Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
❌ Worried that ransomware could sneak past your defenses and encrypt your backups? Most ransomware won't, but it's not impossible. I'll discuss how ransomware picks its targets, why your backup image files are usually safe, and one simple habit to keep your files protected.
❌ Usually, ransomware doesn’t bother with your backups, but it can. Keep backing up the same way you always have. Every so often, copy your backups to a drive you disconnect and store safely. That keeps your files safe.
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Chapters
0:00 Will Ransomware Encrypt Backups?
1:00 Ransomware
2:04 What ransomware encrypts
5:29 What it takes for backups to be encrypted
6:01 How to protect yourself
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❌ Worried that ransomware could sneak past your defenses and encrypt your backups? Most ransomware won't, but it's not impossible. I'll discuss how ransomware picks its targets, why your backup image files are usually safe, and one simple habit to keep your files protected.
❌ Usually, ransomware doesn’t bother with your backups, but it can. Keep backing up the same way you always have. Every so often, copy your backups to a drive you disconnect and store safely. That keeps your files safe.
Updates, related links, and more discussion: askleo.com/21259
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✅ Watch next ▶ Should You Leave Your Backup Drive Plugged In? ▶ youtu.be/TQKZzC9KrYw
Chapters
0:00 Will Ransomware Encrypt Backups?
1:00 Ransomware
2:04 What ransomware encrypts
5:29 What it takes for backups to be encrypted
6:01 How to protect yourself
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![Why Password Managers Are [Still] Safer than the Alternatives](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JwCRWG_qH5E/mqdefault.jpg "Why Password Managers Are [Still] Safer than the Alternatives
❤️ If youre not using a password manager, youre likely compromising your security more than necessary. Heres why using one is safer.
❤️ Password managers
Good security demands you have a unique and strong password for every site or service, ideally kept only in your head. Without a password manager to aid you, you’ll likely need to make tradeoffs, compromising your security. There’s no such thing as perfect security, but using a password manager ensures you’re as secure as possible without needing to make those tradeoffs.
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Chapters
0:00 Password Managers Are Safer than the Alternatives
1:05 Security best practices
1:42 Without a password manager
2:12 With a password manager
3:15 If you’re compromised, you’re compromised
3:54 But are password managers safe?
4:40 What I do
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