Use These Five Backup and Recovery Best Practices to Protect Against Ransomware

Ransomware is on the rise, and its perpetrators are effectively evading countermeasures. I&O and business continuity management leaders should plan for the inevitable limited or widespread ransomware incident.

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Introduction
Analysis

• Step 1: Form a Single Crisis Management Team
• Step 2: Implement Endpoint Backup
• Step 3: Identify Network Storage Locations and Servers Vulnerable to Ransomware Encryption
  • Enumerate Obviously Vulnerable Storage Locations
  • Don’t Forget the Not-So-Obvious Vulnerable Storage Locations
• Step 4: Develop Appropriate RPOs and Backup Cadences for Network Storage and Servers
• Step 5: Create Reporting Notifications for Change Volume Anomalies