Red Canary’s 2022 Threat Detection Report (PDF) analyzed more than 30,000 confirmed threats across the firm’s customer base. The report notes that ransomware criminals have responded to improving target company backups by introducing sensitive data exfiltration and the threat of exposure (double extortion). “Backups will allow an organization to get back up and running more easily, but will not protect you against leaked data,” according to the report.

However, it is worth exploring the latest format-preserving encryption or cloud-based vaultless tokenization offerings to protect sensitive data.