{"id":22110,"date":"2025-06-06T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/?p=22110"},"modified":"2025-06-17T16:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:26:51","slug":"best-protection-against-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/best-protection-against-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"SME CYBER INTEL: Ransomware &#8211; The Best Protection against Ransomware?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22110\" class=\"elementor elementor-22110\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab95478 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ab95478\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dfbc47d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2dfbc47d\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=SME+Cybersecurity&amp;sca_esv=01731d022ec92237&amp;rlz=1C1FKPE_enES1123ES1124&amp;sxsrf=AHTn8zozW-9dbXRwHlu5zyHfc5aukU6yeQ%3A1747146305898&amp;ei=QVYjaILMNsyKkdUP1teCyQk&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjC8LuX06CNAxVMRaQEHdarIJkQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=SME+Cybersecurity&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEVNNRSBDeWJlcnNlY3VyaXR5MgoQIxiABBgnGIoFMgQQIxgnMgQQIxgnMgYQABgHGB4yCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFMggQABgHGAgYHjIIEAAYBxgIGB4yCBAAGAcYCBgeMggQABgHGAgYHjIIEAAYBxgIGB5Iwy9QAFj5JHAAeAGQAQCYAZ0BoAG2A6oBAzAuM7gBA8gBAPgBAZgCA6AC-wPCAgQQABgewgIGEAAYCBgewgIHEAAYgAQYDcICCBAAGAUYDRgemAMAkgcDMC4zoAf9GbIHAzAuM7gH-wPCBwUzLTIuMcgHPg&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic\"><em>#SMECyberInsights #SMECyberSecurity #SMECyberAwareness #CyberSafe #SME #SmallBusiness #CyberSnippet #Ransomware #DataRecovery #R3DataRecovery<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f007c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"6f007c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The best protection against <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/08\/special-feature-ransomware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ransomware<\/a> is a proactive, regularly tested backup strategy. Use secure, offsite or immutable backups that are separated from your main network. This ensures you can restore your data quickly without paying the ransom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b13fdcc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b13fdcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5935e6e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5935e6e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff7e3b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ff7e3b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c425a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32c425a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2149417053.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20190\" alt=\"Image Credit: Freepik\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2149417053.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2149417053-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2149417053-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Freepik<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7beb8bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-text\" data-id=\"7beb8bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f<\/strong><strong> Ransomware Backup Readiness Checklist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Protect your SME from ransomware with proactive, tested backups.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Use the 3-2-1 Backup Rule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* 3 copies of data<br \/>\n* 2 different storage types<br \/>\n* 1 offsite or cloud-based backup<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Store backups off-network<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Use air-gapped or immutable storage<br \/>\n* Prevent ransomware from reaching backups<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Test backups regularly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Run monthly recovery tests<br \/>\n* Automate backup verification if possible<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Use access controls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Enable MFA on backup platforms<br \/>\n* Restrict access to backup systems<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Set long retention periods<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Keep backups for 30+ days to catch dormant threats<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Encrypt and isolate backup data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Protect backups from internal and external threats<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Integrate backup into your incident response plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Ensure fast recovery procedures are in place<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Review your cyber insurance policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Confirm backup requirements<br \/>\n* Identify approved recovery vendors like R3DataRecovery.com<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Backups are only as good as your last test. 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