What Do You DoWhen You Lose Your Business Data?

A crashed hard drive. A ransomware attack. An employee who accidentally deletes the wrong folder. Data loss happens to businesses of every size, and how you respond in the first 24 hours often determines whether it's a minor hiccup or a company-ending event.

A solid recovery plan includes four steps:

1. Isolate and assess. Disconnect affected devices from the network to stop further damage, then identify exactly what was lost.

2. Restore from backup. This is why regular, tested backups matter — a backup you've never verified isn't a real safety net.

3. Verify data integrity. Check that restored files are complete and usable before resuming normal operations.

4. Review and reinforce. Identify what failed and close the gap so it doesn't happen again.

Where BBBS comes in: We help businesses build this plan before disaster strikes — setting up automated, tested backups, creating a clear response checklist, and handling recovery quickly if something does go wrong. If you don't have a plan in place yet, let's talk before you need one.