{"id":20082,"date":"2025-09-24T05:52:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sandbox.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=20082"},"modified":"2025-10-22T01:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T01:44:41","slug":"the-ladder-of-cyber-resilience-finally-heres-an-easy-way-to-understand-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sandbox.backupassist.com\/blog\/the-ladder-of-cyber-resilience-finally-heres-an-easy-way-to-understand-backup","title":{"rendered":"The Ladder of Cyber-Resilience: finally, here’s an EASY way to understand backup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever been confused by technical jargon like 3-2-1 backup, online \/ offline \/ onsite \/ offsite backup, cold \/ warm \/ hot, redundancy, immutability, snapshots, blah blah blah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even I find the jargon frustrating – and I’m in the industry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s no shortage of voices telling you to do this or that. But in the end – the question is, what for?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t let the tail wag the dog. You’re in control of your own data<\/a> – and in just 10 minutes I’ll help you get on top of your own cyber-resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t want a backup. You want a guaranteed recovery.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Harvard professor once said, “people don’t want a drill, they want a hole.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me take a wild guess. You’re not really interested in backup. What you want is a guaranteed recovery.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem with the tech industry is so much conversation is about the technical features of a product (the drill), it’s easy to forget what the bigger picture is (the hole).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 24 years, I’ve finally figured out an EASY way to explain backup and help people choose how to get the right backup<\/strong> for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I call it the Ladder of Cyber-Resilience<\/strong> – and it’s a commonsense way to understand exactly what risks you’re protected against with any given backup strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The higher you are up on the ladder, the more resilient you are to these risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this self-explanatory? If so – great! If not, read on…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s start with the risks – <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a summary of the major risks that will cause you to lose data. These risks apply to both business and personal situations.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n