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A backup that has never been tested is just an assumption.

Why this matters

Ransomware hits small businesses harder than large ones. When it lands, the only way out without paying is a clean, tested backup. The two most common failure points are not having a copy ransomware cannot reach, and never having verified that the backup actually restores correctly. Both are fixable before something goes wrong.

  • 88%

    Share of small business breaches that involved ransomware or extortion, compared with 39% at large organizations

    Source: Verizon DBIR 2025

  • A backup that has never been restored is an untested assumption.

    Why regular restore testing matters as much as having a backup

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Free Checklist

Backup and Recovery Checklist for Small Business

12 checks that tell you whether your data is actually recoverable after an outage.

What you get

  • A 12-point audit of your current backup setup
  • The four failure modes that make backups useless in a real recovery
  • Questions to ask your IT provider or internal team
  • A simple scoring guide to flag your highest-risk gaps first

Preview

  • Offsite or cloud copy exists and is tested quarterly
  • Recovery Time Objective is documented and agreed on
  • Backup jobs are monitored with alerts, not just assumed to run

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