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. For 20 years, I’ve talked up the benefits of the tech industry’s best-practice 3-2-1 backup strategy. The idea is to have three copies of every file, two on different physical devices and one located off-site. I practice what I preach, backing up to a couple of servers at home and to cloud storage off-site. Nothing here is news. This strategy is just how it’s done, and it works. Or does it? What if I told you that everything you know and everything you do to ensure quality backups is no longer viable? In fact, what if I told you that in an era of generative AI, when it comes to backups, we’re all pretty much screwed?

Full report : AI-driven ransomware now infiltrates networks, corrupts recovery points, and silently targets backup systems before you ever realize your data protection strategy has failed.