According to the holistic principle of systematic thinking, this article re-examines the theory and practice of archival protection, which hopes to obtain motive force of development and new space in the digital age. And the innovation and breakthrough can be carried out in three aspects: The single view of archival protection will be expanded for the concept of both entities and information integrity of archival security; By introducing the top level design, the research and application of archival security management system of protection technology and coordinated development will be strengthened; Expand the field of vision, strengthen cooperation and establish a concept of development of “Big protection”.