{"podcast":{"title":"The Backup Wrap-Up","slug":"the-backup-wrap-up-758069","podcast_index_feed_id":758069,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/backupwrapup/","website_url":"https://www.backupwrapup.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4670d4e3-81d6-4770-aeca-fe0331f5ce9e/IO00Uwof5u-hiUJElhkbBmKT.jpg","author":"W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup)","episode_count":355,"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…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T22:18:00.235096+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backup-wrap-up-758069"},"episode":{"title":"How Honeypots and Canary Files Catch Attackers Before They Strike","slug":"how-honeypots-and-canary-files-catch-attackers-before-they-strike","published_at":"2026-05-11T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backup-wrap-up-758069/how-honeypots-and-canary-files-catch-attackers-before-they-strike","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backup-wrap-up-758069","url":"https://www.backupwrapup.com/honeypots-canary-files-catch-attackers","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/776b2373-c4c8-4470-98b1-4323b3d001c7.mp3","summary":"Honeypots and canary files are two of the most underused tools in cybersecurity — and in this episode, Dr. Mike Saylor and I break down exactly how they work and why you should be using them. The short version: they're tripwires. They tell you a bad guy is poking around your network before anything gets encrypted. Mike walks through his layered security analogy, explains the three different ways organizations use honeypots — learning attacker tactics, distraction, and testing — and then we get into canary files: what makes them different from a honeypot, how they beacon home when stolen, and why clock synchronization matters more than most people think if you ever want that evidence to hold up. We also cover how to stand one up without a big budget, what tools are available, and why something is absolutely better than nothing. Plus, Mike and I have news about our new O'Reilly book, Learning Ransomware Response and Recovery. 0:00 - Intro and book news 1:09 - Meet the crew 3:45 - Security is all about layers 9:22 - What are honeypots and canary files? 11:00 - Three ways honeypots work for you 13:17 - Real-world examples: bait cars and glitter bombs 15:20 - Making your honeypot convincing 19:11 - Honeypot tools and options 21:13 - Something is better than nothing 24:10 - Monitoring and notifications 25:05 - Canary files explained 27:03 - How canary files beacon and track attackers 28:03 - Don't forget to sync your clocks 29:05 - Final thoughts","meta_description":"Honeypots and canary files are two of the most underused tools in cybersecurity — and in this episode, Dr. Mike Saylor and I break down exactly how they w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2035,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-backup-wrap-up-758069/episodes/how-honeypots-and-canary-files-catch-attackers-before-they-strike/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backup-wrap-up-758069/how-honeypots-and-canary-files-catch-attackers-before-they-strike.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}