World Backup Day 2022: Be Prepared Against Data Loss and Data Theft
World Backup Day is nearly here, serving as an annual reminder of the importance of preserving invaluable data. According to the World Backup Day official site:
- 30% of computers are already infected with malware
- 29% of data loss happens inadvertently
- 21% of people have never backed up their data
2021 brought about a major surge in cyberattacks, and 2022 is looking to be more of the same. According to Fortune, governments reported a 1,885% increase in ransomware attacks last year, and the healthcare industry experienced a 755% increase in similar attacks. Generally, across North America, there was a 105% increase in ransomware.
Many Companies Aren’t As Ready As They Think They Are
If you lose your data due to theft, hardware failure, or natural disaster, is your backup and recovery plan enough?
In most cases, the answer is no. According to eWeek , “An effective backup approach significantly lowers recovery costs, shortens downtime, and provides an alternative to engaging with criminals in the case of ransomware attacks. All of these factors lower risk and can contribute to lower insurance premiums.”
But the problem is that many organizations don’t actually have an effective backup strategy in place:
- Small companies with less than $10 million in revenue are two times more likely to lack adequate backups compared to larger organizations with revenues running between $10 million to $100 million. They are also four times less likely to have adequate backups compared to large enterprises that exceed $100 million in revenue.
- For public agencies and administrations, these stats are far worse. Public organizations are seven times more likely to not have backups, and smaller public organizations with budgets below $10 million maybe 15 times more likely to not have a proper backup strategy.
- Private sector and traditional businesses that don’t operate online-like warehouses, agriculture companies, and transportation companies-are even further behind in their backup strategies. They typically trail in implementing backups 2 to 3 times compared to other professional organizations and tech-based businesses.
The takeaway here is that World Backup Day 2022 comes not a moment too late. Now is the time to examine backup strategies and ensure that in the event something goes awry, your organization can get back to business right away, with minimal effort or stress.
It’s Time for Policy-Based Backups and Reliable Backup Solutions
How should you spend your World Backup Day? What solution is right for you? With the threat of ransomware and other cybercriminal activity always looming, and the increased risk of natural disasters — plus the danger of a failed device or network — policy-based backups may be the way to go.
Retrospect™, a StorCentric company, recently released Retrospect Backup 18.5 which comes with policy-based scheduling, making it easier than ever to predict when backups leave the retention policy, and actively works to protect files that are no longer retained. This means that your organization always has the point-in-time backups needed to restore your system to full operation, all within the immutable retention policy window.
In addition to policy-based backups, Retrospect Backup 18.5 has extra security enhancements to allow organizations to defend against attacks and malicious threats like ransomware.
Retrospect offers the industry’s most flexible backup solutions, including thorough reporting and cloud data protection for:
StorCentric offers a host of affordable, efficient, reliable backup solutions to get your organization up and running again in the event of an unthinkable disaster. All offer top-level security and world-class performance. Organizations can choose from Retrospect Virtual 2021 or Retrospect Backup 18.5, and can also build backup strategies involving Nexsan’s Unbreakable Backup.
Assureon® active data vault deployed with Unity creates an immutable Unbreakable Backup solution to protect data from malware, ransomware, cyberattacks, hardware failures, etc.
Assureon® is an immutable WORM solution with rigorous data integrity checks. It implements the following security features to guarantee data integrity and malware protection:
- File fingerprinting — Unique file identifier using a combo of cryptographic hashes
- Asset serialization & self-healing capabilities — ensures data integrity and transparency
- Stores at least 2 copies of your backup
The result is a completely secure, locked down, immutable, and Unbreakable Backup layer. Even administrators cannot tamper with locked down data in this layer — until the expiration of the policy that governs the secure backup. Such a solution ensures protection from data corruption and data loss. This solution guarantees data availability under the most trying conditions, even if your entire primary and backup deployments are compromised.
StorCentric is committed to providing organizations with the secure, reliable, cost-effective backup solutions they need to fit with their existing operations. No matter which solutions you choose or what backup strategies you implement, StorCentric has the options to fit your processes and your bottom line. Ready to learn more? Contact us today!
Originally published at https://storcentric.com on March 28, 2022.
