Podcast

The Backup Wrap-Up

Author: W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup)
Feed episode count: 355
Official site: https://www.backupwrapup.com
RSS: https://feeds.captivate.fm/backupwrapup/
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Summary

Formerly known as "Restore it All," The Backup Wrap-up podcast turns unappreciated backup admins into cyber recovery heroes. After a brief analysis of backup-related news, each episode dives deep into one topic that you can use to better protect your organization from data loss, be it from accidents, disasters, or ransomware. The Backup Wrap-up is hosted by W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and his co-host Prasanna Malaiyandi. Curtis' passion for backups began over 30 years ago when his employer, a $35B bank, lost its purchasing database – and the backups he was in charge of were worthless. After miraculously not being fired, he resolved to learn everything he could about a topic most people try to get away from. His co-host, Prasanna, saw similar tragedies from the vendor side of the house and also wanted to do whatever he could to stop that from happening to others. A particular focus lately has been the scourge of ransomware that is plaguing IT organizations across the globe. That's why in addition to backup and disaster recovery, we also touch on information security techniques you can use to protect your backup systems from ransomware. If you'd like to go from being unappreciate…

Episodes

Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested

What Is Data Deduplication? (Encore)

Duration seconds: 2763
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/what-is-data-deduplication

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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

The REDCap Attack that Phishing-Resistant MFA Could Have Stopped

Duration seconds: 2041
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/redcap-attack-phishing-resistant-mfa

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Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

California Election Fraud? (Pt 2)

Duration seconds: 2138
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/california-election-fraud-pt2

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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

California Election Counting Explained by an Actual Poll Worker

Duration seconds: 1473
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/california-election-counting-explained

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May 25, 2026 · not_requested

Stop 90% of Ransomware Attacks with Basic Cyber Hygiene

Duration seconds: 2427
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/stop-90-ransomware-attacks-basic-cyber-hygiene

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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

Claude Deletes a Company — But It's Not Really Claude's Fault

Duration seconds: 2407
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/claude-deletes-a-company

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May 11, 2026 · not_requested

How Honeypots and Canary Files Catch Attackers Before They Strike

Duration seconds: 2035
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/honeypots-canary-files-catch-attackers

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May 4, 2026 · not_requested

Network Segmentation to Prevent Ransomware: What the UCSF Attack Taught Us

Duration seconds: 2832
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/network-segmentation-to-prevent-ransomware-ucsf

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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

Stop Using VSS as a Backup Before Ransomware Deletes Your Shadow Copies

Duration seconds: 2218
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/stop-using-vss-backup-ransomware-deletes-shadow-copies

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Apr 20, 2026 · not_requested

Ransomware Sanctions, OFAC, and the Lazarus Group: A Real Case Study

Duration seconds: 2192
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/ransomware-sanctions-ofac-lazarus-group

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Apr 13, 2026 · not_requested

The Real Cost of a Ransomware Attack: The Ransom Is the Least of Your Problems

Duration seconds: 2767
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/real-cost-of-a-ransomware-attack

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Apr 6, 2026 · not_requested

How Polymorphic Malware Evades Detection — And What to Do About It

Duration seconds: 1758
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/how-polymorphic-malware-evades-detection

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Mar 26, 2026 · not_requested

Emergency Episode: The PyPI Software Supply Chain Attack You Need to Know About

Duration seconds: 3342
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/pypi-software-supply-chain-attack

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Mar 23, 2026 · not_requested

Fileless Malware: The Attack That Lives in Memory

Duration seconds: 1923
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/fileless-malware-attack-lives-in-memory-leaves-no-trace

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Mar 16, 2026 · not_requested

Living Off the Land Attack: Hackers Using Your Own Tools Against You

Duration seconds: 2775
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/living-off-the-land-attack

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Mar 9, 2026 · not_requested

New Research Exposes Password Manager Vulnerabilities in LastPass, Bitwarden & Dashlane

Duration seconds: 2593
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/password-manager-vulnerabilities-lastpass-bitwarden-dashlane

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Mar 2, 2026 · not_requested

What Is an Initial Access Broker — and Why Should You Care?

Duration seconds: 2613
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/what-is-an-initial-access-broker

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Feb 23, 2026 · not_requested

Ransomware as a Service: How Anyone Can Buy a Cyberattack

Duration seconds: 2077
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/ransomware-as-a-service-how-anyone-can-buy-a-cyberattack

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Feb 16, 2026 · not_requested

The CryptoLocker Virus and the Birth of Modern Ransomware

Duration seconds: 1925
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/cryptolocker-virus-modern-ransomware

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Feb 9, 2026 · not_requested

A Brief History of Ransomware

Duration seconds: 2648
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/brief-history-ransomware

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Feb 2, 2026 · not_requested

How Ransomware Works: The Five Objectives of Every Attack

Duration seconds: 2469
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/how-ransomware-works-five-objectives-every-attack

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Jan 26, 2026 · not_requested

Disk Backup Security - Disk Make Things Worse?

Duration seconds: 1915
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/disk-backup-security-disk-make-things-worse

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Jan 19, 2026 · not_requested

What Is Ransomware and Why Should You Care?

Duration seconds: 1843
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/what-is-ransomware-why-care

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Jan 12, 2026 · not_requested

Backup TCO: The Costs Nobody Talks About

Duration seconds: 1809
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/backup-tco-hidden-costs

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Jan 5, 2026 · not_requested

Why Ransomware Attacks on Backups Should Terrify You

Duration seconds: 1735
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/ransomware-attacks-on-backups-threat

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Dec 22, 2025 · not_requested

Building Your Cyber Security Team: Blue Teams, Red Teams, and Cyber Insurance

Duration seconds: 1844
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/build-your-cybersecurity-team-blue-team-read-team-cyber-insurance

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Dec 15, 2025 · not_requested

Building a resilient backup system

Duration seconds: 2063
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/building-resilient-backup-system

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Dec 8, 2025 · not_requested

10 Must-Have Features of Any Backup System

Duration seconds: 2053
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/10-must-have-backup-system-features

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Dec 1, 2025 · not_requested

The Death of the 3-2-1 Rule: Enter 3-2-1-1-0

Duration seconds: 1865
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/death-of-321-rule-enter-32110

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Nov 24, 2025 · not_requested

How to Set Realistic Recovery Point Objective (RPO) Goals

Duration seconds: 2083
Source: https://www.backupwrapup.com/set-realistic-recovery-point-objective-rpo

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