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Ransomware: Protect Your Data Backups, Too

Security Boulevard, January 5th, 2023

Ransomware continues to be a growing and increasingly dangerous threat to businesses.

The numbers are ominous: Every 11 seconds a business experiences a ransomware attack, according to current research from Veeam. Most organizations recognize the urgency of protecting their networks, but they may not realize that's only half the battle. Experience shows that virtually all attackers also try to destroy or encrypt backup repositories. Without backups that can be used for a fast recovery, victims have no choice but to pay the ransom. Here's how to defend against that threat.

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