Overview

Ransomware attacks are no longer a question of if--it's a matter of when. With hackers increasingly targeting backup and disaster recovery (DR) systems, organizations need more than prevention strategies; they need a battle-tested plan for minimizing damage, forensically determining what's happened and restoring your environment without paying the ransom. Renowned experts W. Curtis Preston and Dr. Mike Saylor offer a comprehensive guide to protecting critical systems and responding effectively when the worst happens. Whether you're a security professional unaware of how exposed your backup systems are, or a backup admin in need of stronger security expertise, this book is your roadmap. With actionable advice and step-by-step guidance, it bridges the gap between data protection and cybersecurity--empowering teams to deliver decisive, effective responses when faced with ransomware. Prevent 90% of ransomware attacks with practical, simple steps Shield your backup systems from also being a victim of the attack Minimize the blast radius of attacks on your infrastructure Identify, isolate, and restore compromised systems with confidence Develop and test a detailed incident response plan

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W. Curtis Preston, also known as ""Mr. Backup,"" is the author of three O'Reilly books and the founder/webmaster of backupcentral.com, a site dedicated to backup and recovery for over twenty years. He is also the host of the independent Restore it All podcast. He is currently the Chief Technical Evangelist at Druva, Inc, a data protection as a service company. Michael Saylor is the chairman and CEO of the publicly traded company MicroStrategy. With degrees in engineering as well as Science, Technology, and Society from MIT, he is a science historian, and a formidable intellectual whom Slate called ""mesmerizing."" He is not just a high-tech entrepreneur, but also a serious scholar whose success in business stems from his obsession since college-and really since childhood-with understanding what Thomas Kuhn called the ""structure of scientific revolutions."" He has appeared on TV interview shows including 60 Minutes and Charlie Rose, and has been profiled in Newsweek, Time, Slate, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post. Mike Chamberlain is an actor and voice-over performer, as well as an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. Along with animation and video game characters, Mike performs narration and voices promos for television. He lives with his wife and daughter in Southern California.

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