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AI-driven ransomware now targets backups, too.
Malware can dwell for weeks, mapping recovery systems.
Your clean restore point may already be corrupted.
We all know the benefits of backups, right? If a computer or server goes down or is otherwise compromised, backups come to the rescue. It's a common, standard, non-controversial, no-brainer best practice. If you don't want to lose your data, back it up.
For 20 years, I've talked up the benefits of the tech industry's best-practice 3-2-1 backup strategy. The idea is to have three copies of every file, two on different physical devices and one located off-site. I practice what I preach, backing up to a couple of servers at home and to cloud storage off-site.
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Nothing here is news. This strategy is just how it's done, and it works. Or does it?
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