Curtis Preston is the Chief Technical Evangelist at Druva, a SaaS data protection platform. He is also the Founder and Webmaster of Backup Central, a website dedicated to data backup and recovery. Since 1993, Curtis has specialized in storage, backup, and recovery and has been an end-user, consultant, and analyst. He has written four books on these subjects and is the host of the Restore it All and No Hardware Required podcasts.

Ransomware is becoming increasingly sophisticated, with hackers deactivating companies’ backup servers to counteract cybersecurity efforts in a traditional attack. Still, businesses are neglecting to test and protect their backup servers. So how can you safeguard your data against cyberattacks?

With the emergence of modern technology and impending security regulations, W. Curtis Preston says it’s more crucial than before to implement disaster recovery plans that facilitate data restoration. One way to ensure maximum protection is to utilize a SaaS data protection provider. Selecting a provider necessitates evaluating your cybersecurity methods and aligning them with the provider’s disaster response plans.

In today’s episode of She Said Privacy/He Said Security, Jodi and Justin Daniels sit down with W. Curtis Preston of Druva and Backup Central to talk about data protection and disaster recovery. Curtis explains how ransomware targets backup servers, the importance of updating backup plans, and key considerations for selecting data protection SaaS providers.