{"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":"Network Segmentation to Prevent Ransomware: What the UCSF Attack Taught Us","slug":"network-segmentation-to-prevent-ransomware-what-the-ucsf-attack-taught-us","published_at":"2026-05-04T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backup-wrap-up-758069/network-segmentation-to-prevent-ransomware-what-the-ucsf-attack-taught-us","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backup-wrap-up-758069","url":"https://www.backupwrapup.com/network-segmentation-to-prevent-ransomware-ucsf","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/330e3b9c-d3b3-413a-be38-659c52282fc3.mp3","summary":"Network segmentation to prevent ransomware isn't just a nice-to-have — the UCSF ransomware attack proves it's what separates a contained incident from a catastrophe. UCSF got hit. Their segmented network kept the damage from spreading across their entire operation. That's the difference we're talking about in this episode. Dr. Mike Saylor — my co-author on Learning Ransomware Response and Recovery — joins me and Prasanna to break down exactly how network segmentation works, why it matters for ransomware defense, and how to start doing it without breaking everything in the process. (Not that I've ever done that. Much.) We cover what segmentation actually is, how VLANs make it manageable, the \"need to talk\" principle, and where microsegmentation fits in — and when it becomes overkill. We also get into the complexity trap: more rules and more layers don't automatically mean more protection. Sometimes they mean nobody can troubleshoot anything when the house is on fire. If you're an IT admin trying to make the case for better network architecture, or you just want to understand what would actually stop ransomware from ripping through your environment, this is the episode. Chapters: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:01:40 — Welcome & Guest Introductions 00:05:17 — Case Study: UCSF Ransomware Attack 00:08:13 — What Is Network Segmentation? 00:12:32 — VLANs Explained 00:19:50 — The Need to Talk Principle 00:30:54 — Complexity vs. Security 00:31:09 — Microsegmentation 00:38:55 — Action Items: Where to Start 00:42:05 — Monitoring VLAN Traffic","meta_description":"Network segmentation to prevent ransomware isn't just a nice-to-have — the UCSF ransomware attack proves it's what separates a contained incident from a c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2832,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-backup-wrap-up-758069/episodes/network-segmentation-to-prevent-ransomware-what-the-ucsf-attack-taught-us/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/network-segmentation-to-prevent-ransomware-what-the-ucsf-attack-taught-us.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}