Ransomware increasingly targets backup systems and cloud repositories. Attackers may encrypt backups or delete shadow copies. Offline backups mitigate risk but require careful management. Recovery strategies must include multiple isolated copies and tested restore procedures. Reliance on a single method is insufficient.
It matters because backup strategy determines recovery speed. Disaster recovery planning is essential.
It also forces organizations to adopt a layered defense-in-depth approach.
Backups alone may not prevent ransomware recovery failure.
[Symantec, symantec.com]