What makes data backups effective? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

When did you last attempt to restore your data? Today is World Backup Day, but maybe we also need a "did you test your backups" day?

Why? Because many people and organizations that do create backups don't make sure that their data can be efficiently restored should a data loss incident strike. For example, it's not uncommon for an organization that has fallen victim to a ransomware attack to find out that their data recovery process is either slow or …

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