One of the most underrated parts of good security and reliability is boring, consistent backups and I’ve finally standardized mine across everything. I’ve moved all of my laptops and desktops to BlinkDisk for backups on Windows, Linux, and the occasional Mac machine. What sold me is consistency: the same app, the same workflow, and the ability to back up or restore data between machines without juggling OS-specific tools. A few reasons this has worked so well for me: • Cross-platform by design (Windows, Linux, macOS) • File-level backups with versioning, which is what I actually need day-to-day • Flexible storage targets as I primarily back up to my NAS and S3, but I can also use their infrastructure if I want • Full control of my encryption keys (non-negotiable) • Clean restores when migrating systems or rebuilding machines It doesn’t do full disk imaging and that’s perfectly fine for my use case. Imaging has its place, but for ongoing workstations and laptops, file-level backups of critical directories are far more practical and reliable. If a system dies, I rebuild fast and restore exactly what matters. A couple of important notes for folks like me who live in terminals: • There’s no CLI yet, but it’s on their roadmap • The application is now fully open source, which was a big trust signal for me Standardizing on one backup solution let me replace a messy mix of Linux-only, Mac-only, and Windows-only tools with something predictable and auditable. Less complexity, fewer blind spots, and far more confidence that my data is actually protected. Backups aren’t exciting, until you need them. Then they’re everything. #Backups #DataProtection #CyberSecurity #HomeLab #Linux #Windows #MacOS #OpenSource #ITOperations #DisasterRecovery
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Sophos has achieved its best-ever performance in the MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise 2025 Evaluation, one of the most demanding, real-world assessments that emulates full attack chains using actual adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). In this evaluation, #SophosXDR demonstrated 100% detection coverage across all 90 adversary sub-steps, successfully identifying every stage of two advanced attack scenarios modeled on real threat actors, including Scattered Spider (GOLD HARVEST) and Mustang Panda (BRONZE PRESIDENT), across Windows, Linux, and AWS cloud environments. 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 (100%): Sophos successfully detected all 90 out of 90 sub-steps. This means there were zero misses—every single adversary behavior was flagged by the system. 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚-𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮 (86 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 90): Out of those 90 detections, 86 were awarded the "Technique" rating, which is the highest possible score for quality. This means for 86 steps, Sophos didn't just say "something is wrong"; it provided the exact "how and why" (the specific technique used).
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