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Difference between Accreditation and Certification

Posted on by Shobhit Mehta

Many people use ‘Accreditation’ and ‘Certification’ interchangeably, but they are not the same. Certification is a technical review that assesses the security mechanisms and evaluates their effectiveness. Accreditation is management’s official acceptance of the information in the certification process findings. For example, if a company is planning to undergo an ISO 27001 certification. The company…

Difference between Backup and Archive

Posted on by Shobhit Mehta

Backup and Archive are prominently used interchangeably and are considered the same, but that’s far from the case. The terms are entirely different and are best illustrated by the following definitions: A data backup is a copy of a data set currently in use that is made for the purpose of recovering from the loss…