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Security Boulevard, Tuesday, March 11th, 2025

Lessons From The Field, Part III: Why Backups Alone Won't Save You

Vol 324 · Issue 2 · 2025-03-11

It's been a while since I've put some thoughts together for the CISO Blog, and with World Backup Day coming at the end of this month, the timing felt right. I've mentioned in the past that backups are crucial to keeping your data preserved and safe. But a backup is only as good as your ability to recover it-and that depends on security, testing, and a solid response plan.

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Lessons From The Field, Part III: Why Backups Alone Won't Save You

Backup Central, Tuesday, January 21st, 2025

How To Pick The Best Cloud Backup: A No-Nonsense Guide

Vol 322 · Issue 4 · 2025-01-21

Choosing the best cloud backup requires more than just picking the first solution you find with good marketing. After decades in the backup business, I can tell you that getting this decision right matters more than ever, especially with today's cybersecurity threats.

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How To Pick The Best Cloud Backup: A No-Nonsense Guide

Backup Central, Monday, December 9th, 2024

Hurricane Recovery: A Backup Admin's War Story

Vol 321 · Issue 2 · 2024-12-09

There's nothing quite like hearing disaster recovery stories from someone who's been in the trenches. A few years ago I spoke with a backup administrator who faced every IT pro's nightmare - a hurricane that flooded their data center and their Iron Mountain facility simultaneously.

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Hurricane Recovery: A Backup Admin's War Story

Storage Switzerland, Monday, December 2nd, 2024

Backups Alone Are Not DR

Vol 321 · Issue 1 · 2024-12-02

While backups are a critical component of data protection and are perceived as a cost-effective way to ensure data availability, backup alone are not DR.

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Backups Alone Are Not DR

Security Boulevard, Monday, November 11th, 2024

Go Without MFA Or Data Backups: Which Is Worse?

Vol 320 · Issue 2 · 2024-11-11

CISOs often face high-stake decisions. Imagine this hypothetical scenario: due to a critical system failure, a financial institution is forced to make a trade-off between two less-than-ideal options: go without multi-factor authentication (MFA) and all second-factor verifications for a month, or go a month without data backups.

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Go Without MFA Or Data Backups: Which Is Worse?

The Backup Wrap-up, Monday, October 28th, 2024

Backup From Hell: SMB vs 400TB (44 Minutes)

Vol 319 · Issue 5 · 2024-10-28

Experience the backup from hell in this eye-opening episode of The Backup Wrap-up. What started as a straightforward 40TB backup spiraled into a months-long battle with 400TB of data, failing tape drives, and directories containing hundreds millions of files.

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Backup From Hell: SMB vs 400TB (44 Minutes)

Backup Central, Monday, July 8th, 2024

How To Stop Ransomware Attacks: 3 Proven Strategies

Vol 316 · Issue 2 · 2024-07-08

Ransomware attacks have become a major threat to businesses and organizations worldwide. These malicious attacks can cripple operations and cost millions in damages. However, there are effective ways to prevent them. This blog post will explore three essential strategies on how to stop ransomware attacks.

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How To Stop Ransomware Attacks: 3 Proven Strategies

Backup Central, Monday, July 1st, 2024

What Are Immutable Backups?

Vol 316 · Issue 1 · 2024-07-01

Immutable backups are a crucial part of modern data protection strategies. They offer a strong defense against cyber threats, especially ransomware attacks. But what exactly are immutable backups? Let's explore this important concept. (Boy have times changed since I wrote this blog on immutability in 2008.)

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What Are Immutable Backups?

Solutions Review, Thursday, June 20th, 2024

Best Backup Strategies In An Era Of Consolidation

Vol 315 · Issue 3 · 2024-06-20

Object First's Eric Schott offers insights on the best backup strategies to consider in an era of consolidation. This article originally appeared on Solutions Review's Insight Jam, an enterprise IT community enabling the human conversation on AI.

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Best Backup Strategies In An Era Of Consolidation

Backup Central, Monday, May 6th, 2024

Cloud Disaster Recovery Best Practices

Vol 314 · Issue 2 · 2024-05-06

In the era of cloud computing, disaster recovery has become a critical aspect of any organization's IT strategy. As more businesses rely on cloud services to store and manage their data, it's crucial to have a robust plan in place to ensure business continuity and data protection.

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Cloud Disaster Recovery Best Practices

Cloud Native Now, Friday, April 19th, 2024

Ensuring Efficient Cloud-Native Backup And Recovery

Vol 313 · Issue 3 · 2024-04-19

Efficient cloud-native data protection is essential for business continuity - especially given that, as of mid-2023, 94% of U.S. enterprises use cloud services. In this post, I explain what cloud backup is, what makes a data protection solution 'cloud native' and why they're worth your time.

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Ensuring Efficient Cloud-Native Backup And Recovery