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In this episode of Cyber Uncut, James Blake, head of global cyber resiliency strategy at Cohesity, joins host Liam Garman to discuss how businesses can respond to destructive ransomware and wiper attacks \u2013 and why chief information security officers (CISOs) should perceive backups as a secret weapon in the fight against malicious actors.\xa0

• The pair begin the podcast\xa0by analysing\xa0what the\xa0new-era\xa0ransomware and wiper attacks look like and how they can stop a business \u2013 even in critical industries \u2013 from delivering for their clients.
• Blake then unpacks the challenges behind incident containment before diving into Cohesity\u2019s recent research, which showed alarming statistics on the number of Australian businesses that have paid ransoms.
• The pair wrap up the podcast\xa0by\xa0discussing how businesses must leverage\xa0backups\xa0in order to ensure business continuity, as Blake explains why backups are a CISO\u2019s secret weapon in the war against malicious actors.\xa0

Enjoy the podcast,
The Cyber Uncut team