Why recovery readiness has become the new standard for cyber resilience
More than 90% of ransomware attacks now try to delete or tamper with backups before a payload ever fires, according to a recent ransomware report. And nearly 60% of the attacks that go after backups succeed. Outages are no longer just IT headaches; they're a risk for the entire enterprise.
Delayed recoveries bring business-critical processes to a halt, hamper team productivity, and lead to permanent customer losses. Many service disruptions result from a common, albeit costly misconception: Backup isn't recovery. In one U.S. Chamber of Commerce report, for example, 94% of surveyed SMB leaders believed their enterprise would survive a disaster, even though only a quarter had the recovery infrastructure in place.
The distinction between backup and recovery extends beyond semantics. While the former creates duplicate copies of business data, the latter ensures that when a ransomware attack strikes or a system fails, the organization can restore its...
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