Browsing: backup

A newly formed ransomware group has claimed that if its victims don’t give into their extortion demands and pay a ransom, that they will destroy their backup infrastructure, in a move which could prevent a targeted organization from operating entirely.

There’s a conversation that happens a lot in our industry, and it goes roughly like this: “Tell me about your backup strategy.”

Most ransomware operators don’t bother trying to break into a backup system. They go after whoever already has the keys.

A study by Omdia and Object First found that successful ransomware attacks are becoming more common and recovery rates are worsening. It also identified a wide gap between the number of technology leaders who view immutable backup storage as essential and those who say they have it.

Mac backup is a different conversation than Windows or Linux, mostly because macOS already ships with a genuinely good free tool. Time Machine covers the basics for most people without anyone needing to go looking for alternatives. Where this list gets useful is past that point – off-site cloud copies, commercial-use licensing, and the kind…

Object First has published Omdia research showing a sharp gap between demand for immutable backup storage and the level of protection organisations say they have. The survey covered 700 IT decision-makers and business leaders across the US and Europe.