The question sounds almost too basic for 2026: what is ransomware? Yet tens of thousands of people search for this term every single month. And here’s the truth—even seasoned IT professionals...
When IT teams calculate backup TCO, they usually focus on the line items that show up on invoices: software licenses, hardware appliances, and cloud storage subscriptions. Those numbers are real, and...
The statistics are in, and they’re not pretty. Ransomware attacks on backups have become the norm, not the exception. According to recent data from Veeam and Sophos, 96% of ransomware incidents...
Let me tell you something I learned the hard way when working on my new book: you can’t fight ransomware alone. You need a proper cyber security team. This blog post summarizes the main points...
Having an immutable backup system is no longer optional—it’s survival. But here’s the thing: immutability alone isn’t enough to protect your organization from ransomware attacks and...
Look, I’ve been doing this backup thing for a long time. And I can tell you right now that most companies think they have backups when they really don’t. They’re missing key pieces...
The 3-2-1 rule is dead. I know that’s a bold statement, especially coming from someone who has spent decades preaching the gospel of three copies, two media types, one offsite. But here’s...
Let’s talk about something that drives me crazy in the backup world – the disconnect between what organizations say their recovery point objective RPO is and what their actual backup...
Let me tell you something that most IT professionals won’t admit: they can’t meet their recovery time objective. Not even close. And you know what? It’s not because they’re...
Ransomware detection has become one of the most critical capabilities any organization can develop. The statistics are sobering—if you’re connected to the internet with users accessing email...