Why encrypted backups may fail in an AI-driven ransomware era

Think your encrypted backups are safe? AI-driven ransomware now infiltrates networks, corrupts recovery points, and silently targets backup systems before you ever realize your data protection strategy has failed.

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• AI-driven ransomware now targets backups, too.
• Malware can dwell for weeks, mapping recovery systems.
• Your clean restore point may already be corrupted.

We all know the benefits of backups, right? If a computer or server goes down or is otherwise compromised, backups come to the rescue. It's a common, standard, non-controversial, no-brainer best practice. If you don't want to lose your data, back it up.

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