In 2024, companies will adopt more predictive risk management strategies to not only attempt to limit malicious threats and breaches, but also comply with growing cybersecurity regulations. Ransomware has become one of the top threats facing organisations today and is being deployed in ways that are unparalleled.
By Graham Brown, sales manager at Commvault South Africa
The reality is that ransomware is everywhere, including the very backups that are meant to be the last line of defence against an attack, and breaches are rapidly becoming the norm.
In addition to the accelerated frequency of attacks, the average time to recovery is increasing – a successful attack can take a business down for weeks at a time, with devastating effects. Gone are the days when attacks can be effectively prevented – today, it truly is a matter of when, not if you will be breached, and response and recovery are paramount.
Recovery readiness and testing are critical in enabling you to become cyber resilient and weather an attack without critical disruption to business as usual.
Challenges to achieving cyber resilience
While the ability to recover from an attack is vital, the status quo often falls short….
