Cyber Crime Junkies·Aug 31, 2026·52m·Episode #34

Backups Don't REALLY Protect You From RANSOMWARE! What To Do Next

Show notes

Chapters

00:00 Welcome: Why Having Backups Is Not the Same as Being Recovered
02:00 RPO vs RTO Explained: How Much Data Loss Can Your Business Survive
04:50 The Real Cost of Cheap IT and Why the CFO Needs to Be in This Conversation
06:45 Backup vs Business Continuity: What Leaders Are Actually Paying For
09:00 The Gap Nobody Talks About: Blind Trust and Untested Backups
11:30 Ransomware Is Organized Crime: Profit Sharing, Shift Changes, and Dark Web Toolkits
14:00 City of Florence Alabama: How a $330,000 Ransom Unfolded Step by Step
18:00 Same Attack, Different Outcome: Why the Packaging Company Paid Nothing
19:30 Immutable Backups Explained: What Happens When Hackers Target Your Backups First
22:00 Questions Every Leader Should Ask Their IT Provider About Backup Hardening
24:30 AI Has Changed Phishing Forever: Why Old Security Training No Longer Works
26:00 Cloud Disaster Recovery in Practice: The Tire Company That Burned to the Ground
29:00 WannaCry, Local Hospitals, and the Ransomware Stories Nobody Publicizes
32:00 Healthcare on Paper: When Systems Go Down and Nobody Knows the Old Way
35:00 What Downtime Actually Costs: Lost Revenue, Idle Staff, Lawsuits, and Reputation
39:00 Your 90-Day Recovery Readiness Plan: Assessment, Testing, and Documentation
41:30 The Mindset Shift: Making Your IT Provider Part of Your Business Strategy

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Discover the limitations of backup plans in disaster recovery and learn why they may not be enough to ensure business continuity. Explore the importance of having a comprehensive recovery strategy that goes beyond just backups. Understand the risks and consequences of relying solely on backup plans and find out what you can do to improve your organization's resilience. Chapters 00:00 Welcome: Why Having Backups Is Not the Same as Being Recovered 02:00 RPO vs RTO Explained: How Much Data Loss Can Your Business Survive 04:50 The Real Cost of Cheap IT and Why the CFO Needs to Be in This Conversation 06:45 Backup vs Business Continuity: What Leaders Are Actually Paying For 09:00 The Gap Nobody Talks About: Blind Trust and Untested Backups 11:30 Ransomware Is Organized Crime: Profit Sharing, Shift Changes, and Dark Web Toolkits 14:00 City of Florence Alabama: How a $330,000 Ransom Unfolded Step by Step 18:00 Same Attack, Different Outcome: Why the Packaging Company Paid Nothing 19:30 Immutable Backups Explained: What Happens When Hackers Target Your Backups First 22:00 Questions Every Leader Should Ask Their IT Provider About Backup Hardening 24:30 AI Has Changed Phishing Forever: Why Old Security Training No Longer Works 26:00 Cloud Disaster Recovery in Practice: The Tire Company That Burned to the Ground 29:00 WannaCry, Local Hospitals, and the Ransomware Stories Nobody Publicizes 32:00 Healthcare on Paper: When Systems Go Down and Nobody Knows the Old Way 35:00 What Downtime Actually Costs: Lost Revenue, Idle Staff, Lawsuits, and Reputation 39:00 Your 90-Day Recovery Readiness Plan: Assessment, Testing, and Documentation 41:30 The Mindset Shift: Making Your IT Provider Part of Your Business Strategy Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us. True crime enters our homes and businesses daily. Learn from actual people who fight it daily and show you how in a thriller story. The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target. Special Author pricing (30% off) The Moving Target Trilogy. Book 3 to be released September 22nd, 2026. Start with any of them. Be a Moving Target. Special Author pricing (30% off) Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at [email protected] or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show Want to Watch? Subscribe and stop reading about it after it happens: https://www.youtube.com/@CyberCrimeJunkies?sub_confirmation=1 Hosted by David Dean Mauro. Former trial lawyer, AI Security Advisor, FBI InfraGard member, VP of Strategic Growth at NetGain Technologies, and author of the Moving Target Trilogy (#1 Amazon Hot New Release, 2026). MOVING TARGET TRILOGY. Nonfiction cybercrime thrillers. 🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Book 1, Art of Online Camouflage: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=d0YQ1pYtxeBRmSQLHLb9uT4aOliPrEuDSfOjQgpXQP9 Book 2, Obedient Machine: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=S3F9zWWMC2y2eYiTmUGP91Owy9AUVG4zbLa6NwuX3cl Book 3, The Ghost and The Machine. Presale open now, releases September 22, 2026: https://a.co/d/027LCoh6 Special edition hardcover, $17.76 for subscribers (30% off). Want To Read True Crime Stories? Chaos Brief newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-chaos-brief-694145911...