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ransomwareThe 31-Second Attacker: What the First Autonomous Ransomware Attack Means for Recovery
A Sysdig-documented campaign shows an LLM agent running a ransomware attack chain with no step-by-step human direction, self-correcting failures in 31 seconds. What that compression means for backup architecture.
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strategyThe 3-2-1-1-0 rule, explained
The classic 3-2-1 rule grew two digits for a reason. Here is what the extra 1 and 0 buy you.
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ransomwareBuilding ransomware-resilient backups
Immutability, isolation, and tested recovery are the three pillars that keep backups useful when ransomware hits.
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ransomwareThree Years, One Root Cause: Why Vulnerability Exploitation Still Wins in 2026
For the third year running, unpatched vulnerabilities are ransomware's top root cause (32% in 2025). Why prevention can't close the gap — and what does.
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ransomwareThe 2.7 Problem: Why Modern Ransomware Always Wins With Math on Its Side
Sophos found the average ransomware victim had 2.7 contributing failures. Why single-control defense is dead and backup is the compensating control.
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ransomwareWhat Sophos Got Right About Ransomware in 2025 — And the Backup Question Nobody Is Asking
Backup recovery use fell from 73% to 53% in Sophos's 2025 ransomware report — a four-year low. Why backup confidence is now the metric that matters.
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backup-strategyThe Fibonacci Rule of Backup Security: Why 5-3-2-1-1-0 Replaces 3-2-1-1-0
Why the 3-2-1-1-0 backup rule no longer holds in 2026 — and how BackupSec's 5-3-2-1-1-0 Fibonacci Rule adds five security principles beneath it.
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