Ransomware, data exfiltration, extortion, cyber warfare and other destructive external attacks have forced the IT teams to make data resilience a top priority. Cybercriminals infiltrate networks, escalate privileges, and steal sensitive data. This stolen information becomes leverage for extortion demands. The 2023 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index reported that extortion was the most common attack impact on organizations.
When organizations only focus on recovery tactics, they are left exposed to continued cyber targeting, increasing their exposure risk, financial impacts, reducing workforce productivity and negatively impacting their clients. In fact, a single data breach will cost an organization, such as yours, up to USD 4.45 million and result in as much as 9 months of downtime. The question is: Can you afford to take that risk?
A threat can remain inactive for months before being detected, and the information compromised in a matter of seconds. That is why time becomes crucial when ensuring that the latest backup is free from threats and ready to bring work continuity. Another challenge for the data resilience teams is finding the threat within terabytes of information since these actions requires a significant amount of human and financial resources.
But there is actually a way to turn this situation around: prevention. Data resilience involves building a process rather than simply acquiring a product. It begins with five key functions: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover. By adhering to these operational principles, we not only enhance data resilience, reduce the risk of data loss, and improve our ability to recover quickly from unexpected events, but we also align with regulations recommended by governmental agencies such as DORA or NIST, among others.
IBM Storage Defender greatly simplifies and orchestrates business recovery processes. It provides a comprehensive solution that protects storage and ensures data recovery, regardless of geographical barriers, natural disasters, or infrastructure issues. Ensuring the continuity of essential activities in 60 seconds or less minimizing the risks of financial losses or damage to the company's reputation.
Discover how other companies are safeguarding their data by watching this insightful webinar: Getting to Know IBM Storage Defender Data Protect where we explore how this solution delivers comprehensive backup and recovery capabilities for cloud-native, edge, and on-premises workloads.
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