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Compliance and Security Obligations Ensure Compliance with Regulatory Standards ▪ Identify Relevant Regulations: Determine the regulatory requirements applicable to your organization, such as GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS. ▪ Compliance Assessment: Conduct a compliance assessment to ensure your DRaaS solution meets all regulatory standards. This includes data encryption, access controls, and audit logging. Implement Security Measures ▪ Data Encryption: Ensure data is encrypted during transmission and storage to protect against unauthorized access. ▪ Access Controls: Implement strict access controls to limit who can access and manage the DRaaS environment. Use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for added security. ▪ Regular Security Audits: Schedule regular security audits to identify and address potential vulnerabilities within your DRaaS setup. Data Backup and Replication Initial Data Backup and Continuous Replication ▪ Initial Data Backup: Perform a full backup of all critical data and systems to the DRaaS provider's infrastructure. Depending on the volume of data, this process may take time. ▪ Continuous Data Replication: Set up continuous or scheduled data replication to ensure that any changes to your data are promptly mirrored in the DRaaS environment. This step is vital to minimize data loss in case of a disaster. Configuring DRaaS Settings Define Recovery Plans and Objectives ▪ Defining Recovery Plans: Create detailed recovery plans for each critical system and application. These plans should outline the steps during a disaster recovery scenario. ▪ Setting RTO and RPO: Configure each system's Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), ensuring they align with your business requirements. ▪ Testing Failover Processes: Conduct initial tests to ensure that the failover processes work as expected and that data can be recovered within the defined RTO and RPO. 04 8 oneneck.com

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