Immutable back-up

News reports indicate that more and more companies are falling victim to cybercriminals. No matter if you work at a manufacturing company, local government or a healthcare facility, the consequences of cybercrime can range from downtime to a loss of reputation. So, how can you limit the damage and get your business back up and running quickly?

Your data is worth its weight in gold

When you can’t access your data, the impact is instant, so you need to make sure it is well protected. If an unauthorised person with ill intentions gets hold of your corporate data, the results could be catastrophic, and that’s where immutable backups come in.

When hackers encrypt or delete data, they know they have you right where they want you and in some cases, businesses will pay the ransom demanded when they know recovery will take too long or the backups have been encrypted as well.

Backups in the cross-hairs

Backups are increasingly being targeted by advanced ransomware attacks. Usually, victims of hacks who end up with their data encrypted or deleted can recover fairly quickly by restoring it. However, this option is off the table when the backups themselves are targeted.

Immutable backups

Immutable backups act as an extra layer of security as the data cannot be modified or deleted. Businesses can even define a period of time during which their files are immutable to ensure that it remains safe from encryption. This not only boosts data integrity,

but also takes your backup strategy up a notch. No matter if your data is stored in the cloud on on-premise, it’s essential to periodically check your backups to ensure they still offer optimal protection and fast recovery.

Mark Jongen,
Solution Specialist – Data Centre

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