The username context that is used to access the backup storage should be very closely kept and used exclusively for that purpose. This is a generic best practice and in the ransomware era it’s more important than ever. Use different credentials for backup storage The goal here is to provide options which you can implement as you see fit.
Not using Veeam yet? No worries, you can take this advice and implement it accordingly.Īdditionally, it’s important to note that there is no one-size-fits-all strategy to protect your backup infrastructure from ransomware. Here are a number of tips I’ve prepared to incorporate into your designs, both new designs and existing designs using Veeam. That’s the Availability you want when things don’t go as planned, should ransomware become an issue in your data center. One important part of being resilient to ransomware is being able to recover from backups.
Here at Veeam, we see customers and partners encounter ransomware in a number of situations including the data center. The ransomware threat is real and it’s much more than just a PC problem.
