World Backup Day 2026 brings expert perspectives from security leaders on why backup strategies must evolve beyond simple data storage. Key takeaways include: recovery must be actively tested (not assumed), the 3-2-1 rule remains valid but execution is critical, ransomware actors now target backups directly requiring immutable storage and segmentation, backups protect availability but not confidentiality so encryption is still needed, and recovery speed is ultimately what determines business survival. The consensus is that true resilience means knowing recovery will work, not just hoping it will.
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