Encryption is widely used for security purposes because it prevents unauthorized third parties from accessing and disseminating private data. Backups are no exception and are often a target of data breaches. As part of a data protection strategy, you can implement encryption as an additional layer of security for your backups.

Data backup is critical to data loss prevention and swift recovery. A part of a secure and resilient data protection strategy is backup encryption to prevent breaches and access to data by unauthorized persons. This blog post covers encryption types based on where data is encrypted and explains how a specific approach can be used for an effective backup encryption strategy. Say no to ransoms with NAKIVO Use backups for fast data recovery after ransomware attacks.