By By David Ramel04/21/2026
Publication Date: 2026-04-21 00:00:00
Data Expert Details How Cyber Resilience Starts Where Backup Strategy Ends
Organizations that still think a solid backup strategy is enough are missing the bigger challenge, according to Karen Lopez, who said the real test is whether systems can be restored quickly, safely and in a way that keeps the business running.
In a session at today’s online tech-education summit, “Beyond Backup: Building a Modern Disaster Recovery Framework,” Lopez argued that cyber resilience requires a broader mindset than traditional security or backup planning.
“Being able to restore a system doesn’t mean the business has recovered.”
Karen Lopez, @datachick.bsky.social
Her presentation, “Designing a Cyber Resilience Plan that Actually Works,” focused on what organizations need to do after prevention fails. In addition to her Microsoft MVP status, Lopez is a data management expert, ADGP and Microsoft Certified Trainer. Her presentation is being made available for on-demand replay thanks to the sponsor, Rubrik, which also presented at the summit.
Rather than treating resilience as a new label for familiar security practices, Lopez framed it as a shift in priorities. “The difference, in my mind, between cybersecurity and cyber resilience is we’re moving. We still…
