3-2-1 Backup Strategy

The Growing Threat of Ransomware and How to Protect Your Business

Ransomware is expected to continue to increase faster this year than in previous years. While keeping your Antivirus software and application software patched and up to date is critical, most security experts suggest all businesses will experience a ransomware attack at some point. The only real protection to ransomware is a good backup strategy.

The 3-2-1 Backup Strategy for Ransomware Protection

Backup experts are recommending companies follow the 3-2-1 Backup strategy. This means keeping 3 copies of your data, 2 of which are local but on different mediums, and at least 1 copy off-site. This strategy will also benefit your disaster recovery needs.

Redundant On-Site Backup Options

Various methods for redundant on-site backup are readily available, so depending on the amount of storage, you can look at anything from a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) to external hard drives to a second backup server.

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Off-Site Backup Storage: Portable vs. Cloud Options

For holding your off-site backup storage, there are two primary methods:

Portable Storage for Off-Site Backup

Portable storage: using portable storage is a simple physical way to make sure your critical data is protected and will help facilitate your disaster recovery needs. Portable storage can be tape, disk, or USB drives. Depending on the amount of data will drive the need for one or the other method. However, with USB drive sizes growing, this may be one of the better options.

Cloud Storage for Off-Site Backup

Cloud Storage – using Cloud Storage is becoming an increasingly popular approach. While there is a monthly cost to this approach, Cloud Storage can be purchased from many of the major players at reasonable rates. As well, Cloud Storage can be automated today allowing you to run this as needed and you can run multiple back-ups during the day if needed. The main drawback of this approach is the amount of bandwidth you have available to upload your data.

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Backing Up Your Miracle Service Data

To protect your Miracle Service data we recommend you back-up your actual database back-up file (.bak) as well as your entire MiracleDB folder located on your server.

The Importance of a Backup Strategy Against Ransomware

Creating and running a backup strategy does not need to be costly, but NOT having one will prove to be very costly when hit by ransomware. Do not hesitate in getting this strategy going and verifying the integrity of the backup data as well.