Rethinking The 3-2-1 Backup Strategy
Technative, Friday, August 11,2023
With the rise of ransomware attacks, it has become crucial for businesses to adopt and innovate on their backup policies and procedures to remain effective and prevent attacks.
In 2022, 493.33 million ransomware attacks were detected by organisations worldwide. These attacks involved cyber criminals leveraging malware, encryption, and network intrusion to restrict access to a company's data, encrypt it and disable backups.
Having appropriate backups and disaster recovery protocols in place allows for the swift restoration of ransomware-infected systems, effectively foiling attackers' plans. Nevertheless, hackers have gained knowledge on how to erase or destroy backups while simultaneously encrypting and locking production files. In the event that companies successfully restore their systems using backups, effectively circumventing the attack, they will naturally eliminate the necessity to adhere to any ransom demands.