Ransomware Sync Protection

Sync replicates ransomware. True backup isolates it. Learn how Loop Backup keeps clean recovery points safe.

Ransomware poses a significant threat to business continuity, and relying solely on sync solutions can exacerbate the problem by replicating encrypted files across your systems and potentially corrupting your backup history. Loop Backup fundamentally differentiates itself by providing true backup, which isolates ransomware-encrypted files and prevents them from compromising your clean recovery points. Our immutable, air-gapped object storage, featuring WORM and object lock, ensures that once a backup is created, it cannot be altered or deleted, even by sophisticated ransomware attacks. With backups running 4 times a day, you always have a recent, uncorrupted version of your data available for granular point-in-time restore, allowing for rapid recovery and minimal downtime following an incident. This robust protection extends across all your critical data, from Microsoft 365 to AWS, providing a resilient defence against modern cyber threats.

Does OneDrive sync ransomware?

Yes. If a device is infected, encrypted files sync to OneDrive, SharePoint or Google Drive just like normal edits, overwriting the cloud copies.

Can I recover files with OneDrive's Files Restore?

Sometimes, but it is limited to 30 days, works only inside the same tenant and can be disabled or purged by an attacker with admin access.

How does an independent backup help?

An independent backup keeps immutable point-in-time copies outside Microsoft 365, so you can restore files from before the encryption started.

How quickly can I restore after ransomware?

You choose a user, a date and the files or whole account, then restore to the original location or download them, without waiting for Microsoft support.

Is Google Drive affected too?

Yes. Any sync service replicates encrypted files. Loop Backup protects Gmail, Drive, Calendar and Classroom the same way.