Backup provider security matters because trusting a third party with your data means trusting their security. A look at general patterns in this category, the questions this should prompt, and how encryption architecture changes the risk calculus. Handing a backup provider your data means trusting…
AES-256 vs. 192 vs. 128 — Which Encryption Level Actually Matters for Your Backups Every backup vendor advertises “military-grade encryption,” but the differences between AES-256, 192, and 128 are widely misunderstood — and mostly irrelevant compared to a much bigger question: who holds the key? Includes a…
How Ransomware Groups Pick Their Targets (and How to Not Be One) Ransomware groups aren’t randomly spraying attacks — they profile targets. Understanding how they choose makes it much easier to understand how to fall off that list. This is a defensive, awareness-focused breakdown — no…