backups
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Backup essentials: the 3-2-1 rule and a recovery plan that survives ransomware
'I have a backup' isn't enough — only a backup you've verified you can restore is real. The basics: the 3-2-1 rule (three copies, two media types, one offsite). For ransomware you also need at least one 'offline or immutable' copy — an always-connected backup gets encrypted along with the original. Cloud sync is not a backup (it replicates deletions and encryption too). Versioning and a periodic restore test complete the practice.
The security baseline for indie devs and small operators: the whole standard set
The baseline isn't 'all equally important.' This site's priority order: 1) keys to the kingdom (MFA, domain, email), 2) secrets and code, 3) the app itself, 4) patch, detect, recover. With finite time, fill it top-down. Most serious breaches come not from novel attacks but from a gap in this foundation.