The Data Protection Review
// Filed under
Ransomware-Resiliences
// Read time
8 min
// Status
Featured
// Author
The editors of The Data Protection Review

Why 96% of Ransomware Attacks Now Target the Backup Repository First

Backup repositories are a primary objective, not an afterthought. What the 96% figure actually measures, how often the attempt succeeds, and what it costs.

Storage array with a locked enclosure, representing a backup repository under attack
Disaster-Recoveries

The Veeam 2026 Data Trust Report: Why 90% of Leaders Are Confident but Only 28% Fully Recover

The editors of The Data Protection Review · Aug 5, 2026
Ransomware-Resiliences

Sophos State of Ransomware 2026: Backup-Based Recovery Overtakes Ransom Payment for the First Time

The editors of The Data Protection Review · Aug 5, 2026
Backup-Strategies

2026 Data Protection Budgets: Where the Spending Increase Is Actually Going

The editors of The Data Protection Review · Aug 5, 2026
// Latest across the sections
IT operations checklist on a dark console display with padlock and restore icons for ransomware recovery readiness Ransomware-Resiliences

Ransomware Recovery Readiness Checklist for IT Managers

An IT manager's ransomware recovery readiness checklist: backup isolation, immutable copies, clean-room restores, credentials, and tabletop drills that prove you can recover …

// By section
Section →

Backup-Strategies

2026 Data Protection Budgets: Where the … · + 3 more
Section →

Disaster-Recoveries

The Veeam 2026 Data Trust Report: Why … · + 1 more
Section →

Ransomware-Resiliences

Sophos State of Ransomware 2026: … · + 4 more
Section →

Linux-Backups

Writing a Reliable rsync Backup Script … · + 1 more
Section →

Cloud-Backups

S3 Immutable Backup: How Object Lock … · + 1 more
Section →

Storage-Data-Protections

RAID Is Not a Backup: Why Redundancy … · + 0 more