---
title: "Why Having Backups Isn't Enough"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-having-backups-isn-t-enough-kokqs9yb7
source_url: https://www.huntress.com/blog/why-having-backups-isnt-enough
type: article
source: "Huntress Blog"
published: 2026-05-31T07:42:32.778Z
updated: 2026-05-31T08:09:10.451Z
tags: ["ransomware"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Why Having Backups Isn't Enough

**[Huntress Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/huntress-blog)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Having backups alone is insufficient for surviving a cyberattack. Ransomware actors actively target and destroy backups before encrypting files, making recovery time and data loss objectives critical considerations. Key practices include the 3-2-1 backup rule (three copies, two locations, one offline), regular restoration testing, monitoring backup size for anomalies, and conducting root cause analysis after incidents to close the access gaps that enabled the attack in the first place.

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