Postal Service™ employees and contractors should backup their USPS-issued devices on World Backup Day, which falls on March 31, 2025. World Backup Day serves as an important reminder for Postal Service employees and contractors to back up data daily.
A “backup” is a copy of all your important files such as documents and emails. Instead of keeping all your data on your computer or smartphone — duplicate your data and store it in the following alternative locations:
n External hard drives.
n Cloud storage.
n Removable media.
It is a known fact that a cyberattack (cybeready.com/cyber-events/world-backup-day) happens every 39 seconds, around 140,000 hard drives fail weekly, and 83 percent of organizations have had at least one data breach. While devices can be replaced, once data is lost, it could be erased indefinitely.
The following statistics from World Backup Day (worldbackupday.com/en) show why it is important to back up your data:
n The percentage of people that have never backed up their devices: 21 percent.
n The percentage of data loss cases caused by accident: 29 percent.
n The total of all computers already infected with malware: 30 percent.
CyberSafe at USPS® wants to remind you to do the following:
n Take the World Backup Day Pledge, “I solemnly swear to back up my important documents and precious memories on March 31, 2025.” #WorldBackupDay
n Back up USPS® data to approved USB drives and secure file locations.
Remember, personal files must never be stored on USPS equipment or devices. Backups of USPS files should be performed on USPS-issued devices only.
For additional information on cybersecurity best practices, go to the CyberSafe page on Blue at blue.usps.gov/cyber and the CyberSafe page on LiteBlue liteblue.usps.gov/cyber/.
— Corporate Information Security Office,
Chief Information Officer, 3-6-25
