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Why backups alone do not create resilience

A scheduled backup is not resilience. A backup that has never been restored is an untested assumption. Resilience requires knowing exactly what is recoverable, how, by whom, and in what time.

Three things convert backup into resilience: an inventory of what must be recoverable; tested restore of critical systems (not just files); and documented, current restore procedures that a trained person can follow under pressure.

Backup also must be protected from the same failure it protects against — including ransomware and account compromise.

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