Business data is the most valuable asset any business has - but many are cavalier about protecting it. Following these six rules of business data protection will ensure that your business is able to get up and running again quickly no matter what happens.
商业数据是一家公司最珍贵的资产 -- 但很多人没有注意保护它。下面的6条商业数据的保护法则可以保证你的公司顺利发展并在意外之中迅速恢复过来。

1) Keep your business data in a secure location on-site. 
1）把数据保存在现场一个相对安全的地方。

Point one: do not keep your business's computer server with all-important hard drives in a spot where someone could easily grab it and run off, such as in front of an unbarred window in a ground floor office on a busy street. Even if you have copies stored in the cloud, your data will be compromised.
其一，不要把你的工作电脑服务器与所有重要的硬盘驱动放在一个让人容易获取利用的地方，比如一间大街上让人随意进出的办公室。即使你已经把文件备份储存到了云端，你的数据也很容易泄露。

Point two: good business data security starts with good physical security. 
其二，好的商业数据保护从好的实体保护开始。

2) Restrict access to your business data on-site. 
2）严格限制可以登录数据库的权限。

All employees do not need access to all business data and the public should not have access at all. Setting up users and permissions on computer networks is not particularly difficult.
并不是所有的员工都需要拥有获取商业数据的权限，而且这些数据也不应该让大众获取。一般来说，给电脑设置用户账号和权限并不是一件困难的事情。

3) Back up your business data regularly. 
3）定期备份你的数据。

4) Keep backup copies of your electronic business data off site – and replace these with updated copies at appropriate intervals.
4）把已备份好的数据移出你的网络 -- 在合适的时候取而代之新的数据。

5) Get your essential business documents together (the documents that are critical to your small business's operations) and put them in a secure waterproof, fireproof container.
5）把基本的业务文件放在一起（这些文件对于你的公司运营来说至关重要），并存放在一个可以防水防火的保险箱中。

6) Protect your business data against power outages. 
6）防止断电时遗失数据的事故发生。

Get Uninterrupted Power Sources (UPSs) for all your computers. A good UPS does two things: protects your electrical equipment from power surges and outages, and protects your business data by keeping your computers up and running during an outage.
为所有的电脑配置不间断的电源供应。一个好的不间断的电源应该是这样的：保护电子配置免于断电的影响，保护商业数据，持续计算机的运行免受断电影响。

The key to data protection is trying to make sure that particular crises don't happen rather than trying to recover from disaster afterwards. But investing a little time and money into data protection now will give you peace of mind and a much easier, faster business recovery if the worst happens.
数据保护的关键在于致力于保证某些事故不会突然出现，而不是等待事故发生了才寻找补救的方法。为数据保护付出一点点时间与金钱可以使心情更轻松，商业运行更快，即使遇到了突发状况也可以快速应对。