This checklist serves as a guide for IT teams to enhance data resilience against various threats, including cyberattacks, human errors, and natural disasters. It outlines a three-pronged strategy: Prepare, Protect, and Recover. The document details specific features and best practices for each phase. In the Prepare phase, organizations are advised to brace for modern data threats by understanding the intensity and severity of potential disruptions. The Protect phase emphasizes the importance of adopting a holistic approach to safeguard business-critical data, highlighting features such as automated backups, flexible data protection options, and predictive threat detection. The Recover phase focuses on ensuring swift restoration of critical systems and information, recommending practices like screenshot verification, on-demand disaster recovery testing, and compliance tracking. The checklist aims to assist organizations in developing a robust backup and recovery plan to navigate the complex threat landscape effectively.