Security News > 2021 > July > Why isn’t cloud backup part of common security practices?

Recent attacks like the one on Kaseya serve as an important reminder that when ransomware strikes, it's not just your data that's at risk, but your whole business.

With so much at stake, why are data recovery and restoration often put on the back burner of the security conversation when it could be the most valuable tool in the security arsenal?

If data storage and cloud backup are implemented into the security plan from the start, a company could easily get rid of ransomware and recover from an attack by wiping its slate clean and restoring its data with little to no downtime.

If a company has backed up to the cloud, hackers will have to penetrate the cloud service and find a way to erase or encrypt the data.

The added bonus of immutability in the cloud prevents any modification or deleting of the protected data for a fixed period of time.

A robust data protection strategy with immutability and cloud backup can be the difference between business as usual and all operations grinding to a halt.

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