Security News > 2021 > August > Think your backups will protect you against ransomware? They’re top of the target list

Being hit by ransomware is gut wrenching enough, but it'll be ten times worse if it coincides with the realization that your data protection systems just aren't up the job anymore.

If you're lucky, you'll find yourself having to balance the cost of a ransom against the cost of downtime as you work your way from the painstaking process of restoring your data from traditional backups, simultaneously watching the clock while hoping that they are not too out of date.

They've taken the time to get to know your organisation intimately so they could stage the attack in the first place, why wouldn't they know your data protection strategy inside out too?

If you're going to follow best practice and move to a zero trust security model, you're going to have to ensure your data protection systems are part of that transition too, ensuring that whatever happens, you'll have always a route to a quick, safe recovery.

They'll chew through how you should rethink your approach to data security given today's threat landscape.

They'll go into detail on the principles of zero trust, and how these lay the foundation for effective protection against ransomware, as well as the full range of other threats.

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