1v\" data-offset-key=\"4pdop-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4pdop-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4pdop-0-0\">If you have encountered a logical drive failure, try data recovery software. Download the software from a reputed site on a new drive\/ partition. Then scan the drive to recover lost data.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"c1o1v\" data-offset-key=\"f8n0o-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"f8n0o-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f8n0o-0-0\">Do not try to open the case of your drive. This task should be <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"f8n0o-1-0\">strictly<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"f8n0o-2-0\"> performed in a sterile clean-room environment.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"c1o1v\" data-offset-key=\"dvd7s-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"dvd7s-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dvd7s-0-0\">You should not try to replace the PCBs (Printed Circuit Board) of the failed drive. The swapped PCB may not be compatible with your drive. Any such attempt will destroy the drive and render it non-repairable.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"c1o1v\" data-offset-key=\"24d0v-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"24d0v-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"24d0v-0-0\">In case of fire or water exposure, do not think of starting your system. It will damage the magnetic layer of your hard disk.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"c1o1v\" data-offset-key=\"5a01c-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-offset-key=\"5a01c-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"cnru5-0-0\">In any case of physical or logical drive failure, you should seek professional advice. This increases the chances of a successful recovery.\u00a0 Data being the basis of running a smooth business operation\u00a0consequently e<\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"cnru5-1-0\">very incident of data loss should <\/span><\/span><span class=\"passivevoice\"><span data-offset-key=\"cnru5-2-0\">be dealt<\/span><\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"cnru5-3-0\"> with <\/span><\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"cnru5-4-0\">carefully.\u00a0 A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpnetsecurity.com\/2019\/01\/08\/data-loss-prevention-importance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> DLP<\/a> plan should be in action to avoid severe consequences\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data loss for Business Organizations- How to deal? Data is the heart of your business. Organizations, small, medium, or large, depending on data to function effectively. 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