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September 27, 2016

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# Granite Ridge Builders Protect Their Data from Ransomware with Acronis

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Granite Ridge Builders is a custom home builder serving northern Indiana.Granite Ridge Builders were looking for the bare-metal data protection solution that would protect all their data from natural disasters — such as fire or flood — and hardware failures.Based on a recommendation from their preferred partner, Granite Ridge Builders selected [Acronis Backup Advanced](https://www.acronis.com/en-us/products/cyber-protect/backup/).In August 2016, the company fell victim to SMRSS32 [ransomware](https://www.acronis.com/en-us/ransomware-protection/). The company’s IT team erased the infected machine and created a fresh copy from a backup. In less than one day, the company was back in business. No data was lost and no ransom was paid.Read more about their experience in this document. 

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