The drive stays plugged in
If the backup disk is always connected, ransomware can encrypt that copy as well as the server.
A “backup completed” message is a copy, not a file you can open. Essential, from RM4,500 a month, includes a restore test of that backup.
If the backup disk is always connected, ransomware can encrypt that copy as well as the server.
The job can say success for months while the file is empty, or the accounts database was never included.
A fire, a flood, or a theft takes the server and the backup together.