FEATURE A BACK-UP PLAN


Many large and small businesses have transitioned to a flexible remote


working model between home and the office or out in the field. While this


is great for productivity and wellbeing, it has also created vulnerabilities for cyber attackers to exploit. With more data stored in cloud environments and employees needing access from the less secure home office or remote environments, ransomware attacks have skyrocketed.


Building a moat around the castle through firewalls, antivirus solutions, multifactor authentication, intrusion detection and prevention and more is a great start, but these barriers are no longer good enough because most organisational data now resides outside the castle. Even after deploying layers and layers of defence, organisations are finding that they are still vulnerable to cyberattacks and that their data is still getting compromised.


Companies now need a 360-degree view of IT security to protect their data. That means expanding their focus to include data backup and recovery solutions and immutable storage that, until now, have not been a primary focus.


IMMUTABLE STORAGE IS PART OF THE


3-2-1-1 STRATEGY One of the first steps you should take is to adopt the 3-2-1-1 data-protection strategy. The 3-2-1-1 strategy directs that you have three backup copies of your data on two different media, such as disk and tape, with one of those copies located offsite for disaster recovery. The final one in this equation is immutable object storage.


Immutable object storage safeguards information continuously by taking snapshots every 90 seconds. Even if disaster strikes, you can quickly recover your data. Immutable snapshots are read-only versions of metadata for data and files. These snapshots provide point-in-time data recovery. In downtime, natural disaster, or ransomware attack, snapshots enable you to roll back to a previous file state. Immutable snapshots cannot be altered, overwritten, or deleted, so they safeguard data integrity from loss due to human error, hardware failure, or ransomware attack.


AND THEN HAVE A RECOVERY PLAN The first step in any cybersecurity strategy should


be backing up critical data. But data backup alone is not enough. It would be best if you also had a robust


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As cybercriminals continue to disrupt businesses, the question is not if your organisation will suffer an attack, but when. It's therefore essential to make data protection a principle part of any data protection plan, explains Florian Malecki, Executive Vice President of Marketing at Arcserve.


plan to recover your data quickly and cost-effectively following a cyberattack. The truth is that without a well- thought-out recovery plan in place, you may be unable to properly restore the exact version of a file or folder following a data loss.


Here's one way to think about data backup and recovery. Attempting to restore data without a solid recovery plan is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle after half the pieces have gone missing. It's a recipe for disaster, especially during a crisis when you're scrambling to save your data now—because tomorrow could be too late. A good recovery plan can help you locate all the pieces and swiftly put them together at a time when every minute is vital and you don't have a moment to lose.


ONE-CLICK RECOVERY Minimising downtime in a cyberattack could save


your business. That's why looking for a data protection system that is easy to deploy, simple to manage, and rocksteady even under the most harrowing circumstances is imperative. You should be able to deliver smooth, orchestrated recovery with a single click. In the event of a cyberattack, this will allow you to recover confidently by safely spinning up copies of physical and virtual systems onsite and offsite in minutes—not hours or days.


Your data is your most important asset. If compromised by ransomware, you're dead in the water. That's why you need to make data protection a crucial part of any cybersecurity strategy. With the right approach, your data will be quickly and easily recoverable even after an attack, and you'll be able to survive anything the bad guys throw at you. Because in the end, being prepared and having a (tested) plan will protect you from becoming a ransomware victim and help you restore healthy data quickly when you need it, so you’ll be fully operational again with minimal time lost.


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